@nmc2008: Dead Island statue still shipped, so there was talk and articles, but nothing got changed/pulled so far as I can tell. They issued an apology but still shipped the edition so anyone who wanted it was free to pre-order it or pick it up in the region it was offered. The Bros before Hoes thing is a better example. It was changed, but they certainly didn't have to change it. They just looked to internet chatter and decided that it would be worth more to their company, in image, sales, etc, to change it instead of keeping it as is. Again, not censorship, just a company making a calculated decision that was probably based more on a desire to make money than to make a group happy. So I'm cool with that if they felt that was a good decision to make at the time. And if they had come out and said they believed in it and wanted to keep the name based on their artistic vision, I'd be cool with that too. In the end it's their choice and whatever they can live with, that's fine by me.
I would also say that using the term "whining" and "crying" isn't helping your cause. I see no whining or crying in the majority of what I have read. These are people who are genuinely concerned about how women, minorities, gays, lesbians, etc. are portrayed in video games. I know that I have expressed concern and sometimes even frustration about some things that I have experienced and seen. But I would say that I have never whined or cried about my situation, or about something I didn't like. I only feel like sometimes it reaches a point where to not point out that something is really egregious is in itself a problem.
Here's the deal. I have as much investment in games and the community as everyone else. I have as much of a right to say something as anyone else. I feel invested in games because I grew up with them and have always had them in my life. Songs from games and movies played a part in my wedding ceremony. I went to a comic book museum on my honeymoon. In the end I only speak up when I feel like something needs to be said. Most of what I talk about has no real weight behind it, it's just words, but I feel like sometimes it's incumbent upon me to try and shine a light on an opinion that may not be heard all that often.
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