That being said, I had an email conversation with the the PvP guy Scott Kurtz and according to him and his personal relationship with the guy, he's not as bad as people are trying to make him out to be. I backed the game when I first heard about it and was disappointed when I found out his views but I didn't feel they were extreme enough that I shouldn't enjoy his work. Now if he were actively funding anti-gay stuff and super publicly saying crazy shit, that'd be different but he's just a dude with an opinion and as much as I think he's closed minded about gay marriage, I'm not equally close minded about understanding that people will have different opinions. I bet I disagree on a bunch of shit with people I interact with on a daily basis and hell, I'm friends with some people who are probably racist. If they were all up in my face with racism and saying crazy nonsense all the time, then I wouldn't be friends with them but I'm not gonna lose a friend because they don't share my exact beliefs as long as it doesn't affect others. If Doug were donkey punching gay people and shouting on youTube about how wrong it all is, then yeah, I wouldn't back him but otherwise, whatever. People are different, let's just hope everyone gets better and more understanding of each other as time goes on.
I'd say his actual comments were pretty heinous (i.e. comparing a gay couple marrying to taking a shit). There's also a difference between accepting someone's right to freedom of expression and throwing money at them. Obviously that's a personal line everyone has to draw for themselves, but given the number of talented artists out there who aren't spewing that kind of idiocy, I can't find much incentive to support him even if Scott Kurtz thinks he's a totally cool guy. oraknabo hit the nail on the head; you're inevitably going to end up supporting talented people with reprehensible views, but once the cat's out of the bag the "but what about X other artist who may be worse?" argument starts to ring hollow. David Perry may secretly be throwing babies of bridges, like, all the time, but I know what TenNapel is selling and personally I'm glad people aren't buying.
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