Gaming giants Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox have shared details on their united commitment to make gaming a safer place for all players.
Dave McCarthy, Corporate Vice President, Xbox Operations, has shared a new post on the official Xbox website today, highlighting the basic principles that sit at the heart of each company's work. "We believe gaming is for all people of all ages, including our youngest and most vulnerable players," the post reads. "Technology makes compelling entertainment experiences possible, and we want to ensure that those experiences – especially when they involve interaction with others – are positive and respectful."
McCarthy goes on to explain how Xbox is 'aligned' with its industry rivals in this message, sharing the three key pillars holding up its work.
"At Xbox, we are aligned with both Nintendo, on behalf of the community of Nintendo Switch players and PlayStation in our belief that protecting players online requires a multidisciplinary approach – one that combines the benefits of advanced technology, a supportive community, and skilled human oversight. We can accomplish more when we work toward the same goal, and so we will each continue investing in, evolving, and amplifying our approaches to user safety. As we continue this work, we will prioritize protecting the safety of our players, especially those most vulnerable."
Here are those key principles listed in the post:
Prevention: Empower players and parents to understand and control gaming experiences.
- We provide controls that let players customize their gaming experience. We support parents with the tools and information necessary to create appropriate gaming experiences for their children.
- We recognize that for safety features to be useful, they must be easy to use. We will promote the availability of our safety tools through our platforms, support channels, services, on our websites and in retail stores to reach more players and parents.
- We continually inform our parents and players through our codes of conduct, terms of use, and our enforcement practices.
- We invest in technology to help thwart improper conduct and content before a player is subject to harm.
Partnership: We commit to partnering with the industry, regulators, law enforcement, and our communities to advance user safety.
- The industry’s commitment to safety is central. We believe that we have an opportunity to collaborate for the benefit of the video game industry and all players to offer a safer gaming experience.
- We work with industry trade organizations, industry members, regulators, law enforcement, and experts to develop and advance online safety initiatives.
- We commit to conducting shared research for the benefit of the industry.
- We believe that hate and harassment or exploitation of younger players in any way have no place in gaming. We partner with our community to promote safe gaming behavior and encourage the use of reporting tools to call out bad actors.
- We partner with ratings agencies such as the ESRB and PEGI to ensure that our games are rated for the appropriate audience.
Responsibility: We hold ourselves accountable for making our platforms as safe as possible for all players.
- We make it easy for players to report violations of our code of conduct and, in addition to removing content, we take appropriate enforcement actions for violations, including restricting players from using our services for misconduct.
- We comply with all local laws and will respond to all lawful requests from law enforcement. We promptly notify law enforcement if we observe unlawful conduct or where we believe a player is at risk of imminent harm.
- We publish our rules and requirements and we ensure that players who have been reported understand the requirements for continued engagement with our platforms.
It's particularly good to see the companies 'holding themselves accountable' for making their platforms as safe as possible here. Incidentally, you can find Nintendo's support page and information for parents at those links should you need any assistance.
McCarthy concludes:
"Protecting players can be challenging in a digitally and often instantaneously connected world. This partnership signifies our commitment to work together to improve player safety and ensure gaming remains truly for everyone. While the video game industry has a long history of taking steps to protect gamers, especially children, we recognize that no one company or industry will solve these challenges alone.
"We welcome others to make and share similar commitments to players everywhere."
Do you believe that Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox do enough to protect gamers? Do you think more could be done, or that the three companies should accept a higher level of responsibility than they do now? Feel free to share your thoughts on the topic in the comments section below.
[source news.xbox.com]
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No P*** artists, Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation teaming up does not mean you can make threesome art of them.
But really this is actually pretty cool.
The more protections put in place, the better. Reports need to be contextualised, whether that’s through Sony’s approach to capture recordings alongside the offending material or through the use of a live human seeing every report request. While the Internet in general has become increasingly vitriolic the past year, I’ve honestly not had many problems at all playing games. Granted, I’ve only really played MLB The Show online and that community is rather tame.
Maybe Sony and Microsoft can share with Nintendo how to do a proper online service.
Is this because of the Smash Bros scandal?
I'm down with controls that protect children and I'm fine with tools in place to combat harassment such as blocking and reporting functions.
Anything beyond that is subject to overreach, granted, this seems like a CYA statement more than anything else.
We'll see.
@HotGoomba___Rebrand
I'm sure that challenging them doesn't help.
@nessisonett
"Reports need to be contextualised, whether that’s through Sony’s approach to capture recordings alongside the offending material or through the use of a live human seeing every report request"
That's the big one. No more algorithms. Have departments in place to look at every report request by trained humans that can make sound judgement calls, and reach out to those who leave the reports.
Dave McCarthy, Corporate Vice President, Xbox Operations said "We believe gaming is for all people of all ages, including our youngest and most vulnerable players,"
My question : So, where are XBOX Series Exclusive games for kids ?
Is it just only Falconeer ?
What a shame...
XBOX Series need tons of 1st party kids / family games like Kinect games for Xbox 360 or Wii games.
Just be kiddie like Nintendo, drop your ego for too cool to be kiddie.
Provide the games like that and i might consider Xbox Series X.
Parental controls are a good thing. It is also good to have systems in place to prevent any illegal activity.
It's when companies get into banning "hate speech" or stuff of that nature, where things enter a dangerous gray area.
Until they ban the use of 'online chat' for games that are not rated for over 18's they are all failing!!
And xbox and sony have no right to say this as they are the main protagonists.
Nonsense gimmick to think it is being looked into.
@Anti-Matter They could've used Rareware to make such games if they'd better utilised their talents...
Thanks mom 🙄 not like this isn't the job of the parents
That seems fine. Nothing about gambling, though. And I just keep thinking about Nintendo sharing my switch data with Google analytics.
Conversely, I was amazed at the two lengthy, mountain-of-text legal contracts I had to agree to for Namco Museum, just to play Dig Dug?
I really don't see Nintendo playing a big part in this, there are diseases more consumer-friendly than Nintendo.
@JHDK "hate speech" really? People do not have a right to subject other people to inexcusable and evil racism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamaphobia, anti-semitism, sexism and xenophobia so there aint no gray area.
Not to hate on any of this but it sounds like they are reiterating what they already have to do, just using the "unity" aspect to spin things in a positive way. Not that it's the worst thing in the world (its still a good thing) just funny that its being treated as something special.
@GrandScribe
If you take all those things from us, how are we going to be able to properly insult each other in online lobbies???
@GrandScribe I think the issue is that the idea of hate speech can mean something different depending on who you ask. For example someone might take me pointing this out as potential hate speech whilst others probably only refer to the stuff you mentioned in your comment.
This reads more like a cover-your-ass kind of post regarding player harassment and information security. I'm sure there are individual employees that feel strongly about player safety, but all of this very clearly falls under the context of "current market products"
So really, nothing new from their current actions.
So... no more 2008 Xbox Live?
It’s very vague, isn’t it? Basically it’s just a ‘we think people using our service to groom kids is bad.’ Revolutionary thinking in 2020.
@HotGoomba___Rebrand
As a gamer of all 3 brands fanboys wars should be dead
It's a nice thought. But at the end of the day for adults we are responsible for our own actions. And parents have the responsibility to protect their children. No company can make up for that.
Parents: game ratings exist for a reason. If you're still not sure, Google the game your kid is asking for. If you can't spend a half hour reading up on it, you probably shouldn't be buying it for your kid.
By safe, do they mean they will ban the most evil company in the world from their platforms? I wouldn't mind, but some people like EA games.
@HotGoomba___Rebrand
Merryweather is rubbing their hands in laughter
Yeah, no.... It will not stop teens and preteens from cursing like sailers on voice chat. No thanks.
@KillerBOB people will just have to put some thought into their insults and bring their A game.
@CEObrainz the issue is some people want to use slurs and they can't stand the idea of there being consequences for their behavior, they loath the idea of being held accountable.
I'm glad that Xbox and PlayStation are taking a public stand against this type of behavior in their online communities.
And I'm glad that Nintendo moderating the drawings in the Splatoon lobby somehow gets their name put in this press release too.
Nintendo does a great job of protecting online players by making their online services practically non-functional. Quite effective.
@GrandScribe Yes they do. As long as it's not harassment, hate speech is protected speech in the US. Also, what is hate speech to me may not be hate speech to you...thus the gray area I mentioned.
So, what? It's just a PR statement?
Whatever.
@DDFawfulGuy
Have some breakfast, my friend. Try the waffles.
Nintendo does a good job of this already by making their online experience so god awful that you end up playing the cross platforms games on other systems or stop entirely with the 1st party stuff.
@Acein210 they're not doing parents' job, they're providing tools to them
Hmmm I will wait what they come up with, but if it like Sony plan to record what gamers are saying then I be against it
@thesilverbrick ha! exactly
@JHDK it is protected, but as soon as it crosses the line to implied threats it isn't
@RasandeRose everyone would be banned on fortnite, 4 to 40 yr olds
@RasandeRose But you can call them a "Little female dog" so it is ok Or you can call you opponent You dirty "British cigar"!
It's tiem for some rule 34 on this new "partnership"
Reads like a load of hot air
@Dang69 Good point, totally agree.
@GrandScribe that's not exactly true. For exemple, I have a friend over 35 years that I sometimes (almost every non-serious conversation) call with "racist" terms and he don't bother when it came from me (and use other terms to speak to me) and it not even close to "hate" ou anything like that, we're brothers. But if we play online I could get banned this way. And I NEVER use terms like that to anyone else.
For companies so dedicated to protecting their players, especially younger or more vulnerable players, it's interesting that the outrageous levels of MTX continue in full swing, Nintendo aside. Is the Nintendo Switch accessible enough of a platform to even allow offensive content to be distributed via cross-play? Users can barely choose from more than fifty generic Nintendo character images as their profile avatars.
Public relations in this brave new age of regressive censorship.
@JHDK Hate speech by definition is harrassment
Yes there are people who look far to deep into simple things and there are those who can act overly condescending when it comes to these aspects but if were talking about "hate speech" as in something said out of malice then it doesnt really feel like theres any gray area in that regard,
@Mgalens No it's not. If I make one comment to you that you deem hateful, it's not harassment, it's a statement. You may not like it, but I'm not harassing you. Bothering/upsetting someone is not the same as harassment.
@RasandeRose Well this is the circle of life.
"Hard times make strong people. Strong people make soft/easy times. Easy times make weak people. Weak people make hard times."
This will happen in 10 years when people realize what REAL problems are instead of whining how they got called a "little female dog" in some random chat.
@RCGamer that's how "it" starts..
@RCGamer I don’t agree with that being healthy for a friendship but you and your friend are consenting adults so do as you please. But all you have described is that certain behaviours are only appropriate in certain contexts.
For example I might talk about sex with friends but I wouldn’t do it with children present or adult strangers. They might not want to hear explicit language and why should they? You friend might not be bothered by you calling him racist names but doesn’t mean I should have to hear it if we are sharing a game lobby.
@Mgalens Not to get too into this topic as it veers outside the scope of this discussion and companies such as these are currently within their right to prohibit user interactions whenever they see fit, but this is incorrect.
There is no philosophical or practical caveat to free speech, it is either unrestricted or it is censored, regardless of how hateful it can be (and contrary to the kindergarten level "and no, this isn't infringing on muh fReE sPeEcH" opinions the youthful oppressed jovially and robotically parrot using dead meme language pushed by corporate marketing departments, who not only support but outright demand their ability to communicate be arbitrarily judged and limited by big business mega corporations they despised not even ten years ago). This is a key issue when it comes to large platforms like those offered by social media, less of a gaming issue, though the gaming industry does increasingly move in this direction, to the detriment of all. When platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google become colossal to the point they can be argued to be equivalent to a public forum, especially during times when many countries are restricting our ability to interact with each other in person, their ability to do real world damage via misinformation and information suppression takes on global ramifications that impact us all, which far outweighs the private protections afforded to them, hence the continuing calls to either break up or regulate large tech companies from all sides.
"Hate speech" is not a meaningful term in that it fails to accurately ascribe a tangible negative impact wrought by the speech perceived to be negative (because its definition changes person to person and is entirely subjective), whereas the negative effects of suppression and censorship are immediate, vast, and tangible, see the ongoing situation with the US election, modern day China, etc. There are a broad range of issues relating to the free exercise of speech that far outweigh the value of banning bad actors in most to all industries.
I know I'd be the only one interested, but a feature to turn off gratuitous language in major releases would be awesome.
This sounds good.
And no, this isn’t infringing on mUh fReE sPeEcH. If you break TOS for being hateful, that’s on you. Don’t be that weird edgy kid who makes racist jokes and when called on it, cries about free speech.
Protection from what, exactly? The corporate statements issued forth were extremely vague. What are gamers being hurt by? Some guy online raging that he’s on a bad team? Please.
@RandomAfricanGamer
Its not weird, it can be fun sometimes if done right. I can laugh about jokes about us britts and white people in general too, if the "racist" joke is not hateful, but made with tongue in cheek. Its ridiculous times when you can't even have black uncle sam on the rice packaging anymore.
@RasandeRose I honestly couldn’t tell if this was straight up British sarcasm but I have a bad feeling you’re being sincere.
PS just noticed another of your comments and it literally could go either way. Both would be funny but for wildly different reasons.
Played CoD back in the MW2 days and it was always a euphoric feeling to get people to rage at you. You would try and make people scream crazy stuff just cause it was funny. Now they immediately go to racist or homophobic slurs and it isn't funny. Now they just want to say stuff they think is hurtful and its sad and pathetic.
I'm glad the three companies share commonality regarding this issue. I get some may bemoan Nintendo's infrastructure is bare bones and restrictive, but man alive, I wouldn't play games online with the an XBox ever again after hearing some of the people that played with microphones. No thanks.
@RasandeRose Imagine if instead of Uncle Ben’s rice it was an idiotic Scouser with no teeth. Or a Jewish person with a big nose and dollar signs for eyes. They’re just as much a stereotype and are just as harmful as having a rice brand featuring a Black man in clearly servile clothing called ‘Uncle’.
@nessisonett Or the nerdy ignorant white guy with glasses who needs to have something explained to him by a non-white person in an advertisement. It's interesting how stereotypes are only harmful when they go in certain directions, and, as is tradition, you find the hoops to jump through to justify the typical views. The world is definitely a better place without Aunt Jemima on the packaging. Doing the real work.
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I thought Nintendo circumvented this issue by not HAVING an online social experience beyond "call your friends on your phone."
@TechaNinja @Bizaster @burninmylight
Oh no what have I done.
@Gaming365247
As an alpha male gamer, I agree with you.
@Menardi Name a brand called ‘ignorant white person’.
@JHDK hate speech is a particularly nasty form of harassment regardless of whether it's directed at individuals or at minority communities at large. All the talk about gray areas from you and others is concern trolling in opposition to people beings held accountable for their despicable actions. You gray area people never offer solutions and just say we can't do this not matter what it is.
@nessisonett
Stereotypes can be fun and cozy, hardly ever harmful when not in a hostile environment, like nazists, communists or islamists. I always bought Uncle Bens cause I liked Bens friendly face in a classic manner, now Ive changed to another brand bc they ruined the packaging and it doesnt have any other strong points against the generic brands.
They should keep the classic "stereotypes", it gives brands and products a comfy warm feel of nostalgia to them.
@nessisonett Turn on your television, mobile phone, etc. Being purposely disingenuous will only get us all so far. It's hardly an unfair statement to say that there are plenty of harmful stereotypes we tolerate today.
@Menardi @nessisonett
The average person doesn't care about this kind of thing. Paying the bills and getting by is far more relevant to most people then the character logo and their skin colour on their favourite product. The culture war, proliferated by certain dishonest actors online, is just to distract with symbolism and platitudes, rather than targeting real, relevant change. Don't get sucked down that rabbit hole.
@EVIL-C Truer words were never spoken. Only true professionals can deprogram cult mindsets, see below.
@Menardi It’s utterly baffling that in this year with all the self-reflection on insistutionalised racism and protests worldwide, you somehow manage to turn it into playing the victim.
1) a bit of trash talking was fun. As long as it ended when the game ended and didn't turn in to harrasment and abuse.
2) With the inclusion of party chat on other systems and Nintendo's effective removal of all chat. I'm really not seeing where the protections from social interactions are needed anymore.
3) Much of the dangers for young people now comes from aggressive monetisation and behavioural/psychological manipulation. And since no one seems willing to tackle that issue, they clearly aren't altruistic in their motives. Makes me feel that making their spaces "safe" for young people actually means spaces that parents let youngsters go to so that that money can be made off of the young.
@nessisonett Ironically, you have it the other way around. You do you, my friend. Utterly baffling.
@RasandeRose
Oh yeah. If done right, these jokes are hilarious. The sad part about using edgy jokes is that it can attract people who actually believe what the joke is describing. Sad times we live in.
eyes are tired. too much to read
@Menardi it’s not funny or unheard of that stereotypes are considered more harmful when directed at particular groups. This is a well known topic that people have discussed and explained for decades.
There is a reason harmful stereotypes of say Jewish people are called out in a way that doesn’t apply to white brits.
As much as some might claim that white people are the ones truly oppressed they have never experienced mass discrimination for housing or employment. I can’t think of one negative stereotype that has been applied to the white race equivalent in any way to the familiar negative stereotypes of black people, Jewish people etc. Stereotypes that have endured for decades if not centuries.
@Menardi
I disagree. So far, I haven’t found it a stereotype that some white dude gets something explained to someone who isn’t white. In fact, I haven’t seen that in a commercial so far.
Obviously there are more POC in commercials than ever before. We live in different times. I think the scenario you described is innocent, and if it was the other way ‘round, it would still be a simple commercial.
@Grot lol. I now have this image of kids playing games online listening to a gamer educating them about the damage of using racist and sexist terms online and then their father rushing in to cover their ears insisting they ignore the perversions they are hearing.
@Grot Precisely. The cycle of enforced victimhood, creating wrongs where none exist to push a narrative of paranoia is what perpetuates actual victimization. If our children are committing acts of direct or indirect self-harm because of what others say or upon seeing the logo of a product in a store, that speaks to an inability to properly respond to critical views. Censoring those views is not the solution, finding ways to prepare people for the ignorance and awfulness that so often accompanies those views is. You are never going to change mankind's propensity to have terrible views in a truly free society, but you can prepare your children so that they know how to cope with the wrongs of a very human world.
It's all a little off-topic, though, isn't it? The big three continue to push mictotransactions in ever-increasing volume, clearly user protections aren't quite a top priority regardless of where you stand on censorship issues.
@meeto_1
🤣
That man used the “b word”! Ban him for a year.
“EA stole $987 from my kids?”
“Well that’s just business...”
@Menardi
It's true.
So many black people these days are tired of blm bunching them together with criminals who they share nothing with except the pigment in their skin. And the low expectations-racism that comes with that. Its kinda funny that BLM/AFA/Woke folk actually thrills on the biggest stereotype ever; that black people in general shares interests with criminals being arrested or spending time inside the prison walls. thoseorganizations claims to represent ´'people of color' in general, but they always focuses on individuals with criminal lifestyles that get into problem with police.
I don't know what sparked this official statement. Was there a time within these few years where the three haven't done the things they've already laid out here? I feel like this is more of a reminder than an actual announcement of some sort.
Wait does that mean games from Epic Games are going to be block? Kewl.
@meeto_1 look up what cartoon network is doing.(just type in cartoon network psa on youtube) They are literally telling kids they are racist. Pushing their racial propaganda onto their minds.
Not even kids are safe from these lunatics.
@Arkay
I’ve seen the cartoon I believe you’re describing. I don’t remember them telling the children (who are watching the cartoon) that they themselves are racist, but rather to stand up against racism.
But the cartoon was funny though. XD
Kudos to all three
@RandomAfricanGamer eh , I found them to be quite cringe. I just don't like that they are drilling these things in children's minds.
They should watch cartoons, laugh and in doing so maybe broaden their imagination, not worrying about race.
@Arkay No. It isn't. In no way is that the message of the PSA
Technically it should either be ‘Switch, Xbox and PlayStation’ or ‘Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony’. Why mix brands and companies?
@Arkay Drilling what? That the history in their textbooks isn't entirely accurate? Like, in what reality would anyone have an issue with this?
@RasandeRose
Let me address some of the things in your comment as a black dude myself.
“So many black people these days are tired of blm bunching them together with criminals who they share nothing with except the pigment in their skin.”
This is somewhat true. Most black people don’t enjoy these generalizations. I believe that the BLM movement is attempting to highlight the fact that black people commit a lot more crime than the norm, and that makes them feel uncomfortable. It’s a very sad fact, though.
“And the low expectations-racism that comes with that. Its kinda funny that BLM/AFA/Woke folk actually thrills on the biggest stereotype ever; that black people in general shares interests with criminals being arrested or spending time inside the prison walls”
I think I see what you’re saying here. People are saying that “Black people cannot succeed because of their skin color.” This is a statement that would take a block of text to explain XD.
The shortened version is this: Poor people in America tend to stay poor. This is a result of the system in America and how this country works. Black people, on average, are more likely to be poor because of Jim Crow and the war on drugs. All this meaning that black people are, one average, less likely to succeed.
“These organizations claims to represent ´'people of color' in general, but they always focuses on individuals with criminal lifestyles that get into problem with police.”
Easy one. Since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, the relationship between Black people and the police is usually the focus. Remember Selma? That’s what gets people riled up to march.
Now, these orgs use the police to get people riled up again. It gets people mad to see the state kill someone unjustly like that. Those kinds of things make people remember the 60s.
The people who spat at little black girls going to integrated schools are still alive today. Seeing the police kill Floyd made them remember those times. They don’t want to live through another Civil Rights Movement. That’s why they March.
Hope this cleared some things up!
@RasandeRose There is too much misinformation that falls outside the scope of the nuanced benefits of censorship in the video game industry in your post @RandomAfricanGamer for any one person to address in a comment, though I appreciate your passion for the topic. It's good to be able to have some form of civil discourse in a post-freedom world.
What the poster below fails to understand and will never understand is that his views are the status quo he thinks he opposes.
@Arkay thanks for the recommendation. I didn’t know about these cartoons on Cartoon Network but they are really cool. Saw one just now about the white washing of historian figures. How black figures are completely erased from history.
Britain has mastered this and created a very selective curriculum. Very little time spent looking at our colonial past just that we ended slavery and Henry the Eighth.
What I noticed is that the cartoon I watched had 12k dislikes but what was incorrect within the cartoon.
It’s just troubling how many people are deeply rooted to protecting the status quo. And even factually correct cartoons are met with push back. Everything is met with pushback.
Cartoons shouldn’t teach kids about racism
People should be allowed to be as racist and vile online with no restrictions
BLM shouldn’t exist
No kneeling in protest
Elections are invalidated if the result is not the right one.
Mad world
From the main statement bullet ~8: “...exploitation of younger players in any way have no place in gaming.“
From dictionary(dot)com:
Exploitation is the act of selfishly taking advantage of someone or a group of people in order to profit from them or otherwise benefit oneself.
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So... when are they planning to start this?
FEH latest bug has a work around for broken features: remove pay-block (for minors).
Academic ref on exploitation via gaming:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.017
@meeto_1 yes, an organisation that destroys cities should not exist.
@UmbreonsPapa my point is mostly that kids should not have to worry about these things. They should be enjoying their little lives.
@Arkay "An organisation that destroys cities should not exist." You would think this wouldn't be a controversial viewpoint in a once-civil society a little more than a hundred years removed from the invention of the airplane. Just remember, as Sony's social media so eloquently put it, "Cities can rebuild, Zach." It's OK to pillage cities, murder innocent people in volume (including non-whites) in the streets, physically occupy entire townships, terrorize small business owners, and further endanger the lives of innocent people of all colors, so long as the narrative is met and the media have a bombshell to
boost ratings withchallenge the status quo with. Just sit and play The Last Of Us 2, trust that we are protecting the vulnerable by silencing the minority, understand that the fires in your cities are a good thing, it's OK because the city hall is still open, continue to buy the cosmetic DLC. Progress. 🦪🐷@Arkay quick question, what cities have been destroyed?
And when you say destroyed what’s the definition. I’m picturing Mad Max, am I’m leaning too dystopian? Has the local government stopped functioning?
And without seeming like I’m using “what aboutism” what are your general views on the Proud Boys. I’m noticing that people who fear BLM and Antifa as the end of civilisation don’t bring up the Proud Boys. Just curious.
@meeto_1
Keep politics out of:
1. Videogames
2. Cartoons
They ruined The Last of us with identity politics, they ruined Star Wars with identity politics,
they are up to ruin online games with identity politics?
Just keep the digital entertainment clean from that poison. Its enough with having them blocking the streets, screaming obscenity...so tired of those "outraged" people raving on.
Small children doesn't have to know about "racism" in the cartoons. Its more than enough that they start to learn math, talk proper, learning the clock etc. We don't have to and we shouldnt introduce them to the 'white guilt'-agenda at 5yo, they should enjoying their childhood at that age, not being introduced to certain grown up's mad obsessions.
@Menardi you’re talking about those domestic terrorists that form online communities right?
I totally agree with you.
When that man shot and killed so many people in New Zealand and filmed it and for others online to keep sharing it. Or that other man walked into a black church and another into a synagogue in the US and killed those unarmed worshipping civilians. Or the parkland shooting.
Let’s not forget those thugs I mean ‘vigilantes’ occupying the Malheur National Wildlife property so they could acquire more land.
And then those other terrorist that wanted to kidnap Michigan’s Governor.
These terrorist will not stop until civilisation as we know it is destroyed.
@RasandeRose don’t forget we must keep politics out of sport as well. And film stars and musicians shouldn’t use their platform. Keep it out of live performances and don’t use your social media platforms.
Cartoons teaching factually correct history is not necessarily political. Teaching kids that black cowboys existed and that black people helped invent stuff is just basic truth.
The fact that people would rather get upset that a cartoon covered this rather then interrogate why such truths are never touched upon is mind blowing.
@meeto_1
Yes, I think most of us is fed up now by the constant identity politics and celebrities making looney spectacles of themselves.
Just re-air Lucky luke, save the children from getting dragged in to the mass psychos. They got 70 years or so to live with all the *****, at least let them have a happy childhood.
@Menardi In Smash bros there are inappropriate stages being shared. In splatoon there are inappropriate drawing being shared. I think that's what they're talking about?
@meeto_1 look no further than Portland. Or any other city unfortunate enough to have these "protests" take place in.
But worry not for they are "mostly peaceful".
As for Proud Boys, I think its strange that its being run by an Afro-Cuban,and has members of different races yet its being called a white nationalist group. I do not associate myself with them or any group for that matter, I consider myself to be neutral.
@Arkay I'd bet my life savings, in a perfect world, no one would want to be worrying about things like these. Too bad we don't live in that perfect world. So until then, someone has to do the right thing and inform anyone willing to learn that the history taught to us for generations isn't entirely accurate or is from very narrow points of view.
Also, we shouldn't be critical that there are those making an effort to provide this information. We should be directing our displeasure to those who continue to fail young people in receiving access to a well rounded education. Otherwise, how and when do you propose is appropriate for a kid to learn this stuff?
Everyone getting political in the comments and im still devastated that I cant verbally educate that kid on Mario Kart about the various sexual exploits his mother engages in, after he hit me with a blue shell just before the finish line.
Never trust anyone with the last name McCarthy
@ChaosBadger777
🤣
Thank God! Being in my late forties, I need to be protected from those foul mouthed 12 year olds!
@Arkay
“As for Proud Boys, I think its strange that its being run by an Afro-Cuban,and has members of different races yet its being called a white nationalist group.”
Probably because of things like this: https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1337930976597577730
As you can see in the clip, a few guys do the Nazi Salute.
I don’t know about you, but I think that no matter if you’re on the left or right, we should all work together to gun down every single Nazi in this country. Great men from this country fought a war against this. We shouldn’t let Nazism rise up again.
@RandomAfricanGamer I think calling that a salute is a bit of a stretch. I do however agree that we should all work against nazis, just like you said.
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