This is the last time I am speaking about this because I'm frankly sick of repeating myself to strangers, but it should be EXTREMELY obvious that this is NOT a "cancel" or callout post & I'm exhausted with the petty claims that it is, or that I'm "clout chasing". There have also been a lot of claims that I just "held onto these".
For 1, I found out about this game as of LAST WEEK, I loved it, and still love it, I haven't removed any fanart, & still continue to share it + speak about it on a normal basis. If I wanted to cancel it, I really do not think I would be promoting the ability to continue enjoying it. The only thing I said, was that there was no shame in not being able to forgive him, REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD. I found the screenshots yesterday morning.
I was transparent FROM THE BEGINNING about how old they were. I literally opened with the dates; The earliest was 3 years ago, NOT 5. I also did attach his response, WHICH FOLLOWED MY POST, and stated that it was good that he seemingly regretted what he said in the past. That being said, it is NOT an apology. It's an acknowledgement.
When he takes some sort of action about the visibly racist & antisem imagery in his game, which at this point we can safely assume was NOT just a random mistake as he seems to be very versed & educated in shit humor, then I'll take it. Until then, it is really not outlandish to want to make sure that other people ALSO negatively impacted by his behavior (WHILE GIVING THEM THE BENEFIT OF KNOWING HOW OLD THEY ARE) are fully aware, and able to make their own decisions. I PERSONALLY STILL ENJOY IT & WILL CONTINUE TO. Being critical of things I enjoy is not a path to "cancellation" or a "callout". I gain absolutely nothing from just randomly shitting all over a project I outwardly adore, especially already knowing the feedback I could be met with. If you are personally offended by the idea that people should not be left in the dark about things like this, then you're lost. Mcpig has never mentioned these things until now, and while you argue that I "held onto these for 5 years" (which I did not) you could then say that he did the same. Accountability isn't optional. Also, no, not "everyone" was cracking jokes at other peoples' expense related to race/being transgender "5 years ago" or even at a young age lol. That's all you.
As for the piracy stuff, it doesn't warrant an apology. PT is already EXTREMELY successful & it is not going to damn its popularity at all, which is what I hoped for. Tearing it down was not and is not the goal at all. Again, I don't benefit from the idea of taking down something I love. Never did I TELL people to pirate the game. I simply stated that if people did not feel comfortable funding the project after the fact, but still wanted to enjoy the game, then pirating was 100% an option. I remember also explicitly typing that watching gameplay on yt was also an option, but I think it got lost when I was re-typing it. I ultimately vocalized what occured, in a completely clear light, & emphasized that people could and should just make their own judgement. That is the entire post. If you were not bothered, then good for you! If you were bothered and don't feel comfortable enjoying the game/supporting it financially, that's ok too. I'm not wasting my breath on cherry pickers & people who continue to gloss over the most important portions of my piece at this point or ever again in the future. You get it or you don't, and I'm not holding hands through my almost painfully clear thread at this point & especially for people just looking for an argument online.
