Steam User Finds Misogynistic "Joke" Buried in Dead Island Code [UPDATED]
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Seriously? I don't care I'll never see it, and I'd rather just enjoy the games then have everyone get up in arms about one insult
So, a sexist skill gets a sexist tag?Logan Westbrook said:
Big fucking deal.
Reckon there'd be this outcry if a coder had left rapist_thug_guy in reference to a male characters "Pimp Hand Strong" skill which increases the damage done to females? For some reason I doubt it.
Query: Why exactly was someone thumbing through the source code? Were they really that bored?
I mean, if it was still in the game, yeah, I'd be offended, and I'm a guy.
But seriously?
Something so far out of the way, and probably wouldn't have been noticed if someone would just play the damn game, has now been irreversibly plastered on The Escapist's forums for any and all to make into a big ol' snowball.
I'm not a fan of racism, misogyny, what have you, in any form, be it game movie or otherwise, but this is kind of... well... stupid.
I mean, if it was still in the game, yeah, I'd be offended, and I'm a guy.
But seriously?
Something so far out of the way, and probably wouldn't have been noticed if someone would just play the damn game, has now been irreversibly plastered on The Escapist's forums for any and all to make into a big ol' snowball.
I'm not a fan of racism, misogyny, what have you, in any form, be it game movie or otherwise, but this is kind of... well... stupid.
How can you be a feminist whore?
I'm pretty sure those two would cancel each other out. Silly Techland programmer.
I'm pretty sure those two would cancel each other out. Silly Techland programmer.
You can get away with anything these days. But if you insult a certain group of people that's worse than murder. You can justify murder, but you can't justify an insult, because the victim is still alive. Lesson: Be sure to kill those you insult.
At least people won't bother you much. People are becoming gentle and fragile as flowers. I wouldn't mind it that much if those flowers didn't stink.
When are people going to realize that insulting someone doesn't mean anything? Insults don't do anything, they don't change anything. Just ignore them and it will be as they never happened. It is THAT simple. Give them attention, and they will flourish. Insults are like trolls in that way. And we all know you should never feed the troll. I'm tired of this sensationalist bullshit. It reminds me of Fox News. Not everything is news you know. Sometimes it's better to ignore things.
At least people won't bother you much. People are becoming gentle and fragile as flowers. I wouldn't mind it that much if those flowers didn't stink.
When are people going to realize that insulting someone doesn't mean anything? Insults don't do anything, they don't change anything. Just ignore them and it will be as they never happened. It is THAT simple. Give them attention, and they will flourish. Insults are like trolls in that way. And we all know you should never feed the troll. I'm tired of this sensationalist bullshit. It reminds me of Fox News. Not everything is news you know. Sometimes it's better to ignore things.
Because the game is a broken buggy mess and people were looking for tweaks and fixes to make it playable. People have done that with tons of games. Most recent in my memory is Alpha Protocol.EarndilTheEqualizer said:
You can't look for sense in slurs motivated by prejudice. Plenty of women are called "whores" for things that have nothing to do with their sexual choices or even for choosing not to have sex with someone. It's not meant to be substantive. It's meant to demean the person and tie that to her sex.JoesshittyOs said:
You are quite incorrect. I believe either sex can celebrate their own sex without it being considered a way to shame or demean the others. We have guys that celebrate their Masculinity, and women that celebrate Feminism. And them doing that doesn't necessarily mean they hate men. I celebrate my feminity, and I cheer on my fiance in his own ways of appreciating his sex.Assassin Xaero said:
We have Black History Month, festivals celebrating many cultures, but as long as it is done in the manner of celebrating their state of being instead of demeaning other beliefs or states of being.
Some girls and women misinterpret Feminism as GIRLS ARE SUPERIOR type thing. Same as guys believing Males are superior. I believe in equality in many forms. Treating any sex as the lesser is completely shortsighted.
I'm of the female variety and this doesn't bother me at all.
And there is a long range of what is considered "feminist."
Most feminists are totally rational and mellow- some even think the "feminist cause" is actually bad for the "feminist cause.", its just you never hear about them because they don't go around shoving their views down everyone throats.
Its like normal religious followers vs Negative Radicals. Not all Muslims are terrorists, and not all Christians are hateful racist rednecks.
And there is a long range of what is considered "feminist."
Most feminists are totally rational and mellow- some even think the "feminist cause" is actually bad for the "feminist cause.", its just you never hear about them because they don't go around shoving their views down everyone throats.
Its like normal religious followers vs Negative Radicals. Not all Muslims are terrorists, and not all Christians are hateful racist rednecks.
I see nothing wrong with this. When I was on Too Human, there was an issue with a console displaying a Chuck Norris joke in runes.
There are two facts that I can't ignore here. 1. Work is stressful and sitting in front of a screen typing code for 40-80 hours a week is soul-crushing, and 2. It's a proven fact that males can relieve stress in the workplace through conduct others might deem inappropriate (Swearing, rude jokes). Hell, I work for a shipping company now, and everyone names their tape guns with inside jokes. I named mine Team America (my favorite movie) and just by seeing the words written on the gun every time I used it made me feel just a little better because of it reminding me of the movie. It doesn't make a ton of sense logically, but I see no reason why this guilty code-monkey couldn't have his day brightened just a little every time he went over a section of code. Going "lol femwhore" a few times a day easily could be enough to make it through such tedious work, even if it's not what you believe in real life.
There are two facts that I can't ignore here. 1. Work is stressful and sitting in front of a screen typing code for 40-80 hours a week is soul-crushing, and 2. It's a proven fact that males can relieve stress in the workplace through conduct others might deem inappropriate (Swearing, rude jokes). Hell, I work for a shipping company now, and everyone names their tape guns with inside jokes. I named mine Team America (my favorite movie) and just by seeing the words written on the gun every time I used it made me feel just a little better because of it reminding me of the movie. It doesn't make a ton of sense logically, but I see no reason why this guilty code-monkey couldn't have his day brightened just a little every time he went over a section of code. Going "lol femwhore" a few times a day easily could be enough to make it through such tedious work, even if it's not what you believe in real life.
Oh wow, another insignificant little detail that should have been even found because I hate this drama bullshit. Fuck feminists, seriously. There's nothing admirable about their goals anymore and I certainly wont go up in arms if some random programmer spills a little truth into the game code.
After I read this, my gold fish died of cancer. Why didn't the programmer consider the catasrophic damage they would cause by using this offensive language to describe a gender specific skill which ironically empowers the opposing sex in coding that no one was ever meant to see?
In other news, everyone got offended when a radical Muslim leader was killed with the phrase; Geronimo. And then my frog got run over by a truck.
I feel like if we post any random phrase from a teenage girls diary that the world might implode upon itself with rage. And my ant farm will spontaneously burst into flames.
Why oh why can't people consider the feelings of every other demographic in the world before they open their mouth! I'm starting to run out of pets!
In other news, everyone got offended when a radical Muslim leader was killed with the phrase; Geronimo. And then my frog got run over by a truck.
I feel like if we post any random phrase from a teenage girls diary that the world might implode upon itself with rage. And my ant farm will spontaneously burst into flames.
Why oh why can't people consider the feelings of every other demographic in the world before they open their mouth! I'm starting to run out of pets!
Its just a stupid joke so I don't really care. THough of course some people are going to read too much into it.
Depriving me? What? Did I say anything along those lines?goathax said:
On topic though, nothing really. It was mostly an exaggeration on my part, and a more general comment about how I view a lot of these situations. I think people get upset and offended all the time over things they could just brush off because they weren't even a personal attack on the people who were offended. It wasn't 100% just for this situation.
You disagree with me? Are you offended by this obvious joke?
oh techland.
you haven't changed a bit since i worked with you on COJ3.
so, how are those "features" regarding tipped mountains (which are obvious bugs you don't want to fix) coming along?
sad.
you haven't changed a bit since i worked with you on COJ3.
so, how are those "features" regarding tipped mountains (which are obvious bugs you don't want to fix) coming along?
sad.
Oh come on, it's Techland. These are the guys that made the racially insensitive unintentionally hilarious Call of Juarez: The Cartel.
At this stage you're meant to just roll your eyes, have a good laugh and ruffle their hair while going "Oh, you!".
At this stage you're meant to just roll your eyes, have a good laugh and ruffle their hair while going "Oh, you!".