tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post6369098590982154379..comments2024-03-09T19:23:22.482-03:00Comments on The RPGPundit: Why I Wish Zak & Mandy Had Stuck Around at the EscapistRPGPundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-15017575022533410972015-02-28T16:26:57.589-03:002015-02-28T16:26:57.589-03:00Let me be blunt and address you directly: what you...Let me be blunt and address you directly: what you did, Zak S, was a dick move, and a little dick move at that, and here's why:<br /><br />You quit in protest of a company hiring Morse, not because of incompetence, but because you don't like his views - views that would not have published in The Escapist. You said in your blog post that you were pissed that someone with those views would be hired, or even considered to be hired, by the Escapist; really anybody. If he worked at Wal-Mart, would you refuse to shop there?<br /><br />There are websites devoted to people searching the internet for "homophobic" and "transphobic" tweets and contacting the businesses to get the people fired under the belief that "people with those views should not be allowed to work anywhere."<br /><br />Not being "yay for gays" is this season's yellow star.<br /><br />The saddest part is there is a movement in the RPG community to shut you down. They even tried to get a boycott of D&D's 5th Edition on the grounds that you were a consultant - they don't want you to be able to work anywhere in the RPG industry. I don't know why they hate you so much and I don't care. You should know better than to use their ethics.<br /><br />You quit because the Escapist hired someone whose views you feel should make them unemployable in any occupation, and are encouraging, through your blog, for people to espouse the belief everywhere - you literally said "everywhere" - to promote this idea that those who are "transphobic" should not be hirable in any occupation.Richard Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161308395351701106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-52837035543569502992015-02-26T23:27:55.452-03:002015-02-26T23:27:55.452-03:00Never mind...links weren't working for me for ...Never mind...links weren't working for me for some reason but now they are. Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-77009161162564945082015-02-26T23:09:00.517-03:002015-02-26T23:09:00.517-03:00What's the Escapist and who are Zak S and Bran...What's the Escapist and who are Zak S and Brandon Morse?Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-34613666969643200132015-02-26T00:49:58.864-03:002015-02-26T00:49:58.864-03:00Zak can still make a sweet penny from youtube whic...Zak can still make a sweet penny from youtube which has a larger audience than the Escapist. Though I also see your point as well RPGPundit.Snowman0147https://www.blogger.com/profile/04811245101715889991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-37434379935306598332015-02-25T21:44:00.248-03:002015-02-25T21:44:00.248-03:00Like I said, I accept your choice in that regard, ...Like I said, I accept your choice in that regard, and I understand. I still think, regardless, your show makes people (gamers) look at porn actresses, LGBT-folk, etc. in a very different light than any of what we normally see (be it either from the right-wing side of the spectrum, or from the pseudo-activist side of the spectrum). So its a laudable thing for that, regardless of whether it was a goal going in or not.<br /><br />I hope you'll be able to continue with it or with projects similar to it.RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-21406831795337822462015-02-25T20:35:48.034-03:002015-02-25T20:35:48.034-03:00We didn't do the show to change anyone's m...We didn't do the show to change anyone's mind. If we _did_ you'd be might be right. But there are some people who choose to live in the line of fire for the sake of a cause: I respect that.<br />I am not one of them--and the girls, living in the line of fire just by being porn actresses walking around in the real world--aren't either.<br />We just did what we had to do for ourselves.<br /><br />The conversation I am interested in in the game community is:<br />What can we do to make the games we play at home more fun. Dickheads are, at best, a sideshow and, at worst, actively slow that process down.<br /><br />If i wanna talk politics I am not going to do it:<br />a) to convince people<br />or<br />b) with internet randos<br /><br />That's a personal decision about my idea of fun. YMMVZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.com