I reported them for harassment with the following statement:
The purpose of this group is to review bomb any game that has gay representation. Their discussion threads talk about using other platforms to discriminate against LGBTQ+ communities and individuals to circumvent Steam’s TOS policies. This type of behavior promotes discrimination, review brigading, and toxicity. It is surprising Steam is tolerating such open homophobia on this platform.
I don’t see this as an issue, I see it as a recommendation list.
I never played Hypnospace Outlaws, but Slayers X by the same dev is awesome. Also devoid of any politics. I have a hard time believing Hypnospace Outlaws has any strong politics other then characters having none-cis identities.
Why is this an issue? Should all people enjoy LGBTQ+ content and not have any way to avoid it if they so wish? Also, the curator is not using offensive language, just pointing out which content has pro-LGBTQ+ content.
A total non issue my dudes. Perhaps there are more important fights out there?
edit Even the screenshot includes the “Ignore this curator” button. Does it not work for you? Shit like this is why nobody except your own bubble is taking you seriously.
The curator wants to use offensive language but avoids doing so to prevent getting banned. So they use “polite” ways to discriminate and encourage their following to do so as well.
If you looked any further into this group and exited your own bubble, you would realize this. Instead you commented without reading further and assumed I reported this group because they don’t enjoy the same types of games I do.
By this logic, i could accuse you of wanting to say the N word but only not saying it to avoid getting banned. So FACTUALLY nothing like that happened but you realize how shit would the justice system be if it worked like this? I could just insert thoughts and wants into anyone’s head, and crucify them. If something didn’t happen then it didnt. Call it out once it does. Dont’ assume.
you should get your ears checked. lotsa whistling of a certain kind in the words this curator used.
e : also, one shitty thing doesn’t mean another can’t exist. not sure why you’re here in the first place.
Steam has a hard limit on like 200 curators to ignore, after which point it will print a vague error about it not working. I know, I hit that limit. That’s not a solution.
548 followers, they’re insignificant. Yeah, they suck, but there’s literally a button to make them go away and you never see them again.
“Hm, there’s a couple guys spray painting slurs on my neighbor’s house … better close the blinds so I don’t have to look at it.”
Fallacy of false equivalence. Your example is of actual criminal activity (vandalism) resulting in tangible damages (the vandalized home now needs to be repaired, also surrounding properties lose value due to criminal activity).
Please feel free to try to make your point again, this time without using a logical fallacy or bad faith argument.
Throwing a blanket over bigots doesn’t solve the problem because they can still recruit other dumbasses to their cause.
Organize and make a social media disaster for Valve. That usually gets companies like this off their asses.
ITT: Let’s ban and censor anything I don’t agree with.
Steam Curators curate recommendation lists that users can subscribe to based on what they like / don’t like.
If I already don’t want to hear anything about LGBT, then I will follow curators like this. It’s not the other way around.
If a pride event is “overtly pro lgbtq” we have to also count Fourth of July or even Thanksgiving events as “overtly pro USA”, Lunar New Year as “overtly pro Asia”, and Christmas and Easter as “overtly pro Christianity”.
Do you see the problem?
Not op but I don’t particularly see the problem all of those things are true (well I know basically nothing about lunar new years and historical context for it but ye)
Yeah, that’s my point. None of these things are bad, but if we count one of them as such, we have to accept that other events are also problematic. I would for example really like to see Ramadan events in games, but can you imagine the uproar if that were to become a thing?
Yeah it is. Telling other people not to play a game just because it allows the creation of a characrer who is not male or female is pretty homophobic
They’re literally anti LGBT though. They are suggesting people not play games because it has LGBT themes, how does this have anything to do with “both sides”? Both sides of what?? I’m gay but most of the games I play have no gay representation, so why would it matter what “side” you’re on unless you’re homophobic and can’t stand seeing someone who’s LGBT?
Left and right. Being right wing and prefering not to play/support games that you fundamentally don’t agree with is fair. Its not “homophobic” for them to notice things they personally don’t align with and not recommend it to other people themselves. Even i can see that, and im ftm.
Nah, still homophobic. Not supporting something you otherwise would, specifically because it has gay people in it is homophobic. It might be part of your political belief, but it’s still homophobic to single out the LGBT themes as a reason to dislike a game. I can see that cuz I’m mtf and bi. And I believe gender and sexuality should even be political in the first place but whatever.
It was literally getting in arms about user generated content that contained pride flags, seems pretty homophobic to me.
Define homophobic. If your definition is hating LGBT people, then its not homophobic. They are free to dislike content that contains political topics they generally dont agree with. Thats not homophobia. You gotta be a bit more accepting of contrarian views.
“Certain groups of people shouldn’t be allowed to exist or show themselves in public” is not a view I am EVER require to respect.
Just because they let both sides speak…
Are you the sort of person who feels racists “deserve” to be heard too?
Comparing not recommending games based on politics they dont agree with, to racisists. Congratulations.
