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Just found out that there was a Tails Metroidvania on the Game Gear. That's insane they need to make a second one
It's weird that GamerGators hated how women were non-sexualised in video games, but also made their mascot... a non-sexualised woman.

I hope Vivian James has grown and changed as a person. She seems pretty sweet really.
>appears out of nowhere
>somehow tricks everyone in a town to eat your shady pies
>even though you say your name is litearlly "Sour Sam" and they're called "Crabby Apple Pies"
>only motive is to "destroy Thanksgiving" for some unknown reason
>somehow get most of the Care Bears to eat your shady pies too
>gets beat by a grandma bear tho
>leaves and then never shows up ever again


this is not a "villain of the week" kind of show, bro literally just rolled up in his pie truck and replaced No Heart as the villain for the Thanksgiving episode, refused to elaborate, and disappeared, what an absolute chad
The people who are against things they find harmful or morally wrong are significantly worse than the people actually doing the "harmful/wrong" thing, nearly every time. Most cases of online bullying and harassment has come from the "morally right" people.
Wario Wario Wario
Wario Wario Wario
I think I do agree with this sentiment to an extent - retribution is a fundamentally ridiculous concept, and people will act too quickly on paranoia - but I think it's also something where there are situations it doesn't apply (pretty much any time where it's someone powerful punching down and not someone weak punching up, pretty much every 2010s-era "SJW rage" story that went viral was 9 times out of 10 rational in motive at least), and that harassment cases do tend to be used as an excuse to not evaluate actions. (Scott Cawthon getting off scot-free for his Trump donations with only a non-apology and brazenly emotionally manipulative crayon drawing comes to mind)
osby
osby
I'm not sure "opposing bad things is bad" is a good rule of thumb.

Like, I get your point but I think your first post is too broad of a generalization.
KneeOfJustice99
KneeOfJustice99
I can understand the sentiment with this sort of thing, but like W3 and Osby pointed out, I think it's presented a little too broadly for me to fully agree with. It's something you have to approach with nuance and a good head on your shoulders - if you're going to get involved in a situation like that, consider what it actually is that's "harmful" or "morally wrong", and consider whether it's actually causing material harm to people.

It's not really bad to feel like you should oppose something, in a vacuum, but at least give it some thought beforehand. We all have our biases and misinterpretations, and it's completely possible that it might just be something you don't fully understand, or based on a principle you've been raised to believe is correct. But, at the same time, don't let that scare you away from actually calling things out when it's warranted.

Especially in the environment we're in these days, it's important to give a moment of consideration before passing judgement.
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