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Okay I genuinely feel the direct quote tweet of someone you disagree with to go in on it is bad practice but can be justified in certain situations, so I'm going for it.
This reply, and the story in which he elaborates linked earlier in the thread, is the most hilarious abdicating of responsibility of a content producer with unparalleled access I can possibly imagine. https://twitter.com/Ninja/status/1353886022183038976
"It's on parents not to be racist" is some weapons-grade nonsense all on its own.
The phrase "not my job" is enormously telling in this situation. "It's not my role," or "that's not my purpose," or "It isn't my responsibility:" all reasonable interps of that phrasing.
The phrase "not my job" is enormously telling in this situation. "It's not my role," or "that's not my purpose," or "It isn't my responsibility:" all reasonable interps of that phrasing.
Especially because his phrasing suggests that the only way to model behavior against racism is to do an afterschool special-style video where he Captain Americas across the back of a chair and asks kids to rap serious about racism, which is INCREDIBLY funny to me.
Like, this quote from the story on GameSpot ( https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ninja-thinks-parents-should-parent-their-kids/1100-6486705/) is wild:
In which we find:
-- it's not racism, it's trolling, but I can't push back on either of those things when they happen anyway
-- the reason "kids" are racist isn't because of systemic racism but to "troll people"
then the kicker:
-- if there were more consequences this would stop
-- it's not racism, it's trolling, but I can't push back on either of those things when they happen anyway
-- the reason "kids" are racist isn't because of systemic racism but to "troll people"
then the kicker:
-- if there were more consequences this would stop
Plus the old saws of "it's anonymity that makes people do these things, not systemic racism or inequality" (no) and the consistent belief that this behavior comes from "kids" rather than young adults (or older!)
Plus, you know, the gaming establishment, as an industry, has done its level best to make sure that the voices who actually DO have the job of talking about these issues aren't taken seriously by their consumer base, not that I'm bitter there.
Anyhow yes, huge platform access does in fact give you a responsibility for encouraging pro-social behavior in your consumer base.
