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GayGamer has more follow-up on yesterday's news of outcry over anti-gay slurs during the closing performance at BlizzCon 2011. They recieved an apology from Mike Morhaime, the president of Blizzard who is also apparently a member of Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain, the band that performed at the closing. Here's word: Dear members of the Blizzard community,
I have read your feedback and comments about this year's BlizzCon, and I have also read the feedback to the apology from Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain. I'd like to respond to some of your feedback here.
As president of Blizzard, I take full responsibility for everything that occurs at BlizzCon.
It was shortsighted and insensitive to use the video at all, even in censored form. The language used in the original version, including the slurs and use of sexual orientation as an insult, is not acceptable, period. We realize now that having even an edited version at the show was counter to the standards we try to maintain in our forums and in our games. Doing so was an error in judgment, and we regret it.
The bottom line is we deeply apologize for our mistakes and for hurting or offending anyone. We want you to have fun at our events, and we want everyone to feel welcome. We're proud to be part of a huge and diverse community, and I am proud that so many aspects of the community are represented within Blizzard itself.
As a leader of Blizzard, and a member of the band, I truly hope you will accept my humblest apology.
- Mike Morhaime President, Blizzard Entertainment
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Yaogun wrote on Oct 28, 2011, 22:27: Ah, well, I think we just have an irreconcilable difference of opinion. Yes it would have been career suicide to not apologize, but I put the blame squarely on Morgan. He was the idiot who said what he did. Whereas it seems like you put the blame on everyone but Morgan for daring to inflict some social consequence. But what's the point of free speech if you can never exercise it? Especially for a comedian. We've had similar things in the UK but with the opposite result. For instance, Frankie Boyle insulted the disabled kid of glamour model Jordan in the UK and Channel 4 actually defended his comments; his comments also included him using the words 'nigger' and 'Paki'. The guy is an edgy comedian and obviously his comments will offend some people but that's part of what makes him so exceptional as a comic.
I really think people need to step back and stop taking offence to everything. Now if something was obviously intended to be racist that's one thing and there are laws to deal with it. But if it's a comedian trying to be a bit edgy or it's satirical then I think that should be left alone. Unfortunately yet again we see money taking precedence over integrity and creativity, as NBC obviously forced Morgan to make amends for his remarks to prevent advertisers pulling out. It should be VIEWERS that decide, not ADVERTISERS. But that's just not how capitalism works. |
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