And with that things have gotten into toxic territory, time for a lock.
As ever, AHQ isn't the place for political discussion, though most people in this thread have been trying to keep things civil.
@Topherrrrrrr wrote:+1 on the badge, it's a great way to polarize people and make the community either stop spending money on the game (like I have ever since that BLM badge came out), leave it, or just cause general toxicity. People play games to avoid the politics and have fun, not to make a statement. And saying "stop asian hate" has the same effect as me telling someone "Trump won 2020": It doesn't change anything and only puts them off.
Since when is promoting being a decent human being political? Why does it bother you so much? The only people who would be polarized by something like this is people who hate the message to begin with & most likely don't like that certain group of people. Anyone who doesn't care will simply ignore it & keep playing.
@Lord_Scorpion34 To some, gaming is escapism, so when real life issues are brought into a game they love however minor it shatters the whole "escaping reality" goal.
I do get the point being made, it's not about them being homophobes or racists etc etc....however when playing against real people in a game they seem to forget that real life biases are brought into the game, by people who do fit those categories.
I've heard plenty of people spout homophobic,racist or ableist slurs over the years, so its not really as clean cut as they would like.
