Escapistmagazine.com is a site for video game reviews and all sorts of other nerdy coolness. A lot of left wing social justice warriors are outraged that the site recently hired @TheBrandonMorse and @lizzyf620 as contributors. The outrage flows from the #GamerGate controversy where some gamers are rebelling against the forces trying to mandate politically correct speech codes.
Hey all! Happy to announce that I’ll be writing at @TheEscapistMag and @everyjoedotcom. Keep an eye out for my weekly columns!
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) February 19, 2015
I just ask that everyone wait, and decide on the quality of my work after it appears, versus who you think I am or what you think it will be
— Liz Finnegan (@TheGingerarchy) February 21, 2015
Wait. That would be rational. The Left can’t abide rational.
https://twitter.com/brunodion/status/569193208481239040
So @TheEscapistMag decide they want to step away from being politicised by… Hiring right wing reactionaries who support harassment. Huh.
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) February 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/KantSmasher/status/567865451180503040
Hey @TheEscapistMag hires transphobic pieces of shit sooooooooo don't visit them anymore that'd be cool
— e m m a (@astolfoborger) February 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/PixieJenni/status/569149661857972224
https://twitter.com/PixieJenni/status/569150515986067458
https://twitter.com/ashleylynch/status/569120601132175360
@ashleylynch I like and post once in a while at @TheEscapistMag but… Nope. I'm outta there now until those assholes are gone.
— Moronic And Godawful Americans (@TheMadJack) February 21, 2015
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The Left is all about tolerance and inclusion … of whatever they agree with. Everyone else must be silenced.
Thankfully, not all the reaction was negative.
I'd forgotten to do this, congrats to @lizzyf620 and @TheBrandonMorse for the new positions at @TheEscapistMag! pic.twitter.com/3Qj9a9O1QI
— Totally A Bird (@TotallyBirb) February 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/Noprivilegeme/status/568919581835841539
https://twitter.com/WillGarciaSays/status/568919661045272576
https://twitter.com/AshPnX/status/568930458538348546
https://twitter.com/Daddy_Warpig/status/568944264672976896
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/569181082572197888
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/569181661654585344
@jimmiebjr It’s caused quite the butt hurt.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) February 21, 2015
It always does.
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