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Alternatively, we could not applaud racist assholes.

NotAnEconomist 7y ago
We are in the middle of applauding the Microsoft CEO for supporting racism against whites and Asians. I don't think that works as a theory for how to respond to this, unless we're just going to dislike everyone.
yters 7y ago
All I've found regarding notch's racist comments is this GQ article: https://www.gq.com/story/notch-whiteness-tweets https://www.gq.com/story/notch-whiteness-tweets I would probably not interpret his comments as racist, at least not in an obvious definition of the word. I've also read his twitter feed a fair amount, and have not spotted any clearly racist statements. I've also heard he is anti semitic, but haven't seen any citations. As for the links in the parent article, saying transwomen aren't women sounds like an opinion, not hate speech. Calling women the c word is very rude, and That could be grounds for disinviting notch. But if so, I hope MS is consistent and bars people who call men the d word, african americans the n word, and so on. Believing in conspiracy theories seems pretty innocuous. Hardly grounds for disinviting someone, unless again MS is consistent.
- beart 7y ago
  > Believing in conspiracy theories seems pretty innocuous. Sorry - Aren't we in the middle of a measles outbreak (U.S.A)?
  - mullen 7y ago
    Don't forget the guy who went to Pizza Restaurant and shot the gun into the ceiling because he said there were kid sex dungeons.
  - yters 7y ago
    How is this related to conspiracy theories?
    - beart 7y ago
      Misinformation driven in part by conspiracy theories has increased the spread of measles back into areas where it was thought to be eradicated. > An unfounded fear of vaccines has spread around the world in recent years, with childhood vaccination rates reportedly declining in several countries as a result. Nothing in the belief system of Orthodox Jews makes them any more likely to oppose vaccines, and several Orthodox rabbinical organizations have called on parents to vaccinate their children. But Hasidic Jews are prey to the same misinformation that has affected others, and some ultra-Orthodox rabbis have come out against vaccines. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/nyregion/measles-jewish-community.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/nyregion/measles-jewish-c...
      - yters 7y ago
        The article is paywalled. So, there is a documented decline in vaccination, but is there a documented link between that and spread of measles?
- kevincrane 7y ago
  https://twitter.com/notch/status/22330335379333120 https://twitter.com/notch/status/22330335379333120
  - yters 7y ago
    Alright, notch is a racist. Best case he was saying that for shock effect, and that's no excuse. So, I have to agree with Microsoft banning him from the anniversary, and it's too bad he's gone this way. I guess you can't judge a game by its developer.
  - torstenvl 7y ago
    Since you posted this comment, the tweet has been completely deleted. http://web.archive.org/web/20190430104624/https:/twitter.com/notch/status/22330335379333120 http://web.archive.org/web/20190430104624/https:/twitter.com...
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We are in the middle of applauding the Microsoft CEO for supporting racism against whites and Asians. I don't think that works as a theory for how to respond to this, unless we're just going to dislike everyone.

yters 7y ago

All I've found regarding notch's racist comments is this GQ article: https://www.gq.com/story/notch-whiteness-tweets https://www.gq.com/story/notch-whiteness-tweets I would probably not interpret his comments as racist, at least not in an obvious definition of the word. I've also read his twitter feed a fair amount, and have not spotted any clearly racist statements. I've also heard he is anti semitic, but haven't seen any citations. As for the links in the parent article, saying transwomen aren't women sounds like an opinion, not hate speech. Calling women the c word is very rude, and That could be grounds for disinviting notch. But if so, I hope MS is consistent and bars people who call men the d word, african americans the n word, and so on. Believing in conspiracy theories seems pretty innocuous. Hardly grounds for disinviting someone, unless again MS is consistent.

beart 7y ago
> Believing in conspiracy theories seems pretty innocuous. Sorry - Aren't we in the middle of a measles outbreak (U.S.A)?
- mullen 7y ago
  Don't forget the guy who went to Pizza Restaurant and shot the gun into the ceiling because he said there were kid sex dungeons.
- yters 7y ago
  How is this related to conspiracy theories?
  - beart 7y ago
    Misinformation driven in part by conspiracy theories has increased the spread of measles back into areas where it was thought to be eradicated. > An unfounded fear of vaccines has spread around the world in recent years, with childhood vaccination rates reportedly declining in several countries as a result. Nothing in the belief system of Orthodox Jews makes them any more likely to oppose vaccines, and several Orthodox rabbinical organizations have called on parents to vaccinate their children. But Hasidic Jews are prey to the same misinformation that has affected others, and some ultra-Orthodox rabbis have come out against vaccines. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/nyregion/measles-jewish-community.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/nyregion/measles-jewish-c...
    - yters 7y ago
      The article is paywalled. So, there is a documented decline in vaccination, but is there a documented link between that and spread of measles?
kevincrane 7y ago
https://twitter.com/notch/status/22330335379333120 https://twitter.com/notch/status/22330335379333120
- yters 7y ago
  Alright, notch is a racist. Best case he was saying that for shock effect, and that's no excuse. So, I have to agree with Microsoft banning him from the anniversary, and it's too bad he's gone this way. I guess you can't judge a game by its developer.
- torstenvl 7y ago
  Since you posted this comment, the tweet has been completely deleted. http://web.archive.org/web/20190430104624/https:/twitter.com/notch/status/22330335379333120 http://web.archive.org/web/20190430104624/https:/twitter.com...

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