It's technically not breaking news, but it's nonetheless telling how even while grandstanding about how Fortnite was doing something "good" for the industry by subjecting players to BLM propaganda and woke virtue-signaling, Patrick Klepek still slams the devs for not going far enough:
In a Twitter DM, Carter told me they were disappointed the developers didn’t turn off weapons or find other ways to restrict player behavior for “a subject as serious as this.”
“Both times I went, people were just dicking around, which on some level I expected,” said Carter, “but I think it was the lack of foresight in that regard that makes something like this come across as hollow.”
Carter also pointed out how there was no such promotion for Black Lives Matter—just the video. In-game promotions in Fortnite happen in a variety of ways, and often include licensed “skins” players can purchase, such as with Kylo Ren and Rey from Star Wars.
This comes on the back of Fortnite’s already fraught relationship with the Black creative community, given how regularly the game has appropriated dance moves by Black artists without paying for the right to do so. The argument over whether it’s legal is different than whether it’s ethical, and the developers have so far refused to engage with this question.
Well, he has a point. All players should have been forced to wear black skins. That way fortnite could have highlighted the number 1 reason blacks are murdered.
“but I think it was the lack of foresight in that regard that makes something like this come across as hollow.”
Gosh, a billion dollar corporation pandering to current politics seems hollow? Just keep thinking through it Carter and you might just get to the truth behind all of this.
My question is "who set up the tomato vending machine?" Was it the devs? Is that a thing players can build? if it was the devs... didn't think that one through too well. Unless the vending machine was just there for unrelated reasons
Feel free to point and laugh if it's explained in this article that I haven't read
Could've been done on purpose by the devs, either for supportive or nefarious reasons.
Could be that the devs hate this virtue signaling as well, but had to go along with it. So, they snuck it in so players could show their disdain for in-game blatant propaganda.
Or it could've been added there by a woke dev, so they could help the "gamers are toxic/racist" narrative.
Nothing is ever woke enough.
It's technically not breaking news, but it's nonetheless telling how even while grandstanding about how Fortnite was doing something "good" for the industry by subjecting players to BLM propaganda and woke virtue-signaling, Patrick Klepek still slams the devs for not going far enough:
Imagine being expected to get paid for your "dance moves".
Well, he has a point. All players should have been forced to wear black skins. That way fortnite could have highlighted the number 1 reason blacks are murdered.
Wait, would that be blackface?
Gosh, a billion dollar corporation pandering to current politics seems hollow? Just keep thinking through it Carter and you might just get to the truth behind all of this.
It's never enough, Epic.
Please turn back to the good side.
My question is "who set up the tomato vending machine?" Was it the devs? Is that a thing players can build? if it was the devs... didn't think that one through too well. Unless the vending machine was just there for unrelated reasons
Feel free to point and laugh if it's explained in this article that I haven't read
Could've been done on purpose by the devs, either for supportive or nefarious reasons.
Could be that the devs hate this virtue signaling as well, but had to go along with it. So, they snuck it in so players could show their disdain for in-game blatant propaganda.
Or it could've been added there by a woke dev, so they could help the "gamers are toxic/racist" narrative.
From what i've read its always been there. It's there for every event and this was one was no different.