Virtue SignalingWho gives a hang about "homophobic" mods that are only seen on one's own game client? This is why we can't have nice things...

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[–]boypower 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

" This is why we can't have nice things.."

Like? For example WHAT things?

No privately owned hobby site has any obligations to host and approve content they deem inappropriate and discriminatory, no matter their reasoning.

This post has barely anything to do with the sub.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Like? For example WHAT things?

Don't take it literally. It's a popular catchphrase that is used to indicate whenever good will is squandered on poor actions(in this case a virtue-signaling gesture that doesn't actually help anyone).

No privately owned hobby site has any obligations to host and approve content they deem inappropriate and discriminatory, no matter their reasoning.

And people have the right to criticize them for their reasoning. Unless you think privately-owned sites are exempt from that. In which case they shouldn't have put themselves on the internet and open to public scrutiny in the first place, because then they won't be able to avoid it.

This post has barely anything to do with the sub.

It is about the Pride flag and so completely appropriate; But feel free to explain how it isn't.

[–]Horror-SwordfishI don't get how flairs work 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's always funny to me when people pull up the "private companies" thing like it's a shield from criticism. We are allowed to not like something that a privately-owned company or website or whatever does, and we are allowed to comment on those things we don't like. In all of the posts I've read about this, I haven't seen a single person advocating for forcing Nexus to carry the mod. People are just complaining about the takedown and the response to it. Nexus can do whatever the fuck they want, but we don't have to like it.

I'd be interested to see if this whole thing was the other way around, and Nexus took down a mod that put the trans flag everywhere, would the person saying "they're a private site, they can do what they want" still be preaching that, or would they be preaching about how there's a social responsibility to marginalized groups or whatever?

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's always funny to me when people pull up the "private companies" thing like it's a shield from criticism. We are allowed to not like something that a privately-owned company or website or whatever does, and we are allowed to comment on those things we don't like.

If not I've been committing a grievous sin to privately-owned Valve Corp since forever... But at least I make up for my transgress by constantly buying their ****. It's like penance.

I'd be interested to see if this whole thing was the other way around, and Nexus took down a mod that put the trans flag everywhere, would the person saying "they're a private site, they can do what they want" still be preaching that, or would they be preaching about how there's a social responsibility to marginalized groups or whatever?

Oh, I can't imagine the double standard that would come into being on the flipside..