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I don't understand this. Why not just give a normal priced thing to them? I don't think this is very nice and I don't think its ok. Could have just leave it out as well but wtf.
The original request was petty, so was the response.
I don't blame them for responding petty. Steam has some of the most hostile and bigoted people out there. Something like this is a great way to push back against them while being funny and highlighting the absurdity of their request.
Which it so is, people don't need a straight pride flag or straight pride label, they're just trying to push back against LGBTQ acceptance.
Sadly they do have a straight pride flag.... 🇺🇲
There's a couple actually. The most popular designs usually consist of just black and white horizontal stripes, usually with male and female symbols intertwined. There's one that's black and white, with a rainbow pyramid overlayed on top.
This was a jab at American christofascism
How is the request absurd? The straight title didn't remove any other pride flag or titles didn't it?
The request is seen as absurd because for the most part straight/cis people do not need to affirm or have pride in their straightness, they aren't oppressed or have limited recognition for it, the desire for "straight pride" is completely reactionary to the idea of LGBTQ+ pride, and the person on Steam who requested that feature is likely a bigot who is annoyed about LGBTQ+ pride, so the developer's response is justified.
I mean, I think that saying "straight people don't need to take pride in their straightness" is equal to "gay people don't need to take pride in their gayness". Which is the goal - for being gay, queer, trans to be universally accepted everywhere. For the value of gay pride to be equal to the value of pride in the straightness - which is when being LGBTQ+ is so normalized in society, that there is no need to take pride in it. You don't really get that by alienating someone. Like, imagine the gay tag was at such a high price - the blowback would be huge.
Does the word "intersectionality" make you recoil physically?
No it doesn't, what's your point?
He is a right wing person posing as left LGBT to make bad publicly. In short, a troll.
And? When your players want a cosmetic item just give it to them. Its not petty to want a cosmetic item.
By that rationale, the nazi arm bands should be coming in a future update. After all, it's just a cosmetic item that players ask for.
So you put "straight people" wanting a Cosmetic item to mark them as straight on the same level of Nazis that killed millions of people. I respect the trolling.
It might not be the same level, but it's the same rationale.
Then I guess it's not petty to give it to them, which they did.
They're being petty, yes. I think it's funny though, lol
I don't think its funny, it just makes the people mad and that for no reason at all.
it serves the purpose to mock the request and make people think about the absurdity
in the same way that a request for a “white history month” should also be mocked - it’s just straight up trivialising the whole concept
It serves no purpose and is just ragefarming.
The purpose is, as the other commenter said, to mock the request and to highlight its absurdity.
So ragefarming and disrespectful behavior. The exact opposite to what is good for anyone.
Some people need to be poked fun at so they can get over themselves.
This is literally punching up at ~80% of the population. This isn't bullying. Anybody even marginally emotionally mature would laugh or roll their eyes and move on.
I don't give a fuck about if its bullying or not, it causes unnecessary completely avoidable and useless bad publicly for left people and LGBT as well.
Why do people need to be toxic? It could have just been a funny cosmetic like a Vanilla ice cone on the head or something, but no, it needs to be done in a disruptive and disrespectful way.
Are you saying that you think less of "left people" and LGBT because of this joke?
You're so right! The straights are so brave and persecuted!
It's so hard to be considered the only valid sexuality by the majority of people and religions. They should definitely cater to the straights. The lgbtqia+ population shouldn't get a single thing- not protections, spaces, clothing, or even name tags that straights don't.
Think it's time that the straights get a pride day? Maybe a white lives matter movement is in order too! Maybe we should have a mens day as well. Hell, let's do something super special for all the straight white men since they have it so tough and their title is important and they fought soooooo hard for it.
Congratulations, you're part of the problem.
Equal means equal. Your argument just creates a different hierarchy does it not?
So I guess setting equality as the goalpost is fine. But I just don't think that straight people are really all that into having recognition for being straight. And I don't think that LGBT want straight people to be treated worse in order to achieve equality. So maybe not the best goalpost but it's close. Fish and birds have very different needs and equality is not really going to make it better without a lot of nuance.
Like the guy on fire begging for water doesn't deserve it more than you but if you point at him and say "no fair what about equality" it kind of ignores all the important context and makes you look like a dick.
We actually already have International Men's Day, it's next Tuesday (Nov 19).
P.s. I agree with you, I just wanted to point out a fun fact.
Let me just go and get my badges that say "default config" and "normal" from the drawer here somewhere. Then I'll explain it to you while wearing them.
As if being queer is wrong or abnormal 🙄
I may be trans but as far as most people are concerned I'm a normal girl.
Girl what the fuck. You are a girl, there's no "concern" to it.
EDIT: To whomever downvoted me, one day they'll come for someone you do care about, and you'll remember this moment in shame and self-loathing.
You're right I am a girl, whether anyone likes it or not.
I'm non-binary, and even my parents were shit about it when I came out. If you're ever feeling dysphoric because of, oh I dunno let's create a scenario: Some moron online tries to use right-wing junk-science make you feel lesser or abnormal because they feel powerless and all they can think to do is punch down like the cowards they are....
Then listen to this song, and know that I'm here, listening to it too, right beside you. Don't let these bigots get to you, because that's how they win, they make you doubt yourself. You know who you are, they know shit and they aren't fucking psychics.
Smash the patriarchy, punch a Nazi, and surround yourself with love.
The point is more that actual normal people wouldn't own or wear either.
It looks like these guys have you covered:
https://retrobadge.co.uk/retrobadge/slogans-sayings-badges/normal-small-retro-badge/
I mean, shure do that why shouldn't you be allowed to do that? Thats the point.
The dev put the title in the game. nobody said it wasn't allowed. I say its really weird to request it, and clearly the dev thought it was a dumb request given the price difference in game, but it was put in anyway.
Egalitarian respect was never the point.
Being petty is the point.
You can decide if you respect that behavior or not. Personally I'll be refunding this title.
It's ok, I bought copies for my friends to cancel your vote out.