Modern Warfare 2 PSA is pulled because of some Retard on twitter - Polidicks

[url]http://kotaku.com/5394595/infinity-ward-removes-modern-warfare-2-fags-video[/url] [quote]Following stern criticism from two games writers yesterday, Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling pulled back a viral video for Modern Warfare 2, couched as a PSA from a group called "Fight Against Grenade Spam" that called the tactic "for pussies." Destructoid's Samit Sarkar, following the event unfold over Twitter, reports that Infinity Ward took fire publicly from Philip Kollar of Game Informer and freelancer Mitchell Dyer over the video's language, tone and especially, the way the fake interest group's name formed the acronym "F.A.G.S." In the video, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher - and Modern Warfare fan - Cole Hamels (pictured, at right), pretends to deliver the public interest message that randomly throwing grenades around in multiplayer is "for pussies," and throws in an "oh f—k," at the end when he himself is blown up. "Fight Against Grenade Spam" appeared as a title card introducing Hamels. In the end, Bowling said he could "appreciate the concerns" although he felt "the core gag is great," and ultimately, the video was taken down. Kollar made his feelings known in a long message, broken up into five tweets, to a reader who said he was "overreacting" to the video: [quote] Overreacting how? I'm not organizing a mass boycott or even saying I won't buy the game. I'm just pointing out that their decision to become complicit in one of their communities most oppressive slurs in a not-terribly-fun ad campaign is stupid and makes me reconsider my purchase more than any other controversy surrounding the game thus far. But it's an official video released by them that for all intents and purposes says, "Yeah, we think it's hillarious to use the word FAGS as well! LOLOLOLOL!" Just look at all the YouTube comments saying how totally awesome IW is for that bit. Whether it was their intent or not, that stupid joke condones a part of their community they should be shunning.[/quote] Bowling noticed the exchange and replied: [quote] I think it was more of a social commentary joke of that stereotype than it was a fist-bump of acceptance to it. [/quote] Dyer replied to that, copying the message to Kollar, with: [quote] The problem is that it was so poorly handled/executed that it looks derogatory. It seems to enforce the asshole-ry. [/quote] Finally, Bowling relented in the following tweet: [quote] I agree. I think the core gag is great, the end is a bit too far from the intent of the joke & can appreciate the concerns. Pulled.[/quote] And now the withering, scorching comments about political correctness and who has the right to take offense and to what shall begin again, thanks to a video that needlessly took one step over the line. Just a slight tweaking of the PSA group's title, as one Kotaku reader pointed out, to "Fight Relentlessly Against Grenade Spam," would have preserved the spirit of this piece and skirted all the outrage, even with the "for pussies" line. Many gamers, judged largely on what I've seen in commenting threads and in behavior online, haven't expressed a lot of sophistication on this subject or a great willingness to have a mature discussion about it. It tends to break down to "I'm not offended so, no one else can be either," and accuse anyone who is of politically motivated dishonesty. By no means do I accuse Infinity Ward or Bowling of homophobia or having that same small-minded attitude. But the video was pointlessly provocative, and made not only the studio, but also some of their biggest fans, by their reactions to it, look foolish and reprehensible to the general public. Bowling made the right call in removing it.[/quote] R.I.P. Awesome Trailer [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUSmbfwFZBc[/media] Asshole Responsible: [url]http://twitter.com/pkollar[/url]

Why do crybabies have to ruin everything for everyone And why do people ever listen to them?

Was this an offical ad? If so that's awesome. Shame people are such idiots who get pissy about every single tiny thing.

In my blind retardation I forgot about free speech I am stupid

silly IW think they can get away with anything now that plenty of sheep will buy the game

[QUOTE=NovembrDobby;18134990]silly IW think they can get away with anything now that plenty of sheep will buy the game[/QUOTE] well that's generally what happens when a game is mainstream

awe fags

I can't wait for the [b]World at War 2 : Vietnam[/b] ad campaign: [highlight]HEY, FAG, PLAY THIS GAME OR YOU'RE A FUCKING GOOK HUR DUR[/highlight]

[QUOTE=jcallan;18134983]IW should have known this would have happened and they've been frankly stupid and childish with their advertising campaigns. I mean, what the fuck where they thinking? What would have happened if they had done [b]N[/b]o-one [b]I[/b]n [b]G[/b]ame [b]G[/b]renade [b]E[/b]veryone [b]R[/b]andomly? Because this is almost the same. Poor form IW, I wish you no future success.[/QUOTE] They should release a trailer like that just to spite that retard.

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Gay people don't mind the word fag apparently

[QUOTE=jcallan;18135195][b][i]"Durr hurr making slurs about homosexuals sure will appeal to our fanbase and offend absolutely no-one durf hurf."[/i][/b] [b]-Infinity Ward Head of PR[/b] Quote from interview with GameFaqs [url]http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.php?board=2000381[/url][/QUOTE] chill the fuck out

Trailer was great, get over it.

A potato salesman, The perfect crime

[QUOTE=jcallan;18135195][b][i]"Durr hurr making slurs about homosexuals sure will appeal to our fanbase and offend absolutely no-one durf hurf."[/i][/b] [b]-Infinity Ward Head of PR[/b] Quote from interview with GameFaqs [url]http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.php?board=2000381[/url][/QUOTE] God damn, shut the fuck up. I'm flaming gay and I found this pretty damn funny.

If you're offended by this kind of stuff than that's pretty pathetic. Lighten up.

[QUOTE=jcallan;18135280]I'm sorry at being annoyed at a stupid and homophobic ad campaign :downs:[/QUOTE] Its not homophobic, its a damned joke. I'm not gonna go cry because someone said "Fags" or it was implied

Doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but they probably shouldn't have even done it.

People need to stop whining and learn to take a joke. [editline]dicks[/editline] lookin at you there jcallan

This just in: Having a sense of humor is now illegal.

[QUOTE=jcallan;18135280]I'm sorry at being annoyed at a stupid and homophobic ad campaign :downs:[/QUOTE] you're overreacting like a god damn child. they use "fag" [i]as a joke[/i] and you piss your pants about it.

someone always has to ruin it.

Boxes in this post

ITT: Overreacting Gay people. Not including Zeddy.

Its not like they said "Hey, all fags should be round up and executed and burn in hell and they're the spawn of Satan. Also don't grenade spam."

uh, it's just a joke, i don't really see that much of a problem

[QUOTE=chaz13;18135425]ITT: Gay people.[/QUOTE] Fags even

A game depicting gore and death in so many ways possible is fine and dandy, possibly even encouraged, but when someone tosses a slur, be it racial or sexual, [b]HOO-HOO, HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS![/b]

[QUOTE=jcallan;18135407]I'll once again refer to you to my nigger post. WHERE DOES THE JOKING STOP AND THE DISCRIMINATION START? Where I asks yah? [editline]09:18PM[/editline] :downs:[/QUOTE] I'll once again refer you to my stop whining post. call me when IW announces gays aren't permitted to play online, that's where the discrimination starts. otherwise it's a crack joke that select people like you get all up in arms about.

Reminds me of when Fallout 3's ads got pulled because they showed postwar Washington. FFS America.