Thread by @IanDunt, As one of the other voices in the game, let me go [...]

Ian Dunt

IanDunt

As one of the other voices in the game, let me go on record to say that I& #39;m incensed by this. Whether you agree with Helen& #39;s views on trans issues or not, they are legitimate debate and she is entitled to hold and express them. https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-to-remove-controversial-host-from-watch-dogs-le-1845596398?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=kotaku_twitter">https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-t...

Ubisoft To Remove Controversial Host From Watch Dogs Legion’s Podcasts

Ubisoft will replace two of Watch Dogs: Legion’s in-game podcasts in which British journalist Helen Lewis appears, after becoming “aware” of offensive remarks she’s made in the past about gender...

https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-to-remove-controversial-host-from-watch-dogs-le-1845596398?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=kotaku_twitter

She wasn& #39;t even discussing any of those issues here. A little Twitter mob got excited and now she is simply cancelled.

What utter cowardice. The silencing of someone on all issues, even analysis of a fictional political universe, because people disagreed with what they said on another issue.

Just absolutely abysmal. And worst of all, in an anti-fascist game. Wiping away someone& #39;s voice in a software update: the digital equivalent of burning books.

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