OPEN LETTER TO THE CENSORIOUS COWARDS

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Kayla Flow 25 Jul @ 6:43pm

OPEN LETTER TO THE CENSORIOUS COWARDS

To the policymakers, payment gatekeepers, media executives, and moral overlords who think censorship is leadership:

You have blood on your hands — not pixel blood, not fiction, not fantasy — real blood.
While you poured billions into sanitizing digital art, into neutering stories and choking the joy out of expression, people are dying in places you won’t look at.

Children in remote Aboriginal communities suffer from diseases that were eradicated decades ago in countries with half your GDP.
People drink water that would be illegal in your city offices.
Basic healthcare? A fantasy.
But instead of addressing this grotesque, festering failure, you spent your time policing cleavage in video games.

You banned characters.
You erased stories.
You sanitized art until it became meaningless sludge, because it made you feel powerful.

You are not heroes.
You are not guardians.
You are cowards who traded real work for fake victories — and now wear your censorship like a medal, while real Australians suffer in silence.

You let preventable diseases spread.
You let generations be forgotten.
And in return, you gave us a culturally lobotomized, creatively bankrupt wasteland of media made for no one.

We see you.
We see the rot.
And we are done being silent.

You will not rewrite our stories.
You will not dictate our art.
And you will not buy forgiveness with moral theatre.

Put the money where it matters.
Put the effort where it’s needed.
Or step aside for someone with a spine.

Signed,
Someone who refuses to play along anymore.

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Leonardo Da Pinchi 25 Jul @ 6:52pm

Was this a suggestion for the Steam client/website or...no?

d3str0y3r 25 Jul @ 7:15pm

To all the people not on the forums…

Yzal 25 Jul @ 7:34pm

You might have better chance of them reading it if you put it on a billboard in the middle of the desert.

William Shakesman 25 Jul @ 7:46pm

Honestly once you realize that they prefer to get mad at drawings than the stuff that actually ruins lives before it even reaches the hand of the customer, writing open letters feels a bit... like it's missing the mark. At that point, all the words that need to be said have been said. They are the enemy, that's all there is to it.

Tanoomba 25 Jul @ 7:58pm

Originally posted by William Shakesman:
Honestly once you realize that they prefer to get mad at drawings than the stuff that actually ruins lives

Literally everybody who makes these threads is someone who prefers to get mad about drawings than the stuff that actually ruins lives. How many of these "anti-censorship" outrage junkies do you think have contributed to the well-being of children in remote aboriginal communities, or worked towards providing potable water to those who don't have it? Heck, I'd bet a significant portion of the angry mob hold beliefs that contributed to "letting preventable diseases spread".

ガブ - Gabu 25 Jul @ 8:23pm

Originally posted by William Shakesman:
Honestly once you realize that they prefer to get mad at drawings than the stuff that actually ruins lives before it even reaches the hand of the customer, writing open letters feels a bit... like it's missing the mark. At that point, all the words that need to be said have been said. They are the enemy, that's all there is to it.

Agreed, and the goblet runneth over - it's high time we treat them like we do most enemies. Unrelated, but have y'all seen how easy it is to construct a guillotine?

Last edited by ガブ - Gabu; 25 Jul @ 8:24pm

William Shakesman 25 Jul @ 8:25pm

Originally posted by ガブ - Gabu:
Originally posted by William Shakesman:
Honestly once you realize that they prefer to get mad at drawings than the stuff that actually ruins lives before it even reaches the hand of the customer, writing open letters feels a bit... like it's missing the mark. At that point, all the words that need to be said have been said. They are the enemy, that's all there is to it.

Agreed, and the goblet runneth over - it's high time we treat them like we do most enemies.

Give them visas and a security clearance and majority seats on the HR board?

Gangsta Commando 25 Jul @ 8:31pm

Originally posted by Tanoomba:
Literally everybody who makes these threads is someone who prefers to get mad about drawings than the stuff that actually ruins lives.

I’m bothered when companies like Disney alter classic films to align with modern political correctness by adding or changing content warnings and editing scenes. It can feel paternalistic, possibly fostering unnecessary sensitivity and, for some, anxiety or reduced resilience.

Originally posted by William Shakesman:
How many of these "anti-censorship" outrage junkies do you think have contributed to the well-being of children in remote aboriginal communities, or worked towards providing potable water to those who don't have it? Heck, I'd bet a significant portion of the angry mob hold beliefs that contributed to "letting preventable diseases spread".

Actually, a significant amount of work in education, vaccination campaigns, and healthcare initiatives in developing nations has been led by organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations, and the Rockefeller Foundation. These efforts are often strategically designed to improve public health but has a deeper intent to encourage sustainable population balance through education and access to healthcare.

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work

https://www.unfpa.org/family-planning

In fact, many of the good intentions through the lens of progressive policy are in fact a flavor of eugenics and actively disturb cultures. For example, open borders through the claim of diversity has a risk that could impact the diversity that is currently being advocated.

Do yourself a favor and look up some of the academic papers and arguments to encourage diversity so much there will be an eventual expected outcome of no difference in culture.

William Shakesman 25 Jul @ 8:41pm

Originally posted by Gangsta Commando:
Originally posted by Tanoomba:
Literally everybody who makes these threads is someone who prefers to get mad about drawings than the stuff that actually ruins lives.

I’m bothered when companies like Disney alter classic films to align with modern political correctness by adding or changing content warnings and editing scenes. It can feel paternalistic, possibly fostering unnecessary sensitivity and, for some, anxiety or reduced resilience.

Originally posted by William Shakesman:
How many of these "anti-censorship" outrage junkies do you think have contributed to the well-being of children in remote aboriginal communities, or worked towards providing potable water to those who don't have it? Heck, I'd bet a significant portion of the angry mob hold beliefs that contributed to "letting preventable diseases spread".

Actually, a significant amount of work in education, vaccination campaigns, and healthcare initiatives in developing nations has been led by organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations, and the Rockefeller Foundation. These efforts are often strategically designed to improve public health but has a deeper intent to encourage sustainable population balance through education and access to healthcare.

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work

https://www.unfpa.org/family-planning

In fact, many of the good intentions through the lens of progressive policy are in fact a flavor of eugenics and actively disturb cultures. For example, open borders through the claim of diversity has a risk that could impact the diversity that is currently being advocated.

Do yourself a favor and look up some of the academic papers and arguments to encourage diversity so much there will be an eventual expected outcome of no difference in culture.

I don't get what any of this stuff has to do with the sort of pornography that actually ruins lives but it is quite clear that certain people get really ticked off when you mention that.

Tanoomba 23 hours ago

Originally posted by Gangsta Commando:
I’m bothered when companies like Disney alter classic films to align with modern political correctness by adding or changing content warnings and editing scenes.

Guess what? You do not have a right to not be "bothered". On the contrary, being "bothered" is pretty much a given that everyone is going to have to deal with repeatedly in life. If the things that "bother" you enough that you feel the need to speak out about them are entertainment media, then you can consider yourself extremely lucky.

Originally posted by Gangsta Commando:
Actually, a significant amount of work in education, vaccination campaigns, and healthcare initiatives in developing nations has been led by organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations, and the Rockefeller Foundation.

OK. How many people complaining about Visa and Mastercard not wanting to be associated with incest porn are also contributing to education, vaccination campaigns, and healthcare initiatives? Better question: How many of them would be vocally OPPOSED to, say, "vaccination campaigns"?

Originally posted by Gangsta Commando:
For example, open borders

Literally nobody is advocating for open borders. You are tilting at windmills.

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William Shakesman 22 hours ago

Originally posted by Tanoomba:
Literally nobody is advocating for open borders. You are tilting at windmills.

Gotta admit I thought "Everyone I disagree with online is also spreading diseases to the underprivileged." was pretty precious but this one is truly remarkable.

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Gangsta Commando 8 hours ago

Originally posted by William Shakesman:
I don't get what any of this stuff has to do with the sort of pornography that actually ruins lives but it is quite clear that certain people get really ticked off when you mention that.

We are all beholdened to a moral authority, and what better gatekeeper is that of a banker?

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William Shakesman 8 hours ago

Originally posted by Gangsta Commando:
Originally posted by William Shakesman:
I don't get what any of this stuff has to do with the sort of pornography that actually ruins lives but it is quite clear that certain people get really ticked off when you mention that.

We are all beholdened to a moral authority, and what better gatekeeper is that of a banker?

In much the same way capitalism and communism are no longer meaningful opponents in the current political context, people just can be really easily made to love bankers. All you need is someone to hate more.

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Wildfire 7 hours ago

Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that due to ongoing issues with Steam and their lack of opposition to the payment corporations, There project now resembles a sinking ship. Unfortunately, with the current leadership, there appears to be no way to fix this.

im sorry but this is how i see it i hope they take there lesson form this

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Mad Scientist 7 hours ago

Originally posted by Wildfire:
Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that due to ongoing issues with Steam and their lack of opposition to the payment corporations, There project now resembles a sinking ship. Unfortunately, with the current leadership, there appears to be no way to fix this.

im sorry but this is how i see it i hope they take there lesson form this

If anything people would be more likely to buy from a video game store that doesn't have pedophilic, incest and take content.

Even one good indie likely sells significantly more than those games combined. Let alone a single AAA. Hardly a "sinking ship", more like skeletons dragging behind the ship by a rope having the rope cut so the ship moves that bit much faster.

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