Meanwhile, reasonable discussion is drowned in a sea of outrage.Īs to the fan art itself, it's a great and faithful rendition as far as I can tell. And frankly that's the worst, most ridiculous and immature form of critique possible. It's more like art-by-committee, nitpicking every little detail and demanding that the art in question conform specifically to a socially acceptable set of criteria, and that any straying from said criteria isn't just wrong but also harmful. Thankfully the developer, Game Grumps, has spoken up about this and told fans that this kind of response isn't appropriate-for all the good it will do. However, the criticism (largely stemming from the game's passionate Tumblr fanbase) has become so over-the-top that the artist is now saying she may leave social media altogether.īecause of a piece of fan art that was never supposed to be social commentary in the first place, the artist has received death threats and a level of hatred that should shame even internet fandom, vile though it can be, into something resembling self-reflection. Now, there are likely some reasonable critiques of this fanart contained in the five bullet points above, and not everyone on Twitter critical of the art has been mean-spirited. Criticism that the character Damien (second to far left) was portrayed as a woman when that character is suggested to be a trans man in the game.Criticism that this is made for 'straight men' at the expense of the bi and gay men the game was intended for.Criticism that the character on the far left (Robert) isn't or can't be 'rugged' because she's showing skin.Criticism that the women aren't as muscular as their male counterparts.Criticism that all the women appear younger and show more skin then their male counterparts.
Criticism of the female version of Brian (far right) for not being a realistic representation of overweight women.This lighthearted rendition immediately met with both praise and fierce criticism. At first blush, it may just look like a fun bit of fan-art, but the internet's outrage battalion is here to prove just how nefarious it truly is.
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