I am so tired of speaking against Six Days. I just want to make videogames but gosh does it suck to not just oppose the game amidst the disingenuous arguments & harassment, but also have to lament the lack of proper coverage and the lack of Arab voices afforded a platform.
You want to know what my messages and email look like every time I speak because otherwise I fear the silence? Messages of hate. Images of violence & torture & illegal prisons. Blurry videos of civilians being blown up and worse. They say they can't wait to buy the game.
It took Al Jazeera to actually put two Arabs and a journalist on a screen. The devs bowed out as far as I understand - I guess they couldn't sustain their marketing narrative under pressure.
I'm not press but it didn't seem that complicated to set up not-"let's talk to the devs"
I'm not press but it didn't seem that complicated to set up not-"let's talk to the devs"
How do you fight this when you have to fight from the ground floor amidst hate while the people that exploit the destruction of your fellow people get the biggest platforms in games to interview them. It's been 8 weeks. Why are we fighting for a voice instead of against the game.
I'm tired. I'm so tired. Please, I want to make some games but how could I be silent when so many of the largest platforms in the medium have been too quiet about this game, or have been unable or uninterested in actually boosting the affected voices. Please.
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