https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/nybyo1/my_response_and_maybe_last_post/
Thank you! The hyperlink isn't working so let me just link that here for convenience (June 12, 2021)
That's the link for anyone to read, I'm putting my own personal reactions and response below here so only keep reading if you want what I personally have to say about it
First off I am deeply disappointed in anyone who participated in any harassing, doxxing, threats, etc of Scott. Shame on any of you who did that. You accomplish nothing other than being a garbage human being and only make the world worse for any of us who are minorities. I hope you're ashamed of yourselves, you should be.
Now, for what Scott said... tl;dr- I won't waste my energy hating on him because that solves literally nothing, but I'm confident in my stance now: I will no longer support Scott nor will I financially support official FNaF material again.
I respect that he was blunt about what he wanted to address, and that he wasn't giving a fake apology for something he's not sorry for, but I still can't stand by him.
It always rubs me the wrong way when people argue "I'm not racist/homophobic/etc because this specific instance I supported insert-minority-here!". I'll give Scott the benefit of the doubt and maybe this was him trying to clear up "I haven't only supported cishet white republicans ever", but it's still... yeah. Idk maybe it's just me, but I've unfortunately seen too many cases of "I work with an autistic kid at school so I'm not ableist" "I donated to a BLM cause before so I'm not racist" "I have a gay friend so I'm not homophobic", etc for that to go under my radar.
I think what hurts most is when Scott argued that he voted for far-right republican parties... because he thought they'd do more good than harm to the LGBT+ community. And said this immediately after saying how he felt Trump was great for this country- the same man who pushed voter suppression in POC communities, the same man who tried to ban transgender people from serving in the military, the same man who pushed a bill to try and define that gender is sex- aka trying to define trans people out of existence. Numerous far-right parties that he supports and think is "better" for the LGBT community are the ones who push "you can only use the bathroom/lockeroom/etc of your assigned sex at birth" bills. The fact that he thinks people who push these policies are what's best for the LGBT+ community... scares me. A lot.
I also get rubbed the wrong way with "I also believe in science". I mean- I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that means "Climate change is real", but I also can't help that churn in my gut of all of the transphobes I deal with day-to-day who argue the """science""" that I'm a girl because of the genitals I got born with. I really really want to assume the best of Scott here, but it's very hard to at this time.
I think the final nail in the coffin for me is "That's not an apology or promise to change, it's the way it's always been." I want to chalk this up to poor wording, really, I do. But I feel I need to mention this as well. I understand not wanting to give an apology, because he's not sorry. But... not wanting to change because "it's the way it's always been" rubs me very wrong. Times are always changing, and we should strive to change with them, rather than going with the "old way" of dealing with things. It's like when my homophobic family says things like "Oh but we said gay as an insult back then and it was okay back then that's just how we were so I can't change that now" "Oh I can't use singular they/them because I was taught different grammar when I was 10 so I can't change now, grammar's the way it's always been". Again, this is probably Scott saying his stances on "I believe in religion but also science and equality etc etc" won't change and he'll always treat people fairly, but it also was worded poorly if that's the point he was trying to make.
I don't hate the guy, but... yeah, no. I can't support him anymore. I still believe one can enjoy FNaF because the series doesn't push any harmful ideologies, but I can't give Scott my money anymore, knowing he's using profits to support the people who want to cause harm to people like me. He may say how much he supports us, but if the profits he makes go towards hurting us, I can't stand by him.
... one last salty note: okay where are my people who were raised Catholic. And like have all that religious trauma because people commit horrendous acts against us for being a minority. And like because of that we get so happy whenever we see anyone Christian who seems to support minorities? And then get so sad when they're Trump supporters and don't support us despite claiming they do??? I can't be the only one right???
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