shit ton of people are repeating the thing about hayao miyazaki saying AI art is an "insult to life itself" and just as a reminder he was talking about the zombies that team made that were intended to be scary in how much they shook, but instead reminded him of his disabled friend. the insult to life itself was referring to the team trying to make scary real symptoms that people live with.
it was a quote about ableism. if he has said other things about AI type stuff, that is a different thing. but that specific quote was about ableism.
Companies sticking with DEI:
Costco
Apple
JPMorgan Chase
Goldman Sachs
Ben & Jerry’s
E.L.F.
TJ Maxx
Macy’s
Nordstrom
Walgreens
Ulta
Old Navy
Kroger
Dollar Tree
Companies who retreated from DEI:
Meta Platforms
Amazon
McDonald’s
Walmart
Ford
Lowe’s
Harley-Davidson
Brown-Forman
John Deere
Tractor Supply
Target
Aldi
Updated: 2/2/25 (Post with sources.)
and they were roommates... with only one bathroom
So. I’ve been laughing about this like all day and I need to talk about it. My gay ship just went canon in the most male power fantasy game of all time.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 recently released (I’ve been playing it, it’s good). It’s an RPG set in medieval Bohemia. You play as Henry, a blacksmith’s son. The first game, released back in 2018, starts with your village being burned to the ground and everyone either is killed or has to flee. The rest of that game is you trying to, among various things, deal with your trauma and get revenge. It’s a very well executed story in my opinion.
A notable character in the game is Lord Hans Capon, who was a real guy but the game version is a bit loosely based on him. Hans and Henry become rivals then friends. Their noble/peasant dynamic is reminiscent of Arthur and Merlin in BBC Merlin (though I would argue the class dynamics are far better executed and more nuanced). Like ten people including me decided to ship them.
The first game was a bit rough but overall good. It garnered a decent audience, including a notably large audience of straight white men who really like medieval history but not enough to know much about it beyond swords are cool. You get the picture.
The second game is announced. Those guys I mentioned are super excited!
Well. As it turns out there’s going to be a homosexual relationship in the game, according to an announcement made by the director at the end of January. Uh oh. W-well as long as it’s not the main character-
Cue release day, February 4th. IT IS!!!
HANS AND HENRY. It’s THEM! They have sex ON SCREEN. No nuance about it (though it’s important to note this is an option you have to CHOOSE).
The guys go crazy. KCD has gone woke they cry. And to make it worse there’s *gasp* a black man in a Bohemian court! DEI!
I can’t believe Warhorse Studios did it. I’m genuinely amazed. I have never been so vindicated in my life.
Everyone play this game for the love of god. The combat is tough but there’s plenty of guides online. It’s worth it I promise.
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