The world would be better if white people rejected the notion of whiteness. Persson clearly enjoys playing the victim despite being a white, straight, wealthy as all hell (it must be really hard sitting on $2.5 billion), male and frankly this entire Twitter proceeding is offensive and attempts to undermine any progress the LGBTIQA+ community has made. But this time it looks like he’s gone off the deep end. It's now clear that it saved the series from its creator. Why does nobody like me? It’s hard to believe that the mastermind behind Minecraft, a community where collaboration and acceptance flourishes, has so frequently flown the flag of bigotry and hatred. Notch is the man behind the wildly successful, world-beating success that is the video game Minecraft. This is not true at all, for a few reasons. I saw some exit poll data that said the only two demographics to vote for Trump were white men and white women. It is inarguable that white people, on the whole, have certain advantages in our society. Since then he’s bought a super expensive house in Beverly Hills, done a whole bunch of tweeting, and not much else. As I got older, my parents, through hard work, were able to raise their (and my) station in this world. The bottom line is that there is no need for a Heterosexual Pride Day because heterosexuals are not marginalized, abused, and silenced due to their sexuality. Obviously I’m just one person but I have to say this was the line for me, — TheRedstoneScientist (@ProfessorTRS) June 29, 2017, Notch: Tweets out hateful and uneducated opinions constantly. "It's okay to be white" has become something of a meme on the right. In creating the most important video game of the 21st century, Notch made himself insanely wealthy. If you've never heard of Notch, you probably don't have kids in your life. Instead they're embracing a system of oppression that they benefit from. I didn't phrase that tweet correctly. They act like it's something of a checkmate, because, in their minds, to argue against it would be to say that it's not okay to be white. No one is saying that white privilege means white people get everything handed to them on a silver platter. Minecraft creator Notch went on a Twitter tirade after inadvertently insulting Zoe Quinn. Not easy, but easier. Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, is known for being a prolific Twitter user, barely going an hour without hitting "send" on a tweet. Still, Notch wasn’t backing down, and he followed up with this statement: Notch’s stance on the controversy that struck the gaming community in 2014 has been difficult to pin down. His original tweet, embedded below, paints a really sad picture of Notch’s true colours. Share Share Tweet Email. So let's go through his tweets one at a time, because they're worth addressing. Notch had some choice words in response, calling @UnburntWitch a word unfit for publication at this fine establishment. That's all "white privilege" is. I just think he's showing signs of being a person who doesn't quite understand how race works. In the process, he also developed a massive and devoted online following. Notch is the man behind the wildly successful, world-beating success that is the video game Minecraft. See: hiring trends, generational wealth advantages, not needing to be terrified when you get pulled over by the police—white people have it just a bit better. On the other, he’s been very outspoken in his belief that those speaking against GamerGate, so called Social Justice Warriors, are impractical and often outraged without real cause. The world doesn’t need more oppression. On the one hand, he’s absolutely against the assaults and harassment on women that GamerGate followers committed. After all, how dare EA ask people to buy a game for $60, and then give people who have a lot of money the ability to get ahead in that game faster? We’re disappointed, Notch. While he was quick to delete this particular tweet, he made it clear he was holding on to his beliefs despite the backlash. And many people of color are understandably mad. © 2016 - 2020 Checkpoint Gaming. GameGate’s shadow is still evidently enough to make a former programmer blow up on Twitter. Peter Bright - … He deserves every bit of success that he has. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. What I should have said was "fuck whiteness." Whether he's trolling or being pollyanna-ish, either way he's wrong. Now, does acknowledging that such privilege exists invalidate a white person's success? What the world needs is love, acceptance, and progress. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Markus Persson, AKA ‘Notch’, has tweeted a slew of horrendous messages that have truly disappointed us, his fans, and the wider LGBTQIA+ community. Passionate about gaming from a young age, those hamsters would probably have taken over the world by now if they didn't vastly prefer playing and writing about video games instead. After creating Minecraft in 2009 the game quickly grew into a vast empire, appearing on nearly every console, phone, and computer operating system. , done a whole bunch of tweeting, and not much else. You may remember Zoe as the unfortunate target of GamerGate’s abuse from. It's shitty to feel like your hard work is being dismissed. Now, I don't think Notch is a racist. Notch, the world doesn’t need more hatred. "White's" not a heritage. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. They didn't like being on the worse end of what they felt was an oppressive system. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. Comment. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Your California Privacy Rights. It all happened Sunday evening after being presented a tweet from Twitter user @Unburnt Witch: @UnburntWitch was referring to the developer of an upcoming indie game, The Last Night. Be warned: the language used is most definitely not safe for work. They worked their asses off and overcame myriad obstacles to earn what they have.
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