#stuff things

A small YouTube channel who does reaction vids and and live play gaming that I actively watch posted a HPL part 1 reaction a few days ago. I rarely comment but I asked that they reconsider posting the vid and continuing the game and suggested they do some research into the major issues people have with the content in game, specifically mentioning it being antisemitic.

I know it's too late and they already paid for the game, but the next day they did thank me for bringing it to their attention. They have stated that they won't be continuing the game and they took down the vid. I truly think they didn't know and that they first heard about it thanks to my comment.

I only got a little push back from others for my comment, mostly that it wasn't worth my time trying to bring up the issues with the content when the game was already purchased but nothing more alarming than that.

I think I did good. But was it enough? I feel I was being kind and level headed. Just giving the information was enough in this case. I did unsubscribe till they responded to my comment.

In your opinion what else could/should I have done?

-trying to be an ally

I don't think there was anything else you could do. This was the perfect way to handle this, in my opinion, which, admittedly, doesn't mean very much, as I am one tiny person.

But the thing is that facts are the best way to tackle this stuff, I think. If we get mad, we get called oversensitive, or too angry, or too woke, you know?

So if you're just like "yo, here's what people are saying about this game/show/etc, maybe promoting it isn't awesome?" it lets people look for themselves, and make the decision for themselves.

And sometimes people will double down, and sometimes they'll think about it. You can't control other people.