While fans of Bayonetta are prone to (inadvertently) reminding us that having a female designer doesn’t guarantee quality designs – we feel its always worth remembering that who and why a designer is hired can define the focus of a production… provided that someone else doesn’t overrule them at every turn.
This is one reason why I’d personally like to see more high profile projects given to creators with a personal investment in the material over high profile individuals with track records of believing long disproven myths and heavy reliance on baffling justifications.
I want to hate those who voted for him. I really really do. But i don’t believe there are that many truly evil people out there, and to me that means that the majority of trump supporters are misled. Maybe they were raised in a religion that’s ideals were theoretically represented by Mike Pence… Or maybe they saw news story headlines without reading them that led them to believe Hillary was the evil one… Maybe they were just old people scared of the massive change that would have been a female President (be honest, no one likes change they aren’t prepared for). Whatever the reason, whatever their story, I feel sympathy and pity for anyone who voted for Trump. And none at all for anyone who voted third party. Those are the ones I hate. Those were the arrogant assholes who thought that either A) a landmark and massively important election was the appropriate time to make a minor point, or B) they were delusional enough to think that someone outside the 2 party system could be elected for the first time in 200+ years. Those are the ones i hate.
Look, my parents voted for Trump, and they were not misled. They didn’t innocently vote for someone that pretended to be an upright human being. Trump has made very clear for decades that he’s an asshole. During his campaign he made very clear that he’s an ignorant, arrogant, racist, sexist, hateful, reactionary, entitled piece of shit asshole. People saw him and decided that everything he did just magically meant the opposite. Despite Trump being completely ignorant of the bible, people think he’s a devout Christian. Despite Trump being a sexual predator, a peeping tom, and an adulterer, people think he’s an example of moral purity. Despite Trump having multiple bankruptcies and failed businesses to his name, people think he’s a financial genius. He mocked POWs, the families of deceased soldiers, and the disabled. He referred to a supporter who is black as “my black”. He continued promoting that racist birther nonsense. He incited violence at his rallies. And my mom thinks (literally, I’m not exaggerating) that he’s the next biblical patriarch. My dad thinks he’s a Real Man, not like that p*ssy Obama.
Trump had white supremacists as his advisers.
Trump thinks Alex Jones is a font of wisdom.
Trump has said that his goal is to help his friends. He’s done that by getting rid of regulations that protect everyone else but eat SLIGHTLY into his buddies’ profit margins, and making changes to the tax code.
Trump doesn’t care when white supremacists kill people.
Trump thinks white supremacists chanting Nazi slogans, waving guns around, beating up black people, breaking into houses in predominately black neighborhoods, and running people over, are making a valid point. Allegedly some of them were chanting “Trump heil!” so take from that what you will.
Trump is attacking the LGBTQ+ community, with special hatred reserved for people who are trans.
Trump discriminates on the basis of religion.
Trump is trying to destroy the American education system, health care system, social security, environmental protections…
AND HE CURRENTLY HAS A 41% APPROVAL RATING.
This is not a matter of being misled. It’s just not. His supporters are just as ignorant and hateful as he is. If they weren’t, at least some of what he does would horrify them. But it’s a “small price to pay”, for what I’m not sure. Maybe just for having a white man in charge again “the way god intended”.
Stop talking and start doing: My Fallout Shelter for my Tumblr blog 