I've seen bad codes of conduct before, but never one so blatantly
bigoted as that of a gaming award group called CRIT. Not being a member
of the gaming community, I don't know whether anyone take these people seriously or they're just outlying nutcases.
"Individuals who identify as Zionists, promote Zionist material, or
engage in activities that without a doubt support Zionism are not
eligible for nomination."
https://garymcgath.com/wp/crit-awards/
Interpretations of this rule run the gamut from seeing a statement of solidarity with Palestinians to reading it as a ban on all Jewish
gamers. In the custom of the modern internet, reactions have included harassment and review-bombing of anyone remotely associated with the
awards, including nominees.
I've seen bad codes of conduct before, but never one so blatantly bigoted as that of a gaming award group called CRIT. Not being a member of the gaming community, I don't know whether anyone take these people seriously or they're just outlying nutcases.
"Individuals who identify as Zionists, promote Zionist material, or engage in activities that without a doubt support Zionism are not eligible for nomination."
https://garymcgath.com/wp/crit-awards/
On Thu, 27 Jun 2024, Gary McGath wrote:
I've seen bad codes of conduct before, but never one so blatantly
bigoted as that of a gaming award group called CRIT. Not being a
member of the gaming community, I don't know whether anyone take these
people seriously or they're just outlying nutcases.
"Individuals who identify as Zionists, promote Zionist material, or
engage in activities that without a doubt support Zionism are not
eligible for nomination."
https://garymcgath.com/wp/crit-awards/
Hilarious! They should add that no member of the Illuminati is eligible
for nomination as well!
I've seen bad codes of conduct before, but never one so
blatantly bigoted as that of a gaming award group called CRIT.
Not being a member of the gaming community, I don't know
whether anyone take these people seriously or they're just
outlying nutcases.
"Individuals who identify as Zionists, promote Zionist
material, or engage in activities that without a doubt support
Zionism are not eligible for nomination."
https://garymcgath.com/wp/crit-awards/
Its perhaps interesting to compare this to moves to
exclude Russians from many competitions, out of (wholly
justified) horror at the invasion of Ukraine.
On 7/3/24 12:15 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
Its perhaps interesting to compare this to moves to
exclude Russians from many competitions, out of (wholly
justified) horror at the invasion of Ukraine.
Tchaikovsky has been removed from some concerts for that reason. Since
he died before the invasion started, not to mention before Putin was
born, it's quite a stretch to blame him.
On 7/3/24 12:15 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
Its perhaps interesting to compare this to moves to
exclude Russians from many competitions, out of (wholly
justified) horror at the invasion of Ukraine.
Tchaikovsky has been removed from some concerts for that reason. Since
he died before the invasion started, not to mention before Putin was
born, it's quite a stretch to blame him.
--
Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com
[Hal Heydt]
I've been wondering if organizations were doing that. Pretty
much all of the classical Russian composers pre-date Putin, and
many pre-date the Soviet Union. I'd rather hate to see Borodin's
"In the Steppes of Central Asia" or any number of
Rimsky-Korasakhov's works dropped from being played (just to cite
a couple of examples).
On 7/4/24 8:58 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
[Hal Heydt]
I've been wondering if organizations were doing that. Pretty
much all of the classical Russian composers pre-date Putin, and
many pre-date the Soviet Union. I'd rather hate to see Borodin's
"In the Steppes of Central Asia" or any number of
Rimsky-Korasakhov's works dropped from being played (just to cite
a couple of examples).
In the Steppes of Central Asia is interesting in modern times because it
celbrates a land that isn't part of Russia but which Russia desperately
wants. Same goes for the Gayane Ballet Suite.
Hope they are playing Berezovsky's Ukranian suites again, though.
--scott
Or Mussorgsky's "Great Gates of Kiev".
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
On 7/3/24 12:15 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
Its perhaps interesting to compare this to moves to
exclude Russians from many competitions, out of (wholly
justified) horror at the invasion of Ukraine.
Tchaikovsky has been removed from some concerts for that reason. Since
he died before the invasion started, not to mention before Putin was
born, it's quite a stretch to blame him.
He DID write an opera glorifying the secret police after all.
--scott
On 7/4/24 8:54 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
On 7/3/24 12:15 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
Its perhaps interesting to compare this to moves to
exclude Russians from many competitions, out of (wholly
justified) horror at the invasion of Ukraine.
Tchaikovsky has been removed from some concerts for that reason. Since
he died before the invasion started, not to mention before Putin was
born, it's quite a stretch to blame him.
He DID write an opera glorifying the secret police after all.
The Oprichnik? That one's so obscure I never heard of it before doing a >search just now on "Tchaikovsky secret police". Perhaps for good reason.
I just heard that on WCRB yesterday, as part of the complete
"Pictures at an Exhibition." I wonder if it helps to change the
spelling to "Great Gate of Kyiv."
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