To appease a Steam user's demands for straight representation, Webfishing added a 'Straight' title that costs 9,999 fish bucks

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8mo ago

To appease a Steam user's demands for straight representation, Webfishing added a 'Straight' title that costs 9,999 fish bucks

www.pcgamer.com /games/sports/to-appease-a-steam-users-demands-for-straight-representation-webfishing-added-a-straight-title-that-costs-9-999-fish-bucks/

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8mo ago

To appease a Steam user's demands for straight representation, Webfishing added a 'Straight' title that costs 9,999 fish bucks

www.pcgamer.com /games/sports/to-appease-a-steam-users-demands-for-straight-representation-webfishing-added-a-straight-title-that-costs-9-999-fish-bucks/

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8mo ago

To appease a Steam user's demands for straight representation, Webfishing added a 'Straight' title that costs 9,999 fish bucks

www.pcgamer.com /games/sports/to-appease-a-steam-users-demands-for-straight-representation-webfishing-added-a-straight-title-that-costs-9-999-fish-bucks/

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I'm glad I was born a normal straight instead of a really fucking fragile straight.
- The thing about being straight is that it's really easy to get bent out of shape apparently.
- I theorize that the fragile straights aren't actually straight. Which I assume is what the developer is poking fun at with the quotation marks.
  Our social default is still to assume that most people are straight. It doesn't make sense for a straight person to have a driving need to prove that they are straight ... unless they think someone would have a good reason to put them into a "non-straight" category.
- Devil's advocate. If someone wants to call themselves straight, and that offends you. Aren't you fragile as well?
  
  I mean, I guess depending on context? This really isn't about static titles though. Like, nobody fought for straight people to be allowed to exist. Even in our modern age gays are still executed for being themselves. It's understandably offensive if someone is like "I want to show pride too!" if the thing you're proud of is winning the right to openly exist and the thing they're proud of is... being the more socially accepted and advantaged class?
  It's not a perfect comparison but it's almost like if a rich person wanted a trophy for being rich because the lower class just got a trophy for surviving being poor.
  
  Being offended by somebody "calling themselves straight" is stupid and fragile.
  Being "proud of being straight because somebody else is proud of being queer" is stupid and fragile.
  Being "content with being straight and wanting to label yourself as such in an environment where that makes sense" is reasonable.
  I dont play the game so I dont know the context but I assume labeling yourself straight does not make sense in a fishing game and as such it is most likely about the second point
This reminds me of my friend. "I'm so gay I'm not even straight-up gay. I'm gay-up gay."
When it's a chat game, I guess titles for your character are considered content.
lol they're gonna be so damned salty about this.
Is that uh... Is that a lot?
This is fuckin dumb one way or another but if 10,000 fishbucks is a lot factors in a fair amount.
- Did you read the article? It says the other purchasable titles are 75 fish bucks.
Congratulations on contributing to othering and discrimination against yourselves and your communities.
If I were straight I'd be offended at this, not because I'm a fragile widdle loser, but because it literally implies LGBT people are not normal, and it's a setback in society's fight for equality.
That'll teach them for asking for fair representation!
Gottem!!
- It’s not Valve/Steam dictating this. Its a user demanding it and the devs taking the piss.
I don't understand this. Why not just give a normal priced thing to them? I don't think this is very nice and I don't think its ok. Could have just leave it out as well but wtf.
- The original request was petty, so was the response.
  
  I don't blame them for responding petty. Steam has some of the most hostile and bigoted people out there. Something like this is a great way to push back against them while being funny and highlighting the absurdity of their request.
  \ Which it so is, people don't need a straight pride flag or straight pride label, they're just trying to push back against LGBTQ acceptance.
  
  And? When your players want a cosmetic item just give it to them. Its not petty to want a cosmetic item.
  
  The original request was for inclusion, and you bloodthirsty foamers reject them out of hand because you're petty. You're sitting there putting people down and thinking you're just so cool because everyone straight is obviously the kind of person who hurt you before.
- They're being petty, yes. I think it's funny though, lol
  
  I don't think its funny, it just makes the people mad and that for no reason at all.
- Let me just go and get my badges that say "default config" and "normal" from the drawer here somewhere. Then I'll explain it to you while wearing them.
  
  It looks like these guys have you covered:
  https://retrobadge.co.uk/retrobadge/slogans-sayings-badges/normal-small-retro-badge/
  
  I mean, shure do that why shouldn't you be allowed to do that? Thats the point.
  
  I mean, I think a badge titled Normal would have been just fine.
- You're so right! The straights are so brave and persecuted!
  It's so hard to be considered the only valid sexuality by the majority of people and religions. They should definitely cater to the straights. The lgbtqia+ population shouldn't get a single thing- not protections, spaces, clothing, or even name tags that straights don't.
  Think it's time that the straights get a pride day? Maybe a white lives matter movement is in order too! Maybe we should have a mens day as well. Hell, let's do something super special for all the straight white men since they have it so tough and their title is important and they fought soooooo hard for it.
  
  Equal means equal. Your argument just creates a different hierarchy does it not?
  
  Maybe we should have a mens day as well.
  We actually already have International Men's Day, it's next Tuesday (Nov 19).
  P.s. I agree with you, I just wanted to point out a fun fact.
  
  What's so wrong about a label?
  If we want to normalize LGBT, we can't assume someone's sexuality, so therefore labels are valuable.
  And no, straight people don't need a separate pride day, they could just use the same day we already have. I'd love to see straight people marching alongside their LGBT friends celebrating normalizing all types of sexuality. The LGBT community has "won" once people are more likely to all ask than assume someone's sexuality.
  
  Congratulations, you're part of the problem.
- Egalitarian respect was never the point.
  Being petty is the point.
  You can decide if you respect that behavior or not. Personally I'll be refunding this title.
  
  It's ok, I bought copies for my friends to cancel your vote out.

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