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Stardew Valley Fans Harassed After Asking For Pronouns

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

Published Apr 24, 2024

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Summary

Stardew Valley players have been asking ConcernedApe to add pronouns to the character creator.
In response, LGBTQ+ players have faced abuse from others in the community.
As ConcernedApe has not commented on the situation yet, some are even calling for a boycott.

Over the past couple of weeks, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Stardew Valley queer community has been calling on Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone to add pronouns to the character creator, allowing non-binary people to feel better represented in-game. However, others have responded by harassing LGBTQ+ players and content creators.

Twitch chats are being spammed with abuse, YouTubers such as Keemstar Show ex-producer ChrisTheNarc have tweeted about the calls f🌺or pronouns being an "insane take", while others are misgendering people in the community directly in their replies.

S♏ome trans streamers, such as QueerlyBee, have locked their social media accounts down after being targeted due to the growing vitriol. There are even allegations that some streamers are being doxxed, so many are now warning others away from playing the game until the hate blows over.

Some Fans Are Attempting To Stage A Boycott

As of writing, there has been no response from Barone. It's worth noting that he's a solo dev not just supporting 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stardew Valley, but also 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:developing a new game call✨ed Haunted Chocolatier. So, adding pronouns isn't as simple as it sounds, but many have tagged Barone online asking him to denounce the transphobia and harassment taking place within the community, to which he has also not responded. As such, some Stardew fans are calling for a boycott.

"I truly do not care about if ConcernedApe speaks on pronouns in the game anymore," "I want him to condemn the transphobia and violence again📖st the trans members of the community he gained in creating Stardew Valley."ജ;

"The silence from ConcernedApe regarding harassment towards trans folks in the community is disappointing," . "I will no♋ longer be playing Stardew or making content on this game."

"Due to ConcernedApe's silence about the lack of gender inclusivity and the amount of harassment our friends from the Stardew community (especially from [the] LGBTQ+ community) are receiving, it does not feel right for me to continue streaming or playing Stardew Valley," . "It truly breaks my heart to see the amount of people that are getting hurt from the situation".