As someone on KotakuInAction pointed out, many of the crew currently castigating Gawker probably wouldn’t give a crap if they had outed a straight woman or man’s affair. The Editor in Chief of Kotaku confirmed that Nathan Grayson slept with Zoe Quinn and didn’t disclose the relationship last year, and antiGG folks still insist that nothing happened. Gawker Network editor Sam Biddle openly endorsed bullying, and dead silence from them. But possibly outing a dude having a gay affair? Now that’s a bridge too far.

Source, source, source.



Social Justice Sam: (placatingly) Yes, Gawker crossed a line.

Yes, they published information from a blackmailer about an alleged affair, probably ruining the life and reputation of a top executive one of their biggest competitors, and are morally and ethically wrong by any standard you care to name.

But lets focus on what’s really important.

Social Justice Sam: (angrily) We’ve got to keep those Goobergaters from saying “I told you so!”

Vivian James: (smugly) You like ethics in journalism, don’t you, Squidward?

And yes, I went plebcomics-style for layout for a change. I wanted to strike while the iron was hot.

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