Scott Cawthon is not your friend. He is a business man.
Okay so most people are probably gonna ignore this but I've gotta say it anyway cuz it's important.
FNAF fans have been queerbaited on an EXTREME level and this fandom is stupid for not realising that. And the worst part is, there are a lot of LGBTQ+ people turning a blind eye to blatant homophobia and transphobia in the community as if it's not doing them any harm (but it very much is).
As much as I love Five Nights at Freddy's, the fandom should NOT have turned a blind eye to Scott Cawthon donating to a bunch of homophobes and transphobes. I know it was a long time ago, but even back then, no one seemed to really care and, honestly, what he did is not something that can be forgiven, especially considering how he responded to the allegations.
For those who don't know, in 2021, Scott Cawthon's political donations list was publicised on Twitter, revealing that he had donated money to several homophobic and transphobic politicians, such as Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell.
His response to this was that he "chose to support the candidates he felt were best to run the country", proceeding to share his support for the Republican party and refusing to apologise for supporting them.
But, of course, he also said that he "loves his LGBTQ+ fans" and that he is "grateful for the support from his LGBTQ+ fans".
And, of course, many of the characters from FNAF are implied LGBTQ+. Mangle, Funtime Foxy, Springbonnie and Lolbit don't have confirmed genders. Glamrock Freddy and Glamrock Bonnie were implied to have been a gay couple. So OBVIOUSLY he supports gay and trans people, right?
This is one of the most extreme cases of queerbaiting you will ever see. Actions speak louder than words. Scott Cawthon can say whatever he wants about supporting gay people but he has admitted and proved that he will always choose to give money to the people that want us dead, rather than the very few people in power who actually do good for us. Saying that you support gay people does not mean that you actually do.
I'm not gonna say people are entitled to their own opinions because, quite frankly, some opinions stink. If you seriously think that supporting Republicans isn't doing damage to the LGBTQ+ community then fuck you. I'm not usually political but it's so blatantly clear that Republicans want gay and trans people dead, and every time you donate money to them or even show them support, you help them with that cause. So fuck you. And fuck Scott Cawthon. Because he did the same and then tried to cover it up.
"The support of my LGBTQ+ fans means a lot to me" is actually such an awful thing to say considering that your LGBTQ+ fans need your support so much more than you need ours, but you refuse to give it to them and then pretend that you do. And you have to admit that it is suspicious how he chose to announce his retirement just days after this came out. I'm not saying that he isn't retiring to spend more time with his kids like he said. But there's definitely more to it than that, considering how angry he was at being cancelled.
I am, however, going to keep in mind that he was doxxed because this was completely wrong, no one deserves to be threatened or for their family to be threatened, but it's as though he's using that as an excuse to be forgiven by the fandom because he knows he's done something wrong and just doesn't want to apologise for it.
Something to always keep in mind: people who do bad things should always apologise. If they don't, or if they disguise denying they did anything wrong as an apology, they don't deserve your forgiveness.
And it just upsets me that there are so many LGBTQ+ FNAF fans that choose to ignore this. To those of you that this applies to, I URGE you to wake up and realise that he is helping the fight to get rid of the rights that we had to fight so hard for.
In short, Scott Cawthon is a homophobic and transphobic republican who pretends to be supportive of the LGBTQ+ community so that he doesn't lose fans because he knows what he does is wrong, but refuses to apologise for it.
So go ahead, continue to support Scott Cawthon, but just know that he probably doesn't support you back as much as you think he does.
Haha what the fuck do you mean that allegedly the Philippine government's no longer recognizing medicated ADHD people as a "Person with Disability" and are now barring them from getting disability cards what the fuck
English translation under the image
Original Tweet: Apparently medicated people with ADHD are allegedly no longer allowed to get PWD (Persons with Disability) cards especially since they can cope. Is it really like that it's like if you said "you don't really have diabetes because you have insulin" Reddit Screenshot: i went to the pdao (Persons with Disability Affairs Office) then i gave them my medical certificate. then the staff asked if i can cope [with my ADHD]. i wasn't able to answer quickly then they said that medicated people with adhd who can cope weren't entitled to pwd cards. that's apparently the new rule when applying for pwd cards. i wasn't able to answer anything because what else could i do, right. after that they said to still ask the doctor, it's a good thing the doctor allowed it and the staff even told me that "you're not really entitled to it but we'll allow it for now." i said thank you even passive-aggressively hahahah but in my opinion even if you're medicated, you should still be entitled to get a card. because adhd medication still has a shortage. and symptoms of depression would start manifesting when you don't have medication. it's like they're downplaying the hardships of people with adhd
Like this is just straight up appalling. and to have the GOVERNMENT [allegedly] be the ones doing this kind of shit is disgusting. They're basically saying that if you have medication, that means you don't have the condition anymore which is absurd. It also makes me fear that a lot of people with ADHD who may want to at least try if they could perform better with medication would refuse to take them specifically because they might lose their government benefits. This is disgusting.
A lawyer's advice regarding this issue:
Please keep this in mind and don't let them trample on your rights!
oh also. one other thing I’ve noticed about the kister situation is the immediate ocification of his characters and world as an excuse to still enjoy his work. I understand if you had an AU or something that you’ve been working on for like ten trillion years and it isn’t that attached to kisters work anymore. but i just keep seeing jokes about everyone’s “new ocs meerkat heathbar and sussy tables!! now that we hate this white guy content creator I can finally ship them yay yay yippee :]” it’s been one day. If you cannot let go of one piece of media in a sea of other pieces of media that are similar and probably better, or even hold off on making jokes about it for ONE DAY after it has come out that REAL LIFE HUMAN PEOPLE were hurt, I don’t know what to say to you. I just don’t. also. please for the love of god maybe don’t use the ever repeating situation of “famous person uses their fame to commit predatory, dangerous behavior towards their fans who trusted them” as an excuse to make your favorite one note horror whiteguys kiss. not only does it say some not great things about your respect towards creator boundaries (even if it was likely that alex only pushed this rhetoric to make himself look less like the type of person he ended up being, plenty of creators genuinely do have these sorts of boundaries and won’t be happy to see how little people actually care) “situation sucks but I guess some good came out of it because now I get to do (this) with this property” nothing good came out of this for the victims. absolutely fucking nothing.
believe them and support them.
much love. but i do not ever need to hear real life animatronics compared to fnaf in any capacity. scott cawthon is just some republican and he did not invent the concept of animatronics
reminder that Scott Cawthon, creator of five nights at freddy's, is a sincerely evil bastard who loves Trump and has donated the maximum legal amount to ragingly bigoted republican politicians.
he cowrote and produced the film. if you pay to see the movie, that's where your money is going. just pirate it.
I really wanted to watch wendigoons Greylock video, but I then he mentioned turkey Tom, and then I remembered why I hate his fucking guts
If your friends with a secret alt righter and even invited him to your wedding you surely must be one yourself he knows his history and yet he's so close friends which sickens me how many people let that slide AT ALL
THE BOARD???
[908 A.D] The temple is uncovered.
[976 A.D] Excavation of the temple begins.
[1000 A.D] First adventurer enters the temple.
[1568 A.D] Last evil is purged from the temple.
Wanna know what would be a really messed up thing for Alan and his team to do?
SPOILERS FOR ANIMATOR VS ANIMATION 11 UNDER THE CUT ↓
Do those videos they make between every episode of AvA à la AvM but it's videos set before Mitsi's death showing the things Vic and Mitsi did to make Rocket Corp and the rest of the world. Just to break us down even more when we see them having a wholesome time knowing the inevitable.
I just realized, that's why Vic can run the world without any pushback from others in the world. Aside from being one of the people responsible for making improvements to peoples' lives, the Newgrounds attack probably affected everyone.
Thousands of lives lost and those left behind will feel huge sympathy for Vic, leading to him taking the reigns of leadership. Hell there's probably a culture of xenophobia against outsiders, especially ones with powers.
Though that xenophobia probably doesn't affect outsiders who were affected by TDL and TCO's rampage.
tw// mentioned sexual assault+underage drinking
Fuck georgenotfound. Fuck George Davidson.
Silence is not consent, never fucking has been. Regardless of her age, regardless of whether she was drunk or not, he should have asked.
I don't know what the fuck he was thinking, but Caiti barely looks over 18. He should have asked her age, should have asked for consent, and shouldn't have supplied a minor with alcohol.
Women everywhere have always had it drilled into their brains 'if you're uncomfortable, laugh it off and stay polite otherwise it's more dangerous'. With someone with a platform and the influence such as his, he should have been aware of stuff like that, and been mindful that his following and influence would be potentially intimidating to a younger and smaller creator, especially one that idolises him, and that it may hold a factor in their ability to make reasonable decisions. Even if Caiti had consented, it was his responsibility to ensure that she wasn't consenting out of fear or peer pressure. If he saw her friends were pushing her to do something, he should have stepped in as the responsible adult in the room.
A firm reminder that George is, and was, an adult. He was a 27 year old man at the time. This was not a stupid mistake made by a teenager or young adult who doesn't fully understand the boundaries of consent. It was a fully grown and matured adult man, taking advantage of a drunk minor.
Even if he had been Caiti's age, or not understood, Caiti still 100% deserved a full whole hearted apology, and not once did he actually apologize to her. He hasn't made a little mistake, he's ruined a life.
He isn't cancelled, he's committed a fucking crime. He deserves to be in prison, not on a trending page on twitter.