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AngryLittleAlchemist said:

It's a joke but it's a bad one ... and it's being endorsed by THQ Nordic. Someone literally told people to cease their faggotry (obviously as a joke) and THQ Nordic responded with "that could be in one of our upcoming games". I get that people don't like reaction culture but this narrative that the PR team just accidentally stumbled upon a site they didn't know anything about is besides the point. Really the point is that they acted like shitheads during the AMA. Which is bad PR, and trying to sidestep that by saying that it's not offensive or is just a joke is dumb. It's still a stupid thing to do for your company. 

Its a joke... they are not endorsing homophobia by playing along with a joke.

To me nothing and no one is safe from comedy, i dont take jokes seriously nor do i see them as endorsement of anything.

AngryLittleAlchemist said

And you have to admit that compared to what most people consider offensive PR like the Pepsi ad or the Gillete ad ... that comment is WAYYYY more on the nose and can easily be seen as offensive. I mean I think people overreact to most controversies but it's a little disingenuous to act like that comment is no big deal, especially when you're representing a huge company. I don't think you're a shithead for writing that as an anonymous poster on a website, I do think it's a stupid thing to do that can easily cause offense when you're representing a company. 

Sure, if you are part of the new generation that seems to get offended by everything.

And no i dont see this as the same as the Gillette ad, THQ didnt made a an AD where they endorsed homophobia or shat all over their customers, they just played along with a joke.

If Gillette would have done the same thing (play along with a joke at the expense of men) i bet you the vast majority of people wouldnt have gave a shit.