Kotaku's reaction to Allison Rapp's termination cites harassment, mentions her thesis as an "essay" and neglects to mention her behavior on Twitter. Anyone surprised?

#KEEP FUCKING THAT CHICKEN, KOTAKU!

My favorite part is where he claims this is Daily Stormer doing this, when it was almost definitely Jamie Walton of the Wayne Foundation. And yes, ignoring tweets like this where she calls arresting pedos on possession of CP "bullshit."

I posted this before I caught the statement by Nintendo saying she was fired for holding a second job. It's this kind of thing that made me completely lose faith in modern internet "journalism"; this article is so blinded by bias and obviously pushing a narrative, it's not even funny. I'd be interested to see what the major gaming outlets and Kotaku do with Nintendo's statement after having already published drivel like this. Especially after lambasting them for "not giving comment" or "standing beside her".

There is perfectly good narrative here, why would they let facts get in the way. To clickfinity and beyoooond!

Nintendo: “Alison Rapp was terminated due to violation of an internal company policy involving holding a second job in conflict with Nintendo’s corporate culture. Though Ms. Rapp’s termination follows her being the subject of criticism from certain groups via social media several weeks ago, the two are absolutely not related. Nintendo is a company committed to fostering inclusion and diversity in both our company and the broader video game industry and we firmly reject the harassment of individuals based on gender, race or personal beliefs. We wish Ms. Rapp well in her future endeavors.”

Kotaku: "Hateful smear campaign against this helpless sjw"

funny story i was talking to someone on the VGChartz forums about this situation and that person point out that Patrick Klepek should also blame himself for this.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=7833507

I made the mistake of reading the comments, it's as bad as Neogaf.

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