Spyder_Monkey
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He's looking pretty guilty.
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Nick Robinson (Polygon) involved in sexual harassment allegations [Suspended]
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He's looking pretty guilty.
I followed him on Twitter briefly a couple of years ago and stopped because he seemed like such a dick. I'm kind of surprised so many in this thread seem to have been fans.
RumbleHumble
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Even if that's all he did, if he made nonconsenual, unwanted sexual advances to any woman by DM, that's sexual harassment.
The DMs thing is a figure of speech (though I'm sure some of this happened in DMs). It was not literally just him talking to someone.
And it's way more than just a single person.
Muffin1611
Banned
This isn't a court and his victims don't have to go through a court case of sexual harrasment to get our sympathy and make us able to condemn the dude
Lunarwhale
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It's unfortunate, but very common for guys like this to claim progressive morals and then do heinous shit like this. There have been multiple tumblr users in the more progressive/feminist spaces (who behave similarly to Robinson and have similar followings) who have been caught sexually harassing others - especially minors - or having had a history of that.
that, and being a white male feminist who fits the "soft boy" role basically guarantees you'll have people going to bat for you regardless of what you do or how you actually behave. Nick Robinson has a history of being a jackass to people outside of this, but because he's cultivated a "safe" (infantile) image, people overlook this or view it in the context of him just being this character.
sensui-tomo
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Give a way for a female game dev to show she was harassed and a way so GG/internet ass hats don't go on the deep end and harass them and you'll get proof.
RumbleHumble
Banned
Tell that to the women Cosby raped.
Reading up on this...yeah, Robinson comes across as a creep and that Star Fox tweet was always terrible.
This isn't a court of law. Also, do you really think all these people are conspiring against Nick as opposed to the far more likely event that, yes, this is all true?
This isn't a court of law. Also, do you really think all these people are conspiring against Nick as opposed to the far more likely event that, yes, this is all true?
Got a way for evidence to come forward without women getting destroyed on twitter?
Considering how much GG hates polygon with a passion I wouldn't be surprised if they'd go after Nick in this instance. I can certainly understand that no one feels like taking that risk, though
there was also this https://twitter.com/godzillagoth/status/893465631294603264
about him creeping on underage girls
*another allegation im not verifying any claims here. But yeah, theres a lot of shit going on
about him creeping on underage girls
*another allegation im not verifying any claims here. But yeah, theres a lot of shit going on
Damn Silly
Member
Urgh, even without the allegations, that original stuff is pretty uncalled for but the sexual harassment shit is far beyond the pale, obviously.
Fucking hell. What a piece of shit.
From the small amount I browsed GG coverage of this they're taking it at face value and as a testament to how sjws are all hypocrites.
So I'm assuming you've never believed something just because people told you and instead waited for it to be decided in court, apparently?
It was an open secret among his victims and their friends, which may or may not mean people who work with him knew anything, is my view right at this moment.
RumbleHumble
Banned
EDIT: Mistakes in reading
OfficerRaichu15
Member
This guy is messed up
It is weird because I would figure someone who relies on being known within a certain sphere (covering video games) to not really be sharing those aspects of his personality with friends or other journalists, but somehow Unity on Switch popped the cork and a lot of known information is spilling out. Saying it is a slander campaign sounds like believing in a conspiracy theory.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeesh.
forknknife
Banned
I'm a bit lost. What did he do exactly?
To prevent confusion: the image within an image in that tweet is something related to him being a jerk about Overcooked, not the DMs.
Unless you're seeing something I'm not.
TheTylerRob
Member
Snipping tool. You could literally post contextless messages. And I'm not trying to defend this idiot.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
This doesn't affect me as much as the JonTron thing did. But I still liked Nick. Especially Car Boys. At least I still have Russ and Simone's antics (Their current Spelunky stuff is really fun.) and the McElroys.
RumbleHumble
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RumbleHumble
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My mistake. I removed the statement. Thanks for the correction!
AmuroChan
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I find that hard to believe when these people basically live on twitter 24/7 and have personal relationships with Nick.
Will Polygon do the right thing and fire this asshole?
It's seriously so messed up that shit like this happens and the industry is this fucked up that scumbags can use their position to write about VIDEO GAMES (not that the industry matters) to sexually harass people. Nobody should ever have to put up with this shit and instead of tolerating or excusing it, these guilty people need to be dragged through the mud and properly ousted.
Right, I meant the whistleblowing started because of Overcooked.
It's seriously so messed up that shit like this happens and the industry is this fucked up that scumbags can use their position to write about VIDEO GAMES (not that the industry matters) to sexually harass people. Nobody should ever have to put up with this shit and instead of tolerating or excusing it, these guilty people need to be dragged through the mud and properly ousted.
Right, I meant the whistleblowing started because of Overcooked.
Not gonna put on the OP because they deleted the tweet for a reason but goddamn it
Tell us how you really feel.
DomsPlaying
Member
Can't say I ever was a fan of him or his "brand" of humor, but either way this is pretty disgusting if true and signs are pointing to it being true.
Lunarwhale
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yeah nah
i'll take the L on this one if it comes out that this was just a really elaborate defamation campaign
Nick Robinson was the reason I avoided Car Boys for so long. Always bugged me for some reason.
I know people in my offline life who were falsely accused by a large group of individuals over sex crimes. The case was eventually thrown out with prejudice when it became clear it was a targeted campaign against the men in question. As a result, I often find myself incredibly skeptical. I think society is too believing of people who throw allegations around, and there aren't enough defense mechanisms for the victims of false accusations. So personally, I'm hesitant to just condemn the guy, but at the same time, like Faraci, he always rubbed me the wrong way and I intentionally avoided him.
I'm somewhat surprised anyone is shocked that these allegations are coming forward. Like... given the way he's acted publicly, this doesn't surprise me.
So I'm not gonna hop on the GUILTY GUILTY train, because I can't have done that given my life experience, but I won't be surprised if it's true either.
I know people in my offline life who were falsely accused by a large group of individuals over sex crimes. The case was eventually thrown out with prejudice when it became clear it was a targeted campaign against the men in question. As a result, I often find myself incredibly skeptical. I think society is too believing of people who throw allegations around, and there aren't enough defense mechanisms for the victims of false accusations. So personally, I'm hesitant to just condemn the guy, but at the same time, like Faraci, he always rubbed me the wrong way and I intentionally avoided him.
I'm somewhat surprised anyone is shocked that these allegations are coming forward. Like... given the way he's acted publicly, this doesn't surprise me.
So I'm not gonna hop on the GUILTY GUILTY train, because I can't have done that given my life experience, but I won't be surprised if it's true either.
Tal Shiar Agent
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This is the episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast he was on 2 months ago.
https://youtu.be/yf4xdGJ-OAY
Came off really creepy. Now I get why.
https://youtu.be/yf4xdGJ-OAY
Came off really creepy. Now I get why.
Is a number of people in the game industry confirming Nick has a reputation as a sexual harasser and Matt Kessler refusing to do another podcast with him not substantial?
First of all, since it's the first thing I noticed in the OP, the fuck is up with him saying "shut the fuck up" to that one dude? Completely uncalled for.
Onto the allegations, too many people coming out for this to not hold some kind of weight. Hope he gets the justice that's coming
Onto the allegations, too many people coming out for this to not hold some kind of weight. Hope he gets the justice that's coming
joecanada
Member
You obviously don't understand law . What you quoted only applies to criminal law which does not affect other tribunals or hearings in any way. Fr example if 3 women at work said you harassed them try saying that in your HR meeting ....
It's honestly hard to follow for someone who doesn't know all these personalities.
But yeah this isn't cool
Devilgunman
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If I understand correctly, some people came out and said this dude sent many girls direct me on Twitter but we have yet to see a content of those messages. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Maybe some of the victims can screen cap the message and annonimously send to the press or their male colleague to expose him without being a target of Twitter harassment?
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