Former Evolve Community Manager Shares His Side of the Story

Who the f is Donald Sterling?

Yeah. I don't think I'd want a dude who couldn't manage his own mouth managing my community either.

You do know you can say something racist without being racist right. I can say something horrible about Black people that some might consider Racist but it doesn't mean i am one. For example if you are upset at a Black person and use a racist term to describe them it doesn't mean you are racist you just said a racist thing in Anger.

Social media strikes again. The funny thing is Olin got a similar taste of what Donald got. Sure, Olin utilized social media while Donald was ruined for having an unpopular opinion in his own home in private, but they both had an unpopular opinion, they both had that opinion get out to their employers, and they were both fired and disowned for it.

The moral of the story? You're not allowed to have an opinion unless it's the correct one. Sure sounds like freedom to me.

Anyone who takes anything from social media seriously needs some serious help. I feel bad for him.

"The harm sensational media presents to society."
I think this is a very important thing. In some ways social media has been good at giving a voice to people who in the past would have none. There are people, or groups of people who in the past were, persecuted maybe we could call it, and now they have more support. The problem is that I believe often these people go too far. It's like the uncool people have turned the tables on the cool people, but then they take it to the extreme and commit the same offences, kinda becoming the new cool people and just starting the cycle again except from the other side. I don't think that's what this supposedly new world of acceptance is supposed to be about. I admit it's hard to avoid the desire to put your former torturers, so to speak, through the same torture they put you through, but if it was wrong before why is it right now?

What Sterling said was bigoted but it should have been stricken from the record. The person who recorded his exchange violated his rights and should suffer consequences for that.

Unfortunately we live in an era where both privacy and freedom of speech are in jeopardy thanks to social media, because speaking your mind can reflect upon your job and those you associate with. Big brother is watching, and it isn't just the government, it's nearly everyone.

You're a community manager, the gaming equivalent of a janitor. You don't get the benefit of the doubt when you defend a racist piece of trash like Sterling, they can find a thousand more janitors like you who'll do the job without your social media head aches making them look bad.

If this guy understood "The harm sensational media presents to society" then HE WOULDN'T BE USING IT. If this guy was smart, he'd know you don't make complicated arguments in Twitter length messages.

Even Noble prize winning scientists aren't safe from the wrath of social media.

Higher up is companies think its better to ruin someones life for PR over a social media shitstorm that everyone would forget about within a week.

Its madness.

I see no value in someone purposely injecting themselves into controversy when they have absolutely nothing to gain, but everything to loose.

There's a price for free-speech, they both paid it.

Speaking the "truth" when you're in the public eye is a dangerous habit.

I think it's mildly amusing that he was surprised by his employers decision to terminate.

That's sort of ironic; he claims to be supportive of people's right to say whatever they want in their own home, but then writes something literally anyone in the world can read--not exactly limited to his home--and is fired for it.

Should have followed his own advice...

Anyway, I don't blame them for firing him. The guy was in charge of publicity and promoting their brand, and did something counter-intuitive to that.

Still, it's tough, I can definitely empathize with his "I don't like what you say but will support your right to say it" philosophy.

Another witch hunt and another victim of orwellian society. The only "problem" here is that he spoke the truth. Boycott Turtle Rock.

Maybe he got fired because he doesn't go in to work until 10am?

What he said was correct, I regularly listen to the Joe Rogan podcast and the way people overreact to little shit is upsetting and very childish. You would think everyone is a baby afraid to get their feelings hurt.

I had forgotten what he did. Yep, he's a moron, he publicly called a raging racist a victim. I don't feel remotely bad for him.

It's simply BS that these companies put more strictness towards social media and political correctness than to making a full quality game. I used to remember when it was the quality of the game that represented the company's dedication and respect towards its customers. Just stop wasting resources on the useless PR department and put it back into Q&A.

Ah, the dreaded context hyperlink.

When you're hired to speak for and represent a company, you have a responsibility to watch what you say. It's public relations. What do you expect?
As for how he got fired --not even getting a chance to defend himself-- that seems pretty poorly done.

I was all about burning Sterling at the stake when it came out, but it took a comedian (Bill Burr) to put things in perspective. Was he an old racist scumbag who deserved to lose his team (rather the fans deserved a better owner) for a variety of reasons? Absolutely. But the way it happened (invasion of privacy, basically) is frightening.