Posted on 06/14/2021 4:08:39 PM PDT by Ennis85
Scott Cawthon, creator of the popular horror video game, “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” refused to bend the knee to the cancel mob Monday after he was attacked for donating to Democrat Representative Tulsi Gabbard and prominent Republicans, including former President Donald Trump.
Video game news site GameRant reported Sunday that fans of the game franchise “are concerned and hurt to find out where the money Cawthon makes from the popular horror series is going.”
“Fans who searched for Scott Cawthon on Open Secrets, an index of public political contributions, noticed that the developer has made significant monetary contributions to a number of conservative politicians such as Senator Mitch McConnell and former President Donald J. Trump,” GameRant’s Kazuo Sato wrote.
“With the huge popularity of the Five Nights At Freddy’s series, a significant portion of the fanbase have taken to social media such as Twitter and Reddit to voice disappointment for Cawthon’s donations, and as a result both he and ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ have been trending topics on Twitter for the past several days,” Sato wrote.
Gamers were not even satisfied with his donation to former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, calling her “transphobic” and “homophobic.”
https://twitter.com/ScraftyDevil/status/1403788742356316168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1403788742356316168%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederalist.com%2F2021%2F06%2F14%2Fvideo-game-creator-slams-cancel-mob-im-a-republican-christian-and-pro-life-if-i-get-cancelled-then-i-get-cancelled%2F
Cawthon was silent over the weekend, but early Monday he posted on the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” subreddit refusing to apologize for his beliefs and donations and blasting his intolerant attackers for wanting “endless apologies and submission.”
“I’d like to think that the last seven years would have given me the benefit of the doubt in regards to how I try to treat people, but there I was, trending on twitter for being a homophobe, getting doxed, with people threatening to come to my house,” he wrote. “All this because I exercised my right, and my duty, as an American citizen, to vote for and support the candidates who I felt could best run the country, for everyone, and that’s something that I won’t apologize for.”
Cawthon noted that candidates he supported include men, women, white people, black people, Republicans, and Democrats.
And yes, I supported President Trump, because I felt he was the best man to fuel a strong economy and stand up to America’s enemies abroad, of which there are many. Even if there were candidates who had better things to say to the LGBT community directly, and bigger promises to make, I believed that their stances on other issues would have ended up doing much greater harm to those communities than good.”
Cawthon said his explanation is probably useless “as people don’t want to discuss with one another anymore; they want endless apologies and submission,” but that “People who are expecting those from me will get neither.”
“I’m a republican. I’m a Christian. I’m pro-life. I believe in God. I also believe in equality, and in science, and in common sense. Despite what some may say, all of those things can go together. That’s not an apology or promise to change, it’s the way it’s always been,” he said.
Cawthon concluded by saying he was not afraid of being canceled because he doesn’t create his games for money anymore.
“I do it because I enjoy it. If people think I’m doing more harm than good now, then maybe it’s better that I get cancelled and retire. I would accept that. I’ve had a fulfilling career. Besides, most things that people can take from you are things that never had much value to begin with,” he said.
The controversy comes just as Cawthon is preparing to release “Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach” later this year, the 10th installment of the series that began in 2014. While some fans have said they will boycott the franchise, “#istandwithscott” trended on Twitter over the weekend in support of Cawthorn and the franchise.
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Good for him!
I think I’m about to purchase, and learn to play and new game.
one of my friends started a very successful pc game company back in the mid 90s.
if you play pc games you have heard of it. pc gamer mag featured one of his games as “game of the year”
he is quite libertarian.
I don’t even play video games but I might buy this one. I’ll give it to somebody at Christmas.
Excellent idea.
“Besides, most things that people can take from you are things that never had much value to begin with,” he said.
WOW! That is a really good quote.
He’s safe, he didn’t offer support for Trump. That is what the left is after.
Was watching some E3 coverage today on youtube, it was race this and race that..so I turned it off..no video games, nothing, just race race race, so sick of the BS
Trailers look pretty good. I wish they’d port it to the TRS-80...
I play some older games. Nothing newer than Morrowind.
This is the only way to handle these temper tantrums; call their bluff. These clowns are a bunch of lazy losers. All they have is bluster.
That is how it’s done. Simply and clearly assert that you have your rights to exercise your freedoms and their concern trolling, virtue signalling, and temper tantrums can’t stop that.
His comments (in the Federalist) were excellent, I thought.
“He’s safe, he didn’t offer support for Trump.”
It says he donated to Trump.
Besides, he said he was pro-life, that’s the truly politically incorrect thing. So, good for this guy.
I’d even say I’d try his game, but I can’t imagine anything I would like less than a “horror video game”!
Most of the “fans” are bots. Wokeism is not nearly as popular as the media and the RATs would have us believe.
Try watching Let’s Plays and game analysis on YouTube. You can get the deep lore and gameplay there.
And with adblocks, you can avoid funding anything you hate.
There’s also the “Fazbear Frights” book series if you would rather read to support him.
“There’s also the “Fazbear Frights” book series”
What age group is that for? Sounds like it could be for younger people, but I know nothing about any of this stuff.
Would it have any appeal to an 8 year old who like ONLY Dog-man insofar as I can tell.
It’s a great game! Be prepared for lots of jumpscares though :-)
Recommend the first two. You play as a might security guard trying to survive five nights at “Freddy’s,” basically a Chuck E. Cheese place where the animatronics come alive at night to mangle you. You spend the game in your booth, with limited electricity, checking security cams so you know when to shut the emergency doors (which also use power to keep closed).
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