So it's weird because there is a good chance they grabbed a stock asset from the adobe store and didn't think too hard about where it came from, because they patched it out pretty fast when it was called out. It doesn't scream "pro AI" behavior to me.

Does it count as boycotting if I had no interest in Ubisoft products for years already?

The problem with this format of forum is it's really easy to lean into reactionary extremes. Not a lot of room for nuance in a small bite sized post.

To be fair. If I was a young person who had no idea what a floppy disk was and there were vending machines that looked like this everywhere, I'd probably also assume it was a vending machine.

That's fair I suppose, I've never had the personal experience of that kind of targeted abuse. While I don't think that was the intention of the bit, I can understand how it feels from the perspective of someone who has been on the other end of said abuse.

Since you did mention you heard about the joke secondhand I'm afraid you may have received the worst possible reading of it, as I didn't even consider that it could be a dig at trans people when I watched it. That's not usually their style at least.

I feel the joke is more about awkward con interactions with that one person who doesn't understand personal space/consent. I think anyone who frequents cons has seen or at least knows someone who's had that interaction.

One of the MCs is also cross playing and he's not really made fun of.

Hey man, what'd we ever-ah do ta you?

Don't argue with the weird spam account guy that keeps coming into the comments folks. It's not worth it.

Normalized? Maybe, they're trying to. Accepted? Absolutely not. There's a ton of pushback on this.

Yes I know the Funko Pops are cringe but I love Rush dammit

I thought this was an elaborate bit but apparently the character is real and acts like that... Oh no

Technically, I think that'd be the quest, but the steam frame looks like it's going to be a lot less hassle, especially without the meta shit