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Shit, people's perceptions of art are insulted and prejudiced? Who knew? Isn't the fact that he supposedly said he doesn't consider them art and doesn't want to debate it an indication that he views it as just a personal opinion, and not something he wants to force on other people? He has his reasons, no doubt, but not everybody in the world needs to embrace everything in it. If he was happy with the art that he knew…
If he was happy with the art that he knew, good for him. I didn't say otherwise on what made him happy. But when you're an influential public figure making public statements, the rules are a little different for you. If a politician or a leading business figure said "I think latinos are lazy and worthless. I'm not going to debate that, it's just a personal opinion", would you still say that no-one would have a right…
No, because I hold the rights of races of people not to be discriminated or slandered against far, far more important than the right of video games to be considered art. Calling a race of people lazy promotes racism and actually affects people's lives. Whether video games are art is mostly an academic question. That's the difference.
I don't think journalists should have to answer questions on any topic that comes up. He clearly didn't know much about video games and he was happy with the art that he knew. People who think video games are art have a right to reply, but not a right to expect him to debate it with them.