"Go kill yourself", "Faggot" eller kombinationen "Go kill yourself, faggot!" hører ikke iblandt sjældenhederne, når den står på online gaming. Homofobiske eder og opfordringer til selvmord har i lang tid været hverdagskost i divserse MOBA-spil, og nu resulterer det så i en stor bunke penge til velgørenhed fra Riot, folkene bag League of Legends
Riot besluttede i 2014 at indsamle bøder fra de hold, hvor spillerne ikke kunne styre deres eget ego og måtte lufte ud med diverse eder, trusler og andre barnagtigheder, når kampene ikke lige gik, som de ville. Det resulterede i $31.850 (211.802 kr.), som nu skal deles ud til en velgørenhed. Og her har Riot nu annonceret, at det går til at hjælpe en gruppe udsatte unge mennesker.
When the 2014 season kicked off, we told you that we would be donating all fines collected to charity - and now we’re here to complete the circle and report back on exactly how we decided where to send the money.
We know it’s taken us a while. Choosing a worthy destination for the money raised was a difficult task, which is why we took some extra time over it. We knew we wanted to select a cause that felt appropriate and meaningful to the players, teams and fans that make up our LoL esports audience...and that’s a wide group.
For the first major donation, we wanted to see the money collected from the 2014 make a difference to one cause. When we sat down and thought about what was meaningful to us as a community, one cause resonated with most of us - the fight against harassment and discrimination. - Riot.
Pengene går direkte til The Trevor Project, der hjælper gruppen af LGBTQ unge, der dækker over Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender og Queer eller Questioning. Altså en gruppe unge mennesker, hvis seksualitet tilhører minoriteten. Trevor Project hjælpe de unge ved hjælp af interventioner, selvmordshotlines og et trygt socialt netværk.
We decided to donate the 2014 LCS fines of $31,850 to The Trevor Project - an organization which provides free, confidential and secure crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth. We loved the organization’s approach to creating a safe and inclusive environment for everyone through suicide-prevention phone, IM and text messaging services as well as TrevorSpace, the largest social networking community for LGBTQ youth all over the world. We support their commitment to stamping out bullying and discrimination wherever it comes up, and we admire their transparency as an organization. - Riot.
Netop selvmord og homofobiske kommentarer er ifølge Riot de to ting, som hele LoL communitiet er stærkest imod. Det er nemlig opfordringer til selvmord og ord som "faggot", der har resulteret i langt de fleste klager og bøder.
Suicide prevention and homophobia is something that the LoL community feels strongly about too. When we looked at in-game reports, we found that games that included the word 'faggot' in their chat log received 165.84% more reports than games that included the word 'fuck'. Likewise, you were swift to punish players who encouraged others towards suicide in the heat of the moment - games that included 'kill yourself' in their chat logs received 225.65% more reports than games that included the word 'fuck'. As a community, you find these words hurtful and unacceptable and so do we. - Riot.
Det må derfor siges at være meget passende, at Riot nu går ind og donerer pengene til en af de organisationer, der hjælper en af de grupper, der modtager mest skriftlig og verbalt misbrug på nettet.
Sir Ian "You Shall Not Pass!" McKellan er en af de kendte støtter. Foto: TrevorProject.
Riot melder til slut ud, at dette ikke er enden for deres humanistiske tiltag. Det er blot begyndelsen. Vi kan derfor se frem til flere lignende aktioner fra det populære firma, og faktisk vil de gerne have flere forslag til, hvordan de kan komme den grimme tone til livs og støtte flere gode sager.
We’re a diverse community with many passions, and while we’re unable to contribute to all causes that we believe in, this isn’t the end for how Riot as a whole plans to support charities and non-profits. In fact it’s just the beginning. We’ll share more news on our developing philanthropy and charity approach within the next few months, but until then we’d love to hear your feedback on our chosen cause and your ideas for how we can approach fine donation in the future. - Riot.
