John Gibson’s support of Texas abortion law sparks backlash against company.
Update: Killing Floor and Killing Floor 2 are predictably getting review bombed on Steam. We can probably expect Valve to expunge the score of all reviews over the next few days, positive and negative. We should also point out that posting bigoted memes as your review has resulted in Valve handing out permanent community bans in the past.
Review bomb attempt on Killing Floor and Killing Floor 2 in response to Tripwire president’s comment is kicking off a positive review bombing. Only affecting these two titles. pic.twitter.com/Yy2nAk9p7e
— Connor (@mmofallout) September 6, 2021
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Original: Calls for a boycott of Tripwire Interactive kicked off Saturday afternoon after president John Gibson tweeted support for the Texas anti-abortion law. For those not steeped in American politics, Texas recently passed a law that not only outlaws abortion after six weeks, but bypasses constitutional protections by placing the average citizen in charge of enforcing it rather than a state agency. The Supreme Court received a request for an emergency stop and refused to hear it, which is not an approval but it means the law must be contested via standard procedure.
Shockingly a lot of people are upset about this decision as it leaves many women in Texas in a potentially dangerous state until the law is challenged in court. For John Gibson, President of Tripwire Interactive, the decision was something to be proud enough of to post it on Twitter.
Tripwire titles include Killing Floor, Maneater, and more.
Proud of #USSupremeCourt affirming the Texas law banning abortion for babies with a heartbeat. As an entertainer I don’t get political often. Yet with so many vocal peers on the other side of this issue, I felt it was important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer.
— John Gibson (@RammJaeger) September 4, 2021
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Responses from other industry members have been rolling in from customers stating they will no longer buy Tripwire games, members of the press/streamers stating they will no longer cover Tripwire games, and other game developers stating they want nothing to do with Gibson.
I have no problem with you being pro-life; that’s your right. Removing a woman’s bodily agency, on the other hand…if you’re in favor of that, I want nothing to do with you.
— Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) September 5, 2021
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I wonder if you have any female employees or customers (or will have any left after this) ???
— Adam Orth (@adam_orth) September 5, 2021
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Lol fuck yourself.
— Alexandria Neonakis (@Beavs) September 5, 2021
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Yeah man, you can unfollow me now, thanks. SMH.
— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) September 5, 2021
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Thank you for being brave and taking a stand for your beliefs. As a woman game developer, it’s hard to navigate this industry knowing so many don’t understand. Thanks to you being honest, now we can all tell our associates, mass block you, and never work with you in the future.
— M. A. Zavala (@MegZavala) September 5, 2021
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jesus fuck, man. really? you are all about this fucked texas bounty law that pushes us closer to some kind of Gilead dystopian religious state?
really???
I mean what the fuck, man. seriously, how can anyone be proud of claiming dominion over a woman’s personal freedoms?
— cory barlog ? (@corybarlog) September 5, 2021
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— Tara “Riot Starter” Voelker (@LadieAuPair) September 5, 2021
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“I don’t get political often, but when it comes to regulating what women do with their bodies, I take a stand!”
Deeply disheartening. You have players and probably employees this actively hurts.
— Mitch Dyer (@MitchyD) September 5, 2021
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Pure evil. Did you even give a millisecond of thought to your female employees?
— Jon M(uppet) Gibson (@jonmgibson) September 5, 2021
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Encourage those who share these beliefs to own up to them publicly *and* not subsequently whine about people ostracising them https://t.co/T6IiewtoGH
— Meghna Jayanth (@betterthemask) September 5, 2021
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