FNAF, problematic game designers 

I'm seeing so many people over on Twitter going bananas over the new Five Nights at Freddy game, and though the game certainly looks interesting, I'm still just sitting here wondering... when did everyone forget that Scott Cawthon openly admitted to donating to very openly problematic political candidates who (tried, if not succeeded, to) undo basic human rights for literally anyone that isn't a white wealthy CIS male?

Why is it game designers/producers/publishers can prove themselves to be not good people, yet as soon as the newest game comes out people just forget those kinds of details and go nuts over the game they were involved in?

It's like Chic-Fil-A to me. Sure the chicken may or may not be amazing, or in this case the game may or may not be amazing, but it's still owned/run/designed/produced by people actively giving money to groups/organizations/politicians who are trying to ruin the LGBTQIA+ communities. So why are so many people getting really into it?

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