Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[who is ted danson?]

[Gameboy Nostalgia]

I can't wait for wolverine and sabretooth to FUCK

[Gameboy Nostalgia]

Uhhhhh what

She has been playing adults for a while now what do you mean 16?!

call it a hunch, but i think the men she's attracting code her at that age...it's partially why I believe they drool over her...

[Besticus Maximus]

Sitting here like your average American opiate addict waiting, waiting, waiting for some honest cunt to do the right thing

[Daffy Duck]

Isn't the number she's wearing something associated with the modern KKK?

She literally looks into the camera and says "no politics," which is and always will be a right-wing dog whistle. Especially when it's coming from someone who just last year did a blatantly right-wing advertisement about having "good genes."

I really want to punch every dumb cunt who says things like this

[jimmys13]

If you find Sydney Sweeney even a little bit attractive you are objectively a pedophile.

[Daffy Duck]

This thread makes it clear that men for the most part have learned nothing from the last 15 years of media commentary about the consistent degradation of women in sports, gaming, etc.

But I thought it was empowering for women to take ownership of their body and “YAAAAS QUEEN” for getting that bag from sex work like the shit we saw on Twitch?

Is this different because it’s Sydney Sweeney?

[NekoFever]

Sweeney thread:

Was or me or the music from Israel national anthem was playing at the end?

[Daffy Duck]

Retard alert

I'll give you some food for thought: the people that are pushing for these kind of ads, these kind of services (pathological gambling is one of the most life-wrecking addictions up there with some hard drugs) and that think that all this is "normal" are the exact same people that consider the mere existence of LGBTQ+ people in public "pornographic", "inappropriate" and "not safe for children".

[Snoopy]

Need an argument for maintaining single-sex changing rooms?

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/changing-areas-have-to-change-call-for-action-as-stats-reveal-close-to-100-sex-crimes-at-leisure-centres/

The Sunday Post’s It’s Time partners, the Women’s Rights Network (WRN) Scotland, received freedom of information (FOI) reports from police involving 91 of the country’s 340 swimming pools.

They revealed 51 incidents of voyeurism and 30 sexual offences against young girls, with 11 involving youngsters under the age of 13.

One rape was recorded, at Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre.

In addition, 25 sexual assaults and 21 other sexual offences were reported, and in total there were 81 female victims. All offences were committed between 2023 and 2025.

Incidents occurred at venues with shared facilities. No crimes were recorded at centres with single-sex facilities but incidents were reported at pools which had mixed-sex “village-style” shared showers and changing facilities.

Mary Howden, of WRN Scotland, warned local authorities must provide “safe, risk-free spaces”.

She said: “Our painstaking FOI research gave us a harrowing insight into a pattern of deeply concerning sexual offending at swimming pools and leisure centres across every part of the country.

“The overall number of offences of almost 100 is truly shocking, but what was really disturbing was the high number of offences involving young girls aged between 13 and 16. While there was a proliferation of sex offences at pools with shared shower and changing, we didn’t find a ­single offence at centres offering ­single-sex facilities.

“Our research shows local authorities need to look very carefully at what is happening at centres with shared facilities. It might be cheaper to provide shared showers and changing areas but the disturbing levels of offending, particularly against children, prove them to be a haven for predators.”

More than a third of Scottish councils offer no single-sex, wet-side changing and WRN Scotland have called on local authorities to ensure they provide adequate safe, designated family spaces which protect children, undertake risk assessments, and rethink mixed-sex provision.

Howden added: “The impact of this kind of sexual offending means that more people are turning away from local authority pools and centres, instead signing up to private clubs which can guarantee same-sex facilities.

“Given the high level of voyeurism offences, particularly involving children, it is worrying that the design of council-run pools is now predominantly shared ‘village-style’ facilities. How can local authorities continue to claim they are offering safe spaces with the level of offending these FOIs show?”

Mixed‑sex “changing villages” were marketed as modern, inclusive and cost‑efficient. Sport England design guidance adopted across sports councils, including Sport Scotland, made them the default for new and refurbished wet‑side areas.

Howden said: “Our research covered less than a third of Scotland’s local authority-run pools and only a fraction of offences ever get reported. The true figures will be absolutely shocking, and must prompt a design and safety rethink.”

Scottish Conservative Shadow Justice Secretary Stephen Kerr said: “Women and girls should never be put in a position where their safety is treated as secondary in public facilities. Yet we now have serious sexual offences – including offences against very young girls – recorded in leisure centres using mixed-sex ‘village-style’ changing and shower facilities.

“The contrast is impossible to dismiss. Offences were recorded at centres with mixed-sex facilities, while not a single offence was recorded at centres with single-sex provision.”

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities said: “Councils and trusts are assessing their leisure estates in line with recently updated guidance and will consider what changes would be required on a case-by-case basis.”

Fife Council community manager Sarah Roxburgh said: “A range of preventative measures and established safeguarding procedures are in place across our venues, supported by dedicated safeguarding officers. This includes controls on photography and filming, regular staff patrols, CCTV in public-access areas and clear procedures for reporting and escalating safeguarding concerns. Staff who are trained in child protection are expected to remain vigilant and act appropriately where concerns are identified.

“The changing village model used in some venues is designed to support families, allowing parents and carers to remain with and supervise others while providing individual changing areas. Individual and dedicated single-sex changing facilities are also available for customers who prefer to use them.

“We will continue to review our arrangements to ensure the safety, privacy and wellbeing of children, families and all customers using our facilities.”

The statistics
Police FOIs uncovered:

• 25 sexual assaults
  
• 1 rape
  
• 51 voyeurism offences
  
• 21 other Group 2 crimes including exposure, lewd and libidinous practices
  
• 81 female victims
  
• 57 male perpetrators
  
• 0 offences attributed to male staff
  
• 54+ offences marked “detected” – meaning an accused was identified or a prosecution report submitted
  
• 11 offences involved girls under 13
  
• 3 offences involved girls aged 13–15
  
• Additional offences involved victims under 13 (22) and 13–15 (5)
  

Incidents

• Dundee Olympia Leisure Pool: In March, a man, 44, was charged with filming a woman in a shower cubicle.
  
• Greenock Waterfront Leisure Complex: Police investigated two reports of a man placing a phone under a child’s changing‑room door last March. The following month, a second voyeurism report was lodged. A man, 32, was charged with both offences.
  
• Edinburgh Portobello Swim Centre: In 2019, a carer placed a phone under a cubicle door and attempted to photograph two girls aged eight and nine.
  
• Perth Perth Leisure Pool (2019–2020): Six years ago, Heriot-Watt University Professor Peter Ridges was caught on CCTV going in and out of changing areas at Perth Leisure Pool following children aged 12-14 during a pool disco. He was convicted of loitering but admonished by the sheriff.

It's Scotland, so no chance anyone was gutsy enough to record how many of those incidents were commited by people of gender

You can bet your boots the Sunday Post would be going mental if the offences had been carried out by anyone other than straight white god fearing pedos.

[Potato]

I can't wait for wolverine and sabretooth to FUCK

WLW?

[Jansen]

I'm going to have to be honest, some of what I've been seeing the past few days (less so on ERA) comes across as gamer bro insecurity and ego, angry that some players have options to make the game easier and treating that as a direct insult. Like I remember back in the WiiU days when "Hardcore Gamers" were shitting their pants and having screams marathons over Golden Mushrooms or Star Fox Zero's easy mode, stuff they never had too touch (but let's be honest, some of them did and that's why they were angry) because their egos were upset that more people could enjoy those games in ways they disapproved of.



And quite bluntly, yeah it's not hard for me to see when I see people on reddit and bluesky complain about "Casuals" (aka gamers who aren't themselves) and "dumbing down games", well quite frankly it comes across more as being angry about other types gamers exist who want gaming experiences that aren't theres, angry at devs WANT to appeal to other people (which no, isn't "diluting games" or "aiming for the lowest common denominator", you're tastes aren't above anyone else's) and just angry games they don't like and don't appeal to their wants are popular and want to get rid of them. And I hate to say this, but there is a misogynistic undercurrent to it, both with the implications women need to played down to and need easy modes and help; and that women who enjoy games that aren't these "hardcaore REAL games" like Elden Ring, Roguelikes and Non-Hand holding games aren't "real" gamers, just "casuals" who shouldn't be appealed to.



And quite bluntly, what do you think would happen if game companies DID get rid of every other type of action games besides Soulslikes etc? You think people wouldn't get tired of that as well as and feel contempt over the lack of variety or games that appeal to them? That people wouldn't just mod these games or use online guides to "cheat" themselves out because it's the only way they can win (funny how gamesharks, cheat codes and game guides get conveniently ignored when people say games were harder back in the day and NO ONE needed help)? What is the actual ISSUE with different type of action games existing and doing their own thing?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/when-hand-holding-is-no-longer-a-choice.1630204/page-8#post-160519492

[Jansen]

The "anti-woke crowd", at its core, consists of conservative people. When Sony announced they were going all digital, the same group of people criticized the company because they were attacking their beloved status quo. You can easily say that at this point Sony is a target for this kind of capital G gamers. I think Wolverine deserves the scores it got, but you can see a part of the fanbase going against Sony at all costs.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/marvels-wolverine-%E2%80%93-review-thread.1629529/page-109#post-160522036

[Potato]

Need an argument for maintaining single-sex changing rooms?

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/changing-areas-have-to-change-call-for-action-as-stats-reveal-close-to-100-sex-crimes-at-leisure-centres/

The Sunday Post’s It’s Time partners, the Women’s Rights Network (WRN) Scotland, received freedom of information (FOI) reports from police involving 91 of the country’s 340 swimming pools.

They revealed 51 incidents of voyeurism and 30 sexual offences against young girls, with 11 involving youngsters under the age of 13.

One rape was recorded, at Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre.

In addition, 25 sexual assaults and 21 other sexual offences were reported, and in total there were 81 female victims. All offences were committed between 2023 and 2025.

Incidents occurred at venues with shared facilities. No crimes were recorded at centres with single-sex facilities but incidents were reported at pools which had mixed-sex “village-style” shared showers and changing facilities.

Mary Howden, of WRN Scotland, warned local authorities must provide “safe, risk-free spaces”.

She said: “Our painstaking FOI research gave us a harrowing insight into a pattern of deeply concerning sexual offending at swimming pools and leisure centres across every part of the country.

“The overall number of offences of almost 100 is truly shocking, but what was really disturbing was the high number of offences involving young girls aged between 13 and 16. While there was a proliferation of sex offences at pools with shared shower and changing, we didn’t find a ­single offence at centres offering ­single-sex facilities.

“Our research shows local authorities need to look very carefully at what is happening at centres with shared facilities. It might be cheaper to provide shared showers and changing areas but the disturbing levels of offending, particularly against children, prove them to be a haven for predators.”

More than a third of Scottish councils offer no single-sex, wet-side changing and WRN Scotland have called on local authorities to ensure they provide adequate safe, designated family spaces which protect children, undertake risk assessments, and rethink mixed-sex provision.

Howden added: “The impact of this kind of sexual offending means that more people are turning away from local authority pools and centres, instead signing up to private clubs which can guarantee same-sex facilities.

“Given the high level of voyeurism offences, particularly involving children, it is worrying that the design of council-run pools is now predominantly shared ‘village-style’ facilities. How can local authorities continue to claim they are offering safe spaces with the level of offending these FOIs show?”

Mixed‑sex “changing villages” were marketed as modern, inclusive and cost‑efficient. Sport England design guidance adopted across sports councils, including Sport Scotland, made them the default for new and refurbished wet‑side areas.

Howden said: “Our research covered less than a third of Scotland’s local authority-run pools and only a fraction of offences ever get reported. The true figures will be absolutely shocking, and must prompt a design and safety rethink.”

Scottish Conservative Shadow Justice Secretary Stephen Kerr said: “Women and girls should never be put in a position where their safety is treated as secondary in public facilities. Yet we now have serious sexual offences – including offences against very young girls – recorded in leisure centres using mixed-sex ‘village-style’ changing and shower facilities.

“The contrast is impossible to dismiss. Offences were recorded at centres with mixed-sex facilities, while not a single offence was recorded at centres with single-sex provision.”

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities said: “Councils and trusts are assessing their leisure estates in line with recently updated guidance and will consider what changes would be required on a case-by-case basis.”

Fife Council community manager Sarah Roxburgh said: “A range of preventative measures and established safeguarding procedures are in place across our venues, supported by dedicated safeguarding officers. This includes controls on photography and filming, regular staff patrols, CCTV in public-access areas and clear procedures for reporting and escalating safeguarding concerns. Staff who are trained in child protection are expected to remain vigilant and act appropriately where concerns are identified.

“The changing village model used in some venues is designed to support families, allowing parents and carers to remain with and supervise others while providing individual changing areas. Individual and dedicated single-sex changing facilities are also available for customers who prefer to use them.

“We will continue to review our arrangements to ensure the safety, privacy and wellbeing of children, families and all customers using our facilities.”

The statistics
Police FOIs uncovered:

• 25 sexual assaults
  
• 1 rape
  
• 51 voyeurism offences
  
• 21 other Group 2 crimes including exposure, lewd and libidinous practices
  
• 81 female victims
  
• 57 male perpetrators
  
• 0 offences attributed to male staff
  
• 54+ offences marked “detected” – meaning an accused was identified or a prosecution report submitted
  
• 11 offences involved girls under 13
  
• 3 offences involved girls aged 13–15
  
• Additional offences involved victims under 13 (22) and 13–15 (5)
  

Incidents

• Dundee Olympia Leisure Pool: In March, a man, 44, was charged with filming a woman in a shower cubicle.
  
• Greenock Waterfront Leisure Complex: Police investigated two reports of a man placing a phone under a child’s changing‑room door last March. The following month, a second voyeurism report was lodged. A man, 32, was charged with both offences.
  
• Edinburgh Portobello Swim Centre: In 2019, a carer placed a phone under a cubicle door and attempted to photograph two girls aged eight and nine.
  
• Perth Perth Leisure Pool (2019–2020): Six years ago, Heriot-Watt University Professor Peter Ridges was caught on CCTV going in and out of changing areas at Perth Leisure Pool following children aged 12-14 during a pool disco. He was convicted of loitering but admonished by the sheriff.

It's Scotland, so no chance anyone was gutsy enough to record how many of those incidents were commited by people of gender

You can bet your boots the Sunday Post would be going mental if the offences had been carried out by anyone other than straight white god fearing pedos.

They are just stats collected by FoI request. If the biological sex of the offender was the only thing recorded, then they would all just be categorised as men.

[Besticus Maximus]

They’ll all be white but straight is a matter of conjecture in these crazy times

[HaughtyFrank]

I'm going to have to be honest, some of what I've been seeing the past few days (less so on ERA) comes across as gamer bro insecurity and ego, angry that some players have options to make the game easier and treating that as a direct insult. Like I remember back in the WiiU days when "Hardcore Gamers" were shitting their pants and having screams marathons over Golden Mushrooms or Star Fox Zero's easy mode, stuff they never had too touch (but let's be honest, some of them did and that's why they were angry) because their egos were upset that more people could enjoy those games in ways they disapproved of.



And quite bluntly, yeah it's not hard for me to see when I see people on reddit and bluesky complain about "Casuals" (aka gamers who aren't themselves) and "dumbing down games", well quite frankly it comes across more as being angry about other types gamers exist who want gaming experiences that aren't theres, angry at devs WANT to appeal to other people (which no, isn't "diluting games" or "aiming for the lowest common denominator", you're tastes aren't above anyone else's) and just angry games they don't like and don't appeal to their wants are popular and want to get rid of them. And I hate to say this, but there is a misogynistic undercurrent to it, both with the implications women need to played down to and need easy modes and help; and that women who enjoy games that aren't these "hardcaore REAL games" like Elden Ring, Roguelikes and Non-Hand holding games aren't "real" gamers, just "casuals" who shouldn't be appealed to.



And quite bluntly, what do you think would happen if game companies DID get rid of every other type of action games besides Soulslikes etc? You think people wouldn't get tired of that as well as and feel contempt over the lack of variety or games that appeal to them? That people wouldn't just mod these games or use online guides to "cheat" themselves out because it's the only way they can win (funny how gamesharks, cheat codes and game guides get conveniently ignored when people say games were harder back in the day and NO ONE needed help)? What is the actual ISSUE with different type of action games existing and doing their own thing?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/when-hand-holding-is-no-longer-a-choice.1630204/page-8#post-160519492

I feel like, especially in regards to some of the talking points you take umbrage with that are in this thread, you seem to make extrapolations of what you feel people must mean rather than what they're actually saying. I don't think it really accounts for the nuance.

Many of us enjoy tons of different styles of games. Some 'casual', some 'hardcore'. Nobody here as far as I'm aware is suggesting that literally every game should be a Soulslike, very literally not even a single soul. We just have opinions on when handholding goes too far into being patronizing/annoying, and we have certain genres of games we feel are at their best when they have a certain amount of friction in them. To take two examples of games around the same nominal subject matter: I'm not about to suggest Sid Meier's Pirates should be a hardcore pirate RPG with tons of friction like Age of Pirates II, and I'm not about to suggest Age of Pirates II should be a casual romp like Sid Meier's Pirates, both have their place and neither should be diluted in either direction. And so on and so forth.

It absolutely can be true that the artistry and intention of some games can be diluted in a pursuit for the lowest common denominator, while also being true that not every game need be an ultra-challenging soulslike. Again, I don't think even a single soul in this thread for example would ever seriously suggest they want everything to be like a Soulslike.

Say it louder for those in the back!

[Jansen]

I am a aware, my first post in this thread started with a few paragraphs of places where I dislike it or could be done better and me saying people can enjoy both.



But who gets to decide who the lowest common denominator is? Like the reply above the one you replied to me compares people (in this case streamers) to Idiocracy, we have several users here using terms like dumbification, complaining about "Joe Schmo" and Gen Z; it's not to see comments like that and not the implication that people who enjoy games like PS games or "dumbdowned" games like P5, Skyrim etc are idiots, lesser gamers, not worth caring about or somehow ruining games liking what they like. I'm sorry but that reeks of elitism and looking down at others which no, you can't say someone isn't smart or dumb based on their choice of games, someone of the smartest and competitive in sports I know love Cozy games over "Hardcore" games or love games like Horizon Zero Dawn or light RPGs like Pokémon. Should these people not be allowed to play games? Are they bad people or lesser gamers if they like these features? We shouldn't do that, we're all players, all our tastes are valid and someone else's tastes isn't worse or better then another and should have games that cater to them... So where are the WLW Fighting games dammit!



Hell people's tastes aren't even always consistent, when it comes to games like Horizon Zero Dawn, I do prefer to stuff like compasses (I'm actually not the biggest fan of minimaps), on screen markers (multiple in different colours to differ from what's a main quest, side etc) etc because of what I've already said in this thread and others and I still love to explore, but sometimes I just want to get to point A to point B. I vastly prefer Skyrim's gameplay over Morrowind and Oblivion despite being "dumbdowned" because I find it more fluid, allows me to explore my character, experiment more etc... But when it comes to my favourite genre, Fighting games I'm a hard freak (and have been annoyed NPC difficulty on hard feeling too easy) despite only so-so in skill level, I've spent many nights screaming and get satisfaction beating the hardest fighting game bosses withe every character.



It's why I'm so against calling this stuff "AAA" design that I've been seeing in other threads and elsewhere online. Besides the fact it's laughable to me to pretend like styles like Soulslikes aren't mainstream and "AAA" themselves at this point, especially in the last decade, it's pretty obvious "AAA" is being used as a derogative, to imply something is worse and shallow art which I find is just nasty because many of the "hand holdy" things we see people complain in this thread aren't exclusive to big budget games. Are Indie devs who choose any of these choices like compasses suddenly class traitors for being to "AAA"? The actual issue seems to be more a case of familiarity breeding contempt and that contempt would just move onto Soulslikes or whatever gameplay loop takes over it, hell we saw that with Arkham style loop or the Shlooter gameplay loop in many places. The issue seems to be more a lack of variety in the big budget space.



And my main issue, the implication that devs do stuff like this to dumbdown their games, are being shallow or not artistic or just care about profits which just isn't true. I mentioned earlier in the thread Mirror's Edge which famously uses it's form of "yellow paint" (red there) to create a unique experience based around speed and parkour and removing that (which you can) alters and negatively affects the experience; or Portal and Portal 2 where most of the experience is tutorialization and having a chatty character talking to you much of the time yet removing that would take much of those games identity. Mainline Pokemon and and 2D Mario are two lines of games that would be mega money makers without their tutorialization and optional help like Golden Mushrooms, but they do it because they want people to enjoy their games, aiming for different skills levels isn't dumbing down... Or in some cases it's because the devs themselves like those features... Or they want players to stay engaged with the game.



This is something that had occurred to me when seeing comments talking game's of yesteryear; people were still getting this kind of help, just not in the games but through strategy guides, TV shows, magazines like Nintendo Power, Game Sharks, Cheat codes or the game's manual; the idea that gamers were "smarter" or didn't need these kind of help these in-game features offer is rose-tined glasses. In some cases it's the devs making it so that the help is in-game so players aren't stopping the game to read Reddits or watching let's plays and video guides, to keep th
em engaged.

[Snoopy]

Need an argument for maintaining single-sex changing rooms?

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/changing-areas-have-to-change-call-for-action-as-stats-reveal-close-to-100-sex-crimes-at-leisure-centres/

[/list]

It's Scotland, so no chance anyone was gutsy enough to record how many of those incidents were commited by people of gender

You can bet your boots the Sunday Post would be going mental if the offences had been carried out by anyone other than straight white god fearing pedos.

They are just stats collected by FoI request. If the biological sex of the offender was the only thing recorded, then they would all just be categorised as men.

What do you think is more likely. The courts deliberately not recording the gender of rapists and pedophiles because they were afraid of upsetting the trans community. Or because it’s pointless to record gender when all the attacks are carried out by men.

[Disco55]

I love her example of cheats. Like, does she not get that GameShark, Cheatcodes, Nintendo Magazines and all the stuff you need to go out of your way to buy, look up for.  It is not put in the game itself that you can't get rid of like Wolverine. Donkey Kong Country Returns isn't forcing you to use Super Kong and as far as i remember, using the option in Mario Galaxy 2 doesn't even give you the star.

[Superstar]

Framing wanting physical disks as a right wing conspiracy on Era is a brilliant tactic by the Sony bots, ngl.

[Daffy Duck]

They also talk like everyone back in the day had a cheat code device, idiot

[Besticus Maximus]

You had to program a game shark. It was fairly complicated for a 6 year old but that is how I beat resident evil 2 and took Lara crofts top off. Remember the tips line you had to ring where a voice would read them out digit by digit for a million bucks a minute.

[Daffy Duck]

I read the rest of his initial screed and of course the chucks in a dash of misogyny, because why the fuck wouldn’t he, just the same old bullshit so if someone says something he doesn’t like he can go for the “dismissing concerns of misogyny” I’m so tired of these whiny little twats posting their autistic thoughts in walls of text.

Yeah I’m coming across as hateful, but I just agree with the changing sentiment towards these types of people and I’m glad it’s coming to roost to be honest with you.

[Besticus Maximus]

Meanwhile, the actual forum has descended into worse than gaf ever was harassment of women online

Not banning jeff at all for his weird incel shit of late is just very very strange

[Rendle]

All they want is free healthcare and to call Sydney Sweeney a slut

[jimmys13]

User Banned (3 Days): Boys Club Behaviour

Sorry; I didn't read the whole thread; Is there a link to the ad for those of us who don't have an Instagram account?

Asking for reasons.

User Banned (3 Days): Boys Club Behaviour

You all just me go through signing into Instagram for this? Come on.

[HaughtyFrank]

They also talk like everyone back in the day had a cheat code device, idiot

Real gamers called the nintendo help hotline!

[malfoyking]

Ed Sheeran has no spine and I can't name a single song he's made. His face alone has always annoyed the shit out of me

Yeah fella. Ed Sheeran is clearly a small artist. Hahahahaha.

I think he should too. If Ed Sheeran were more principled he would've canceled the tour altogether or go for a different venue that allows Macklemore to perform

https://www.resetera.com/threads/macklemore-dropped-from-ed-sheeran-tour-after-saying-free-palestine-on-stage.1632688/

How silly of Ed to not cancel his tour that people have already bought tickets for and plans have already been made!

[HaughtyFrank]

Ed Sheeran has no spine and I can't name a single song he's made. His face alone has always annoyed the shit out of me

Yeah fella. Ed Sheeran is clearly a small artist. Hahahahaha.

I think he should too. If Ed Sheeran were more principled he would've canceled the tour altogether or go for a different venue that allows Macklemore to perform

https://www.resetera.com/threads/macklemore-dropped-from-ed-sheeran-tour-after-saying-free-palestine-on-stage.1632688/

How silly of Ed to not cancel his tour that people have already bought tickets for and plans have already been made!

They always claim they're fighting for the workers and yet don't spare a second of thought of how much it would affect workers if Sheeran was to just suddenly cancel his entire tour.

[Besticus Maximus]

This one obviously hurts more because they’d convinced themselves everyone agreed with their anti Jew position.

Unfortunately lads nepenthe is not there in real life to protect you when you dress up as a Jewish caricature in public then lecture Jewish people later.