Episode 40 – The Corpsegrinder Controversy

That’s right, folks, Episode 40 of Blessing of Frost is here (albeit a few days late!) and we tackle the once-current topic of Corpsegrinder’s homophobic rant that was played at BlizzCon 2011.

 
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First, a little background on George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher.

Next, the full video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW_Lv0r-l4c (NOT SAFE FOR WORK!) Note that the contents of this video are not condoned by Kurn and Majik. We do not approve of this kind of language and are merely linking it so that you have context.

A variety of blog posts on the subject from MMO Melting Pot: http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2011/10/the-homophobic-corpsegrinder-rant-at-blizzcon-explodes

In particular, Pewter’s posts:

1) http://mentalshaman.com/2011/10/27/blizzcon-this-is-about-homophobia-not-horde-v-alliance/

2) http://mentalshaman.com/2011/10/28/blizzcon-a-much-better-apology/

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