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Magic the Gathering champion barred from attending next week's event. Because he wears a MAGA hat. (twitter.com)
posted 241 days ago by Skywise 241 days ago by Skywise +125 / -0
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– Kaarous 60 points 241 days ago +60 / -0

Remember when they sued a guy off the internet because he found out that their official judges were about 40% convicted child sex offenders?

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– covok48 9 points 241 days ago +9 / -0

I do not remember this. Alex Jones?

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– Skywise [S] 36 points 241 days ago +36 / -0

I believe he's referring to The Quartering

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– DemolitionsPanda 20 points 240 days ago +20 / -0

The Quartering started out with a Magic the Gathering channel.

He discovered that many, many of the official judges for major competitions were convicted child sex offenders, on the sex offender registry.

When he reported the news he was banned from competitions and taken to court.

He shut down his channel, basically because he could pay the staggering legal costs.

It became crystal clear that WotC Tournament Organizers Knew about the issue and had at best done nothing, but more probably encouraged child molesters by running cover for them.

Eventually WotC quietly fixed the problem and pretended nothing had ever happened.

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– nikgtasa 4 points 240 days ago +4 / -0

Do you have a video or an article on the topic?

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– DemolitionsPanda 7 points 240 days ago +7 / -0

This happened in 2017.

  1. Ganker article (July 2022): https://ganker.com/magic-the-gathering-has-a-pedophile-problem-that-no-one-wants-to-acknowledge-1703/

  2. The Outer Haven article (January 2018): https://www.theouterhaven.net/2018/01/wizards-of-the-coast-background-checks/

  3. KVIA news report (March 2018): https://kvia.com/news/2018/03/06/magic-the-gathering-players-struggling-to-weed-out-sex-offenders/

The MTG judges involved were:

  • Ross Prajzner - convicted in November 2014 for possession of child pornography

  • Sam Straus (level-3 judge) - pled guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child and using electronic means to solicit sex from a child in September 2014

  • David Park (level 3 judge) - sentenced to three years in prison in December 2015 for molesting two teenage students

  • Jason Long (store owner) - indicted for sexual abuse against a 15-year-old in October 2017

  • Luke Flora (Star City Games employee) - convicted of six felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a child (Ganker)

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– Kienan 47 points 241 days ago +47 / -0

While looking for more info, I stumbled upon this tweet. (EDIT: And, archived.)

Leftists are fucking insufferable. This dude initially backed up the banned MAGA guy because he'd never had any bad interactions despite opposite views, but then got Twitter-bullied into removing his support (including by MtG event judges), apologizing for "hurt" caused, and donating to troons as penance.

There are few things more disgusting than weak men.

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– MLGS 23 points 241 days ago +23 / -0

Guys who think giving the sharks a few drops of blood will satisfy them pretty much have it coming at this point.

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– Kienan 12 points 241 days ago +12 / -0

Yeah, you know this libtard got added to a few "Totally a Nazi" lists over on BlueCry.

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– MLGS 9 points 240 days ago +9 / -0

It's so cool that they invented a secular religion where the cardinal sins are always changing and retroactive, and you also can never be forgiven for anything under any circumstances.

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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 3 points 240 days ago +3 / -0

Abusive parents are notorious for this. It's your fault you're getting a beating for breaking a rule that was just made up on the spot and can be changed without notification at any time.

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– Kienan 25 points 241 days ago +25 / -0

Honestly, probably good for the banned guy in the long run; this is blowing up, a bunch of big names are talking about it. If he can make the best of his fifteen minutes, he's set for years. If he's smart and makes the best of it, he's potentially set for life.

I hope he makes bank, and smears it in the faces of the haters. I wish him much success, out of pure spite for the retards who are out to get him.

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– Mpetey123 24 points 241 days ago +24 / -0

But but but these guys were outraged by Kimmel's suspension because of the attack on free speech.

Do these places have rules against political clothing or messages? If they do okay, ask the guy to remove his hat. These permabans always make the ban-er look petty and crying out for attention.

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– Benevolentdictator 16 points 241 days ago +16 / -0

They always claim that things like the troon flag, BLM, etc aren't political messaging, they are human rights.

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– Smith1980 3 points 240 days ago +3 / -0

I hate that reasoning. That’s how some justified blm riots vs Jan 6

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– TheMafia 8 points 241 days ago +8 / -0

It's typical bully behavior. Their standards are for them and them alone, you are just a peon in their eyes, and they actually get off on abusing you in this hypocritical way.

They attach themselves to anything that White men enjoy and then they use the platform to abuse them simply for being White. It's all part of the great replacement plan. This is the "demoralization" portion.

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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 4 points 240 days ago +4 / -0

It's 2025 do you honestly think they mean anything they say?

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– Mpetey123 2 points 240 days ago +2 / -0

No, but I like to make the hypocrisy and lack of principles clear

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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 3 points 240 days ago +3 / -0

Sure but to who? Everyone against them already knows and everyone with them doesn't care.

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– Mpetey123 1 point 240 days ago +1 / -0

Maybe just for me

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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 2 points 240 days ago +2 / -0

Admirable principles, but not the best use of your time and energy.

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– Mpetey123 1 point 240 days ago +1 / -0

Presumptuous

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– deleted 2 points 240 days ago +2 / -0
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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 1 point 240 days ago +1 / -0

Point to you.

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– Modeler43 3 points 241 days ago +3 / -0

They’ll tell you that the difference is tournament organizers banning them vs the president requesting him being banned

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– Mpetey123 7 points 241 days ago +7 / -0

Then you hit them with Biden asking social media sites to censor during covid

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– Modeler43 6 points 241 days ago +6 / -0

Then they hit you with a “it was a global pandemic”

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– llirrem 4 points 241 days ago +4 / -0

Then you hit back with "it was a high profile politically charged assassination"

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– Modeler43 1 point 241 days ago +1 / -0

Well then the conversation has shifted dramatically, they shift it back to the fact that there’s still a difference between private companies censoring participants presidents requesting that shows get cancelled

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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 3 points 240 days ago +3 / -0

Or you just don't waste time "debating" people who have already made it clear they want you dead at any cost

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– Modeler43 1 point 240 days ago +1 / -0

Seems a dramatic assumption lol

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– nuggetpatrol 23 points 241 days ago +23 / -0

On the one hand, I don't want political stuff when I'm playing magic.

But on the other hand, you know if he had one of them hateful charlie is dead shirts or whatever the fuck they'er doing over there, he wouldn't have been banned.

This double standard needs to end. They think they have the backing of corporations because they think they have power.

Hound these fuckers until they can't sleep at night. You want to be a big asshole about it? Nothing makes me happier than out assholing you.

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– Kienan 16 points 241 days ago +16 / -0

On the one hand, I don't want political stuff when I'm playing magic.

Sure, but this is just apparel, not behavior. I don't see a problem, especially when you know they'd also freak out over a simple American flag. Freedom of seech, especially when, as you get into below, leftist politics is apolitical, anything leftists hate is political and banned, even if it were actually apolitical.

But on the other hand, you know if he had one of them hateful charlie is dead shirts or whatever the fuck they'er doing over there, he wouldn't have been banned.

Someone posted a pic of a prominent player with a Lenin pin.

This double standard needs to end. They think they have the backing of corporations because they think they have power.

Yup, they've gotten away with too much, for too long.

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– troon_menace 2 points 240 days ago +2 / -0

Would rather play him than have to deal with Mike Long’s antics

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– AlfredicEnglishRules 17 points 241 days ago +17 / -0

Magic is made in Seattle. I swear that place is a laundering front. No one who works there knows the numbers, and anyone who talks about it suddenly has people following them.

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– ProdigalPlaneswalker 3 points 241 days ago +3 / -0

Magic Online Digital Objects was a prototype for Central Bank Digital Currency.

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– AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points 240 days ago +3 / -0

I'd believe it. There are whole cities in the Northwest that are giant money laundering fronts. Yakima Washington for example.

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– fskfsk 15 points 241 days ago +15 / -0

If they have a rule "no political slogans", and enforced it uniformly, the max penalty they should impose is asking him to take off the hat or change clothes. I doubt they have such a rule, and if they do, they don't enforce it uniformly.

Notice they say "refund entry fee" as if that makes him whole. No, he also has airplane tickets, hotel reservations, time scheduled off from work. He's paying a lot for the event, not just his entry fee.

The trend nowadays is to ban people, even for things outside the event. I.e., if you say you support Trump on Twitter, then other people will use that as justification for banning you from their site or event, even if you didn't do it at their event. That makes no sense and shouldn't be allowed.

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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 5 points 240 days ago +5 / -0

"If."

How do you not get it yet? It's a UK style situation. Pass broad, vague laws and enforce them with draconian strictness upon the targeted group while the rest get a pass ("we're too busy to handle every case")

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– LibertyPrimeWasRight 10 points 241 days ago +10 / -0

Magic is one of the greatest games ever made, and it is largely owned, stewarded by, and marketed to insufferable people.

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– deleted 9 points 240 days ago +9 / -0
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– birb_never_dies 9 points 241 days ago +9 / -0

A YuGiHo player was disqualified because he laughed when they asked his pronouns.

Of course the "judge" was a faggot.

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– MorningFrost 5 points 241 days ago +5 / -0

Sue the shit out of the organization.

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– bloodguard 4 points 241 days ago +4 / -0

Someone (not it!) should go through the video and pictures of previous events and compile a gallery of all the goons wearing hats and other apparel sporting Kamala, Biden, Obama, BLM, ACAB, Antifa logos and propaganda.

Hypocrisy thy name is progressive.

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– PM-Melania-feet-pics 3 points 240 days ago +3 / -0

And you think you're going to convince anyone with yet another "gotcha?"

Remember these people are calling the right violent and unhinged within seconds of victory dancing over Charlie Kirk's death and calling for more killing. They claim "free speech is under attack" when they get fired for death threats but have no problem wanting you dead for "misgendering." You're not debating this.

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– bloodguard 3 points 240 days ago +3 / -0

He probably has a not insignificant financial loss being banned. Gather evidence and take them to court. If he doesn't want to bother with a real law suit he'd probably win in small claims.

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– cccpneveragain 2 points 241 days ago +2 / -0

So there's a ton of people on this list. If every one of them would just gather up somewhere else in Pittsburgh and play their card game the same time that would send a message.

How it would be received? They'd probably double down and have a tranny orgy. But the bottom line is you have a community of people just right there on that list that you don't need their "official" garbage or even their "official" game. It's some paper with stuff written on it.

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– ProdigalPlaneswalker 2 points 240 days ago +2 / -0

Magic Online Digital Objects were a prototype for Central Bank Digital Currency.


Sanctioned events are just a marketing tool.

Don't be a tool.

Be free.

Non-sanctioned Magic is Free Magic!

https://communities.win/c/FreeMagic

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– Ferretman 1 point 241 days ago +1 / -0

That is remarkably stupid.

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