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So here's a thing that popped up on Reaper's Facebook page. I'm torn. On the one hand, make your beliefs known with your wallet. On the other, I really like Bones. http://imgur.com/a/LjxGH
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Atlas Hugged posted:Operations director at Reaper is a an alt-right Nazi sympathizer. And he's the kind with the sort of laissez faire "man it's not like Nazi even means anything anymore, I'm just trolling anyway it's fun chill out those BLM folks are the real hate group" attitude. Just a good 'ol Texas boy. 
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Aug 15, 2017 16:08
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Judging by Reaper's Facebook page though, it's only going to benefit their sales. It's sad to be reminded of what kind of people I share this hobby with sometimes.
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Aug 15, 2017 16:11
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I guess now you guys know my twitter but hey, good news! https://twitter.com/reapermini/status/897477291474903040
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Aug 15, 2017 16:59
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I shared that album on their Facebook group and said I couldn't in good conscience buy the bones, yada yada yada. I unfollowed my post because no fuckin' way do I want the notification spam. I now have half a dozen "wants to connect with you on Messenger" notifications from strangers. Super excited to get yelled at by angry bigots on the internet, friends
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Aug 15, 2017 17:17
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Indolent Bastard posted:I can only imagine him fuming about his right to free speech and how all of the SJWs are unfairly ruining his life. There were a lot of cool paint jobs getting posted in the Reaper FB group, but now that I've seen how lovely many of those community members are I've had to leave the group. Like, I've always known that most of the other folks in this hobby were That Kind of white dude, but seeing it in action is pretty repugnant. I'm relatively satisfied with their handling. Their acknowledgement was well worded and came across as a sincere statement. I'm not one to demand the firing of the guy (although I certainly would commend them if they did). I get that office politics, or statutory requirements, or just the indispensability of an employee can preclude terminating them no matter how much you may want to. I probably won't re-pledge though. I'll likely continue buying piecemeal when something strikes my fancy, as I don't feel like the one shithead represents the company values as a whole.
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Aug 15, 2017 18:46
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Yeah, I wish I could say that I'm surprised, but I'm just disappointed. Reaper's response was decent, but for many it doesn't go far enough. So instead of addressing that (admittedly minority) group, they fall back to just trying to make the bad noises go away. And as far as business decisions go, that's probably the right one for them. Their market demographic really does largely agree with the lovely, lovely things said by their ops guy. While the company may value diversity and inclusion, their customers read those words and feel attacked and afraid.
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Aug 15, 2017 20:16
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God damnit I really wish there was another company where I could just search a library of thousands of minis for poo poo like "kobold, two handed, female, knight" and find exactly what I need and have it on my desk to paint within like a week.
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Aug 16, 2017 14:53
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From previous kickstarters, how long has it been before the new models show up for retail sale?
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Aug 17, 2017 21:46
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Atlas Hugged posted:This is ultimately why I'm not going to write them off as a company. They make a product, I like the product, and if I refused to do business with any company that had questionable politics I'd be living off the grid eating would I could kill with my own two hands. But that doesn't mean I have to play their social media games. Same, mostly. I'll purchase their retail goods, because the modern American political climate has forced us to accept that the racists are endemic within our society. The company at least didn't equivocate away what he said, denouncing it even if they didn't terminate him. They're the best game in town at what they do, unfortunately.
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Terrible Opinions posted:She made fun of a loser who wanted more boob heavy minis at one point. this is both extremely cool and hilarious
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