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The creator of the popular video game Five Nights at Freddy’s faces criticism online over donations made to conservative politicians.
Scott Cawthon, the 43-year-old host behind the horror survival classic, began to be trending on Twitter after users discovered his political contributions to people such as the former president Donald Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky).
Cawthon also received a significant pushback from the LGBTQ community for donations to “some of America’s most anti-LGBTQIA + conservatives.”
Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon donated money to some of America’s most anti-LGBTQIA + conservatives pic.twitter.com/ayN0jZNBEz
– The Serfs (@theserfstv) June 11, 2021
After several days of silence, Cawthon responded to the controversy on Saturday in a post on Reddit.
“To say the last few days have been surreal would be an understatement,” Cawthon wrote. “I’ve had a lot of debate about how best to approach this, including not responding to it at all, but with so many people from the LGBT community in the fan base that I love, that’s not a option.”
Cawthon fended off criticism, saying he has been supportive of Republicans and Democrats in recent years.
“For those who took the time to watch, you saw that the candidates I supported included men, women, whites, blacks, Republicans and Democrats,” he wrote.
After citing his donations to former presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Cawthon went on to defend his support for Trump.
“Even if there were candidates who had better things to say directly to the LGBT community and bigger promises to make, I thought their positions on other issues would have ended up doing a lot more harm than good. to these communities, ”he said. “I’m afraid all these explanations are unnecessary, because people don’t want to talk to each other anymore; they want an apology and an endless submission. The people who expect them from me will have neither.
Cawthon also declared his position as a staunch pro-life Christian who believes “in equality, science and common sense.”
“If I’m canceled, then I’m canceled. I don’t do this for the money anymore; I do it because I like it, ”Cawthon wrote. “If people think I’m doing more harm than good now, then maybe I had better get canceled and retire.”
Following his remarks, Cawthon fans helped turn the #istandbyscott hashtag into a Twitter trend.
I still support Scott and his FNaF game. I don’t support some of the people he donated to, but how much he has given, and his response to all of this breaks my heart. I didn’t want to get into this drama, but I wanted to make a statement about how I feel. #istandbyscott pic.twitter.com/t1qiquX5UC
– gushed out. (@ nois33s) June 13, 2021
While Cawthon’s supporters remain by his side, many others say his response doesn’t change much of the original problem.
It remains to be seen whether the controversy will affect the next release this year of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, the last installment in the long series.
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* First published: June 13, 2021, 2:04 p.m. CDT
Mikaël Thalen
Mikael Thalen is a Seattle-based tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.
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