Later, though, with the addition of new evidence (not to mention the intense urging of the GDQ community), the organization released a statement saying that 'the people in question' would not be allowed to represent GDQ at any future events. White Goose, a speedrun historian who runs games like Super Mario 64 and Goldeneye, and Graviton, who was planning to run Doom 64 at this January's Awesome Games Done Quick-indulged in slut-shaming, 'scientific' sexism, and transphobia (including use of the t-slur, which is, just so you know, pretty awful).Īt first, GDQ did nothing, claiming that the images could not be verified.
This past Tuesday, screenshots from a private Discord conversation leaked that allegedly involved prominent speedrunners and streamers involved with the charity event Games Done Quick surfaced. Games Done Quick Cuts Ties With Speedrunners Over Pretty Offensive Comments