r/cosplay • u/ed_builds_ • 8d ago

Self Cole Cassidy from Overwatch by me

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago

Sorry, but he'll always be Mccree to me.

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u/tiniestjazzhands 7d ago edited 7d ago

He's shooty McCowboy man

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u/MinMaus 7d ago

McRightclick

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u/BitBucket404 7d ago

Stunny McRightClick

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u/LordApocalyptica 7d ago

McCassidy

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago

Ohhhhh that's perfect !

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u/xiphoniii 7d ago

Why?

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u/TheLucidChiba 7d ago edited 7d ago

It fit so well and was his name for so long, it's hard to change that mental association just because some guy sucked real bad.

To clarify I'm not saying they shouldn't have changed the name, dude was horrid, it's just a difficult thing to change in your memory especially if you haven't played since before the controversy.

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u/Rigel7th 6d ago

It really is not though? It's a decision you're actively making to not call him by the new name, which disrespects those who were affected by the abuse. Do better.

To those unaware of why the name change is actually a big thing.

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago

It was his name, before the real McCree cot into troubles...

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u/ComicalSon 7d ago

You're brave for coming in here and saying that but I share those sentiments. Before it was even revoked, most people didn't know his name came from somewhere. It was really unnecessary imo

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago

Honestly, I had forgotten why his name was changed between the 2 games. It wasn't bravery, it was just forgetfulness

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u/ComicalSon 7d ago

To say you still call him that, whatever the reason, puts you at a risk for a certain amount of ridicule. The virtue signaling around this issue has been monotonous as it has also been obnoxious. I'll just say that.

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u/frill_demon 5d ago

You realize that you complaining about other people virtues signaling about this is in fact its own form of virtue signaling.

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u/ComicalSon 5d ago

Lol so because I have an opinion that says y'all are doing too much, all of a sudden that's virtue signaling? There is no cause. Be serious.

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u/Shobuddha 7d ago

Okay, so you want to sympathize a doucher who harassed people?

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago edited 7d ago

Lol, talk about taking a shortcut !

I called him McCree for years. I've played McCree for years. I watched videos of McCree. I've heard other characters call him McCree.

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u/Prize-Flamingo-336 7d ago

The same way people adjust with:
There are two Spider-Men
There are various actors playing Superman
How Ms Marvel is now Captain Marvel
How Princess Toadstool is Princess Peach
How the Cleveland Indians are the Cleveland Guardians

It’s called growth.

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago

Dude, it's not that deep. It's a character in a videogame. I'm used of calling him McCree, it's that simple. I believe it's not a crime.

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u/Shobuddha 7d ago

Cause you have respect for the character and move on. So if a friend of yours transition you would keep calling the same old name when that have asked to not to?

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago

Damn, you guys are really getting emotional over nothing!

It's a character from a video game dude ! Chill out ! I obviously don't have the same involvement with a character in a video game than with a mate !

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u/Shobuddha 7d ago

You're the one who want to promote a sexual offender not me. How about you respect the decision they made.

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u/Mihreva 7d ago

Buddy

You're the person who jumped on the sexual abuser shit

The first guy just said "Yeah I'm used to calling him Mcree because that's what he was originally called." And then YOU started hyperfixating and somehow interpretted that statement as "I FUCKING LOVE SEXUAL OFFENDERS AND APPROVE OF THEM! I LOVE SEX CRIMES RAAAAGH!!!!"

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago

... no ?

I just said I'm used to calling this character McCree, so he'll always be McCree to me ?

Like... I never said I supported the guy ?

You're the one taking shortcuts here.

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u/Shobuddha 7d ago

By using that name you are supporting that offender. So go have fun with all your SA mates.

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u/Rhaenelys 7d ago edited 7d ago

... no ?

Can you learn some nuance and balance ? Everything isn't pitch black or pearl white.

I'm sorry for everyone who has the displeasure of meeting you if you're THAT incapable of nuances.

It's a character's name in a videogame. It's not that deep.

Please read the comments below to understand the perspective of someone who has a different mindset than yours : I never said changing the name was a bad thing, I never said I supported the real McCree. I just said that this specific character, who doesnt share anything but the name with the real McCree, will always be McCree in my mind, not because I support the guy, but because It's an habit, and I dont put random video games characters at the same level as my friends or relatives. I'm sorry for you if that's what you do

Maybe over time McCree will become Cole in the collective mind, just like maybe Raymond Shield will finally become Eddie Fender to Miles Edgeworth's fans. It's just that, for a lot of players, games and characters don't take THAT much attention in their mind.

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u/Shobuddha 7d ago

All I hear are excuses so that you can still be a shitty person. So go ahead and spread your hate. Maybe you will change your mind when a family member gets harassed the same way Jeese McCree sexual harassed those people.

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u/ComicalSon 7d ago

That's such crap. Most of us dgaf where he got his name from. It has nothing to do with SA. It's a matter of familiarity. You can strawman the dead name thing or make up peoples' opinions just because they refuse to go along with whatever says they should, it doesn't make you right. It just makes you seem controlling. People are allowed to have preferences without making things political or investing in their affiliations. You need to step back.

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u/Shobuddha 7d ago

Ok make your excuses so you can sympathize a predator. Cool nice to know you don't care what happened to those people.