Drawn To Jaffe · @davidscottjaffe
2nd Feb 2011 from Twitlonger
It was brought to my attention today that perhaps my NGP comment potentially offended members of the Twisted Metal team. As I said earlier, the moment that happens, it no longer makes sense to be tasteless and vulgar just for the fun of it. I assume many/most know that I run my mouth and say crazy stuff simply because it's fun to do and I do like to push the buttons of people that I find way too uptight for their own good and too uptight for society's good. HOWEVER the reality is, the moment it actually offends people that I work with and the moment those people make it clear that they find my language to be uncomfortable is the moment I stop. And that moment has arrived.
And while I continue to stand behind the fact that nothing I said was sexist, there is no doubt and no denying it was lewd and crude. Again, no law against that. I like lewd and crude. But talented members of our team do not and now that I know that, I am done going down that road.
To my team mates and colleagues at Eat Sleep Play, Sony Santa Monica, Sony, and the game business in general, I hope the majority of you took the comments as they were meant to be taken (childish and crass but harmless). To those that took offense, I really am sorry.
Unless you're a person who is too tightly wound. In that case, you probably deserved to be offended. I mean, let's be honest.
BUT for the rest of you, yes, truly, I did not mean to offend. That was not the intent and it won't happen again.
David