{"id":6124,"date":"2020-07-06T04:35:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T04:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/neil-druckmann-hate-mail-last-of-us-2-laura-bailey"},"modified":"2024-07-21T21:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T21:34:09","slug":"neil-druckmann-hate-mail-last-of-us-2-laura-bailey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/neil-druckmann-hate-mail-last-of-us-2-laura-bailey","title":{"rendered":"Neil Druckmann shares disgusting hate mail over The Last of Us 2 while Laura Bailey responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even before the launch of The Last of Us 2, the game has seen a lot of hate from certain members of the gaming community. There has been a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/laura-bailey-addresses-controversial-the-last-of-us-2-scene-allegedly-involving-neil-druckmann\" target=\"_blank\">controversy<\/a>, leaks, and more. Now, the director of The Last of Us 2, Neil Druckmann, has shown some of the hate mail he has received and responded to the online harassment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Neil Druckmann hate mail<\/h2>\n<p>The 41-year-old&nbsp;Israeli-American developer, Neil Druckmann, is the Vice President of Naughty Dog, but this doesn&#8217;t mean he is immune to hate mail from disgruntled fans.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/naughty-dog-s-neil-druckmann-calls-out-journalist-jason-schrier-for-anne-frank-joke\" target=\"_blank\">Naughty Dog&#8217;s Neil Druckmann calls out journalist Jason Schreier for Anne Frank joke<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We recently reported how&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/laura-bailey-addresses-controversial-the-last-of-us-2-scene-allegedly-involving-neil-druckmann\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Bailey&nbsp;is receiving death threats<\/a> over her role of&nbsp;Abby in The Last of Us 2. Neil Druckmann has now come out to share some of the hate mail he has also received since the game released.<\/p>\n<p>Late on the&nbsp;5th of July, Neil Druckmann took to Twitter, sharing some disgusting hate mail. This hate mail includes&nbsp;transphobic, homophobic, anti-Semitic, and racist comments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neil_Druckmann\/status\/1279841603843051520\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1279841603843051520\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1279841603843051520&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F4726&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1279841603843051520\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1279841603843051520&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F4726&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1594010164790330306=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i159401405122142196=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You can love or hate the game and share your thoughts about it. Unfortunately too many of the messages I&#8217;ve been getting are vile, hateful, &amp; violent. Here are just a handful of them (feel it&#8217;s important to expose.) Trigger Warning: transphobic, homophobic, anti-Semitic, etc. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uR9vpGgYQa\">pic.twitter.com\/uR9vpGgYQa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neil_Druckmann\/status\/1279841603843051520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Neil Druckmann has since received a tonne of positive support from big names in the industry, including Cory Barlog, the creative director of Santa Monica Studio, responsible for the iconic God of War franchise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/laura-bailey-the-voice-of-abby-in-the-last-of-us-2-is-receiving-death-threats-over-her-character\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Bailey, the voice of Abby in The Last of Us 2, is receiving death threats over the role<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corybarlog\/status\/1279846587397599232\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1279846587397599232\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1279846587397599232&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F4726&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1279846587397599232\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1279846587397599232&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F4726&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1594010164790330306=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i159401405122142196=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">fuck these people, man. even when I have zero fucks left to give, fuck them.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cory Balrog &#128406; (@corybarlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corybarlog\/status\/1279846587397599232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While everyone is entitled to their opinion on a game, and its story, there is no excuse for hate mail such as the examples Neil Druckmann has received since the release of The Last of Us 2.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Laura Bailey responds<\/h2>\n<p>First off, Neil went on to thank fans, colleagues, and just about everyone else who supported him through all this, stating: &#8220;Thanks for all the incredible words of support. Just know, that despite all this, if somehow the lord gave me a second chance at making this game, I&rsquo;d do it all over again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Onto more positive things. Like burrito appreciation threads.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Neil Druckmann hate mail last of us 2 laura bailey\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/xNqVhn7pyWW9LeB1Oz6tOo2htOIzmUBPq_UUcsFBfUE\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL05laWwuanBn\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 338px;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Abby in The Last of Us 2 (Picture: Naughty Dog)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve spoken about Laura Bailey getting death threats for her role in The Last of Us 2. Now, the voice actress has come out in support of Neil, explaining how he has taken a lot of hate for the game as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBaileyVO\/status\/1279901865916854273\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1279901865916854273\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1279901865916854273&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F4726&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1279901865916854273\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1279901865916854273&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F4726&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1594010164790330306=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i159401405122142196=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Any threatening messages I&rsquo;ve received, I know you&rsquo;ve been getting tenfold. And still you&rsquo;ve offered me a shoulder for support. &#10084;&#65039; This is heartbreaking and horrifying.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laura Bailey (@LauraBaileyVO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBaileyVO\/status\/1279901865916854273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>While the hate mail will likely continue, cause this is just how the internet is, it is great to see positive support for both Neil Druckmann and Laura Bailey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eOiUtRF8k28\">\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eOiUtRF8k28?rel=0\" style=\"border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" tabindex=\"-1\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eOiUtRF8k28?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/eOiUtRF8k28\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even before the launch of The Last of Us 2, the game has seen a lot of hate from certain members of the gaming community&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1327,"featured_media":6125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video-games","genre-action-adventure","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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