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Appears to be an Immediate Regret, not something that "as the writer gets better and looks back on his old work, they'll cringe as they realize how bad it was".
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.I've also heard Old Shame is meant to be for works neither the audience or the creator likes, at least according to that trope's description where it compares itself to Creator Backlash.
Edited by harryhenry^That's actually super unclear. There are currently listed cases of Old Shame where the work isn't particularly disliked by audiences.
It sounds like a possible complaint magnet by that metric, but it does make sense as a distinguishing factor, and it also covers obscure works and So Okay, It's Average works. Though the idea of "tries to completely distance themself from the work" seems like a better metric. (Maybe we could hammer this distinction out in Trope Talk or TRS...)
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.Either way, what to do with this entry? The "due to him condemming condemning the game's detractors as closed-minded, entiltled entitled and/or transphobic" part is straight up complaining, but there's not much point in rewriting it if the entry's wrong in the first place.
TV Tropes's No. 1 bread themed lesbian. she/her, fae/faerWhat crazysam said - this feels like "Immediate Regret" than Old Shame. (The "Old" part is missing...)
Well, we don't need citations, but who exactly are these "some people"?
I've been googling like a madwoman, and I haven't found anything beyond the public comment on his video (there's nothing about it on his twitter).
I've noticed that Good Gamer has edited the example in question to specifically remove the references to transphobia, but the example overall still suggests the (demonstrably false) claim that he was strawmanning critics of the game instead of giving a nuanced (but positive) critique (while mentioning some negative critics had less than pure motives).
Edited by Bisected8 TV Tropes's No. 1 bread themed lesbian. she/her, fae/faerI would remove it on the grounds that Old Shame (and Creator Backlash) must apply to the work as a whole, or at least a major part of it. This sounds more like a retraction, which any kind of journalist or commentator will want to do at some point. It's too minor.
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On Trivia.Noah Caldwell Gervais, there's this Old Shame entry (posting it here because I'm not sure how much attention a Trivia page with two entries will get):
* OldShame: His opinions on the controversial ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' are this but not because of the opinion itself but because of the response it got due to him condemming condemning the game's detractors as closed-minded, entiltled entitled and/or transphobic. Many people took to the comments to attack and insult him, which caused him to enter into a depressed state that didn't allow him to write for a while.
Looking at the video itself (which I just rewatched, which got me reading NCG's page), in the comments he mentions that he regrets not considering criticisms trans critics of the character Lev made (specifically linking this article as another perspective
). He certainly notes that some critics were indeed driven by transphobia and misogyny, but makes no claim it was the only reason to criticise the game (as the fact he's got a 2+ hour video doing so up demonstrates), which would make it hard to regret doing so. Which makes the entry feel a bit shakey and an attempt to complain.
Either way, is this actually an example of OS? I thought that was supposed to be for works that a creator completely disavowed, and aside from the stickied comment I mentioned, there's no sign that's happened
Edited by Bisected8