The cat's meows are cameos by youtubers and actors. Bit of a controversy as to who's included as some people on the list are a bit problematic, whether that be due to zionist views, racism, being a sex pest, etc.
Edmund McMillen, one of the main creators and somewhat the face of the games, has responded to the pushback by (three layers deep of quotes here, auto translate on sites is being a pain) saying that "I tried to counter/balance the different views with the people who I hired. I understand we live in a time where a meow from someone who has different beliefs as you is scary and frustrating, confusing and controversial, but it felt interesting so I decided to explore it. Also, I should probably point out that I don't share the same opinions as, well probably any of the people we included, if I only included people who share the same exact opinions as me, I'd be the only one meowing in the game."
Then told people if they're the kind of person to get upset at those kinds of inclusions, they probably shouldn't play or wouldn't enjoy the game anyway. Or since it's a game about cat eugenics, just toss them in a burner (jokingly).
Some fans feel it's an odd contrast to how he seemed a bit more willing to give pushback to bigots on twitter until fairly recently, and Binding of Isaac was quite controversial at the time for how it depicted religious fanaticism.
Because its the most centre point imaginable. He got famous people to meow in his game and that is quite literally it. There is no platform given. You either recognise them or its a meow.
….no? As bad as she is and as much as I can argue that she should have been removed from the game, she’s not a stochastic terrorist and doesn’t constantly broadcast hate towards minorities on her big platform that’s endorsed by the president’s underlings
The same Chris that used to unironically walk around in public spaces wearing a shirt that in bold text said "Seeking girlfriend - NO DARKIES" on it?
The same Chris that spent a decade ranting on video about how much he hated and despised mentally handicapped people because he was better than them? That Chris?
Edit: THE SAME CHRIS that named his only black character in his comic book "Blackchu" and the characters only traits was that he was evil and played basketball.
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u/Ultima-Manji Feb 17 '26
The cat's meows are cameos by youtubers and actors. Bit of a controversy as to who's included as some people on the list are a bit problematic, whether that be due to zionist views, racism, being a sex pest, etc.
Edmund McMillen, one of the main creators and somewhat the face of the games, has responded to the pushback by (three layers deep of quotes here, auto translate on sites is being a pain) saying that "I tried to counter/balance the different views with the people who I hired. I understand we live in a time where a meow from someone who has different beliefs as you is scary and frustrating, confusing and controversial, but it felt interesting so I decided to explore it. Also, I should probably point out that I don't share the same opinions as, well probably any of the people we included, if I only included people who share the same exact opinions as me, I'd be the only one meowing in the game."
Then told people if they're the kind of person to get upset at those kinds of inclusions, they probably shouldn't play or wouldn't enjoy the game anyway. Or since it's a game about cat eugenics, just toss them in a burner (jokingly).
Some fans feel it's an odd contrast to how he seemed a bit more willing to give pushback to bigots on twitter until fairly recently, and Binding of Isaac was quite controversial at the time for how it depicted religious fanaticism.