Armani just entered the doors of Lee High School, named after…

Question Answered step-by-step Armani just entered the doors of Lee High School, named after… Armani just entered the doors of Lee High School, named after Commander of the Confederacy during the Civil War, Robert E. Lee. A new school was nothing new for Armani, considering that Armani had moved between several schools in Los Angeles. However, this time Armani relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, an area very different from what Armani was used to.Armani is a part of the LGBTQ+ community and is non-binary, identifying with the pronouns they/them. Armani is anxious about trying to make friends at their new school, but they worry that people at Lee High School may be less accepting of non-binary and LGBTQ+ students than the people at their previous schools, in Los Angeles.After not being able to introduce themselves to anyone all day, in Armani’s last class of the day, they meet John and Dakota, who are two boys sitting in the row next to them. Armani overhears the guys excitedly talking about a new video game release. Though Armani did not catch what video game the guys were talking about, they also enjoy video games and determine they may have something in common with the men. In an effort to make new friends, Armani gathers their courage and introduces themself to John and Dakota.”Hey, my name is Armani, I just moved here! I heard you guys talking about a video game, it sounds familiar but I didn’t catch the name.”John replies, “Yeah, we’re talking about Five Nights at Freddy’s—have you played it before?”In 2014, the first video game in the horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF) was released. In the years since, the franchise has garnered a loyal following of fans. These fans have created a community surrounding the game, and this community has allowed fans a platform for creative expression throughoutlets like art, writing, and game design, all based on details from the original series. The fans know this tight knit community as an open and inclusive place for people who identify as LGBTQ+, since these people make up a large portion of the fanbase, including Armani.However, in 2021, it was revealed that Scott Cawthorn, the creator of the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise, had made financial donations (of more than $40,000) to various political campaigns, including candidates who are known for their stances against LGBTQ+ rights. This put many LGBTQ+ fans like Armani in an uncomfortable position, since they believed that their support for the franchise, and by extension its creator, helps fund candidates who pose risks to the LGBTQ+ community’s rights.That John and Dakota were discussing FNAF left Armani in an especially difficult situation. On one hand, Armani felt a moral duty to the LGBTQ+ community. They felt they just had to tell John and Dakota about the FNAF’s failing relationship with the LGBTQ+ community, and to let these guys know that they, too, should be wary and concerned about the potential harms that supporting FNAF would have on the LGBTQ+ community. On the other hand, Armani was afraid about alienating these boys and, thus, losing potential friends, opening the door to being bullied, and outing their own moral convictions to people who may not share them.Study Questions:Does Armani actually have a moral duty to the LGBTQ+ community to tell John and Dakota about the history of FNAF—to raise awareness about the moral issues at stake, and to call John and Dakota to action (i.e., not supporting FNAF)? If so, how strong or weighty is this duty?Is it true that members of the FNAF community like Armani should stop supporting the franchise when the actions of its creator contradict their own values and stand to harm their communities?To what degree should the blame afforded to the words and deeds of a franchise’s creator carry over to the company itself, such that FNAF itself is guilty because the creator is guilty?Should Armani’s self-interested concern in getting new friends and being accepted at their new school outweigh the moral concerns they may have with John and Dakota supporting a franchise whose creator stands to harm the LGBTQ+  community? Arts & Humanities English ENGLISH 333 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)