Do you think the japanese developers were thinking of this?
No, not necessarily. However, if you accidentally spell out something that would be offensive in another culture, it's probably best to remove it. It's not like the graffiti is essential to the game.
"Hard R" is a common term of expression that is rooted in a racist term. Accidental or not, it's better to remove it.
not like the graffiti is essential... That's some dramatic whining
Yes this isn't a big deal guys stop whining but obviously they just shoulda removed it gosh stop making everything a culture war bro it's just common sense bro!
It's not like the graffiti is essential to the game.
Irrelevant. Censorship is censorship. Especially when it's compliancy with the perpetually offended.
That's some dramatic whining lol
Yeah, calling ever growing censorship is the "dramatic whining". Let me guess, the Spanish language needs to change their word for black too, right? Or is that Different™ because it's not a white western culture?
This by itself is, as you're basing your entire point on, innocuous. Congrats, because I'm gonna say that you're right on that part. The issue is that it never stops with the innocuous. It never stops being just that one thing.
The more you kowtow to the perpetually offended, the more they will demand and the more momentum they gain. The only way to stop this is to actually fucking stop kowtowing.
And also, "hard r" is not a racist term. Nigger is a racist term. But "hard R" is nothing more than a description of the term, and an effort (and a poor one at that) to pretend there's a difference between nigger and nigga.
Just to make it clear here as well, you're unironically defending efforts at censorship to appease delicate sensibilities. That's what this is boiling down to. Is this really the hill you want to die on? Because I'm more than happy to die on the hill of Freedom of Speech.
Let me guess, the Spanish language needs to change their word for black too, right?
Nope, it's different because it's well understood the language that brought along this term which is pronounced differently and associated towards a color, and the history of the word negro as a terms towards black people.
It never stops being just that one thing.
Well, if people stop making other things, then it will eventually stop at that last thing.
But "hard R" is nothing more than a description of the term
Precisely. Hence why I said "rooted." Now you get it.
Because I'm more than happy to die on the hill of Freedom of Speech.
A game changing graffiti in a game has nothing to do with freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is freedom from government persecution
Freedom of speech is freedom from government persecution
Fuck no. Absolutely not. Freedom of speech is a principle you choose to live by or not. A weapon against government persecution is only one important reason.
I don't think you fully get where the term comes from.
But if you think an inclusion of a bit of graffiti that isn't integral to the game , and was more than likely a bit of graphic that they just threw up on a wall without thinking about it, is some principle to live or die on, you've gotta sort out your priorities
A game changing graffiti in a game has nothing to do with freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is freedom from government persecution
Oh, you're one of those retards that doesn't understand the difference between the First Amendment and Freedom of Speech.
Let me give you a little walkthrough: The Amendments are there to PROTECT human rights, not grant them, and through this, this is how individuals can in fact deny another person their human rights. Is slavery a-ok so long as it's done by private entities? No? So why is the denial of free speech any different when done by private actors?
You're awfully determined to stand firm on "this game needs to change to protect the feelings of a very, very small minority group". It's almost impressive how stubborn you hold onto this if it weren't entirely the product of falsely being told from a young age that such a stance is noble.
Delicate sensibilities are meaningless. Stop defending censorship just because you find it irrelevant. If you need a logical fallacy term, it's the fallacy of relative privation. Just because there are worse forms of censorship doesn't negate that this is still censorship too.
So sorry that it is offensive! I had no idea. Which culture is that/what does the word mean? It benefits me to learn more so I can avoid using the term more consciously.
No, not necessarily. However, if you accidentally spell out something that would be offensive in another culture, it's probably best to remove it. It's not like the graffiti is essential to the game.
"Hard R" is a common term of expression that is rooted in a racist term. Accidental or not, it's better to remove it.
That's some dramatic whining lol
Not my culture.
Yes this isn't a big deal guys stop whining but obviously they just shoulda removed it gosh stop making everything a culture war bro it's just common sense bro!
Cool. Others though, sure. With some things, like the turn of phrase "Hard R," it's a bit of common sense, yeah
In my culture, your posts are offensive. It's probably best to remove all of them.
Nah, because my posts about my own thoughts are not the same as a mass produced/sold product.
Irrelevant. Censorship is censorship. Especially when it's compliancy with the perpetually offended.
Yeah, calling ever growing censorship is the "dramatic whining". Let me guess, the Spanish language needs to change their word for black too, right? Or is that Different™ because it's not a white western culture?
This by itself is, as you're basing your entire point on, innocuous. Congrats, because I'm gonna say that you're right on that part. The issue is that it never stops with the innocuous. It never stops being just that one thing.
The more you kowtow to the perpetually offended, the more they will demand and the more momentum they gain. The only way to stop this is to actually fucking stop kowtowing.
And also, "hard r" is not a racist term. Nigger is a racist term. But "hard R" is nothing more than a description of the term, and an effort (and a poor one at that) to pretend there's a difference between nigger and nigga.
Just to make it clear here as well, you're unironically defending efforts at censorship to appease delicate sensibilities. That's what this is boiling down to. Is this really the hill you want to die on? Because I'm more than happy to die on the hill of Freedom of Speech.
Nope, it's different because it's well understood the language that brought along this term which is pronounced differently and associated towards a color, and the history of the word negro as a terms towards black people.
Well, if people stop making other things, then it will eventually stop at that last thing.
Precisely. Hence why I said "rooted." Now you get it.
A game changing graffiti in a game has nothing to do with freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is freedom from government persecution
Fuck no. Absolutely not. Freedom of speech is a principle you choose to live by or not. A weapon against government persecution is only one important reason.
I don't think you fully get where the term comes from.
But if you think an inclusion of a bit of graffiti that isn't integral to the game , and was more than likely a bit of graphic that they just threw up on a wall without thinking about it, is some principle to live or die on, you've gotta sort out your priorities
Oh, you're one of those retards that doesn't understand the difference between the First Amendment and Freedom of Speech.
Let me give you a little walkthrough: The Amendments are there to PROTECT human rights, not grant them, and through this, this is how individuals can in fact deny another person their human rights. Is slavery a-ok so long as it's done by private entities? No? So why is the denial of free speech any different when done by private actors?
You're awfully determined to stand firm on "this game needs to change to protect the feelings of a very, very small minority group". It's almost impressive how stubborn you hold onto this if it weren't entirely the product of falsely being told from a young age that such a stance is noble.
Delicate sensibilities are meaningless. Stop defending censorship just because you find it irrelevant. If you need a logical fallacy term, it's the fallacy of relative privation. Just because there are worse forms of censorship doesn't negate that this is still censorship too.
Because it's not violating any human rights. It's a MASSIVE difference from slavery.
C*va is an offensive term in my culture. Please change your username.
So sorry that it is offensive! I had no idea. Which culture is that/what does the word mean? It benefits me to learn more so I can avoid using the term more consciously.