This is getting as bad as the washington redskins non controversy.
Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
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Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#42Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#43This seems stupid to me. It is one thing for a state government to fly that flag, it is a different thing for a private individual. (i.e. it is different when the police kill people and held unaccountable then when it is some nutjob.) I think games, documentaries and such are not showing the flag to be racist.
While YOU may not see the flag as a racist symbol, I assure you that others do. The general term is called dog-whistle politics. Eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
Pretending like it doesn't exist doesn't serve anyone though. Especially when approached from a historical context, I think it's a disservice to pretend like it never happened.
Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#44This seems stupid to me. It is one thing for a state government to fly that flag, it is a different thing for a private individual. (i.e. it is different when the police kill people and held unaccountable then when it is some nutjob.) I think games, documentaries and such are not showing the flag to be racist.
While YOU may not see the flag as a racist symbol, I assure you that others do. The general term is called dog-whistle politics. Eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
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Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#45No one ever got fired for buying IBM or removing the confederate flag from store shelves.
It's stupid for a game, since most games allow us to choose between being good guys or bad guys, but here they get to posture, score points and gain brand loyalty without alienating any substantive sales. Really good PR.
Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#46Not surprised that Apple is one of the first companies to censor something. If it appeases a large part of the population, even better. Now games can't show historically accurate events even if they want to. I'm in no way "supporting" the Confederate flag, just like if I support someone's free speech right even if he says something stupid or "offensive" doesn't mean I support that speech. But it's one thing to take d…
Most often, the confederate flag is not used in a historically accurate way.
Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#47Dumb.
One of those bits that seems so dumb that there's obviously more details to come. My guess is some group send in massive reports against the game OR the developer is making it all up for publicity.
Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#48This seems stupid to me. It is one thing for a state government to fly that flag, it is a different thing for a private individual. (i.e. it is different when the police kill people and held unaccountable then when it is some nutjob.) I think games, documentaries and such are not showing the flag to be racist.
While YOU may not see the flag as a racist symbol, I assure you that others do. The general term is called dog-whistle politics. Eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
I think the flag is a racist symbol and I don't think it should flying above a state capitol.
Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#49This has jumped the shark and landed in the land of absurdity.
It's one thing to display a confederate battle flag on a government building as a sign that you're opposed to the civil rights advances of the 1960s and it's an entirely different matter to use it in its historical context.
I heard on the radio that they're considering removing the flag from Gettysburg.
The one time that it's completely appropriate and inoffensive to display that flag is in the historical context of the civil war.
This has to stop.
Re: Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag
#50This is getting as bad as the washington redskins non controversy.
You realize 'redskins' is a racial slur, right?