Little Devil Inside still confirmed for Linux despite PlayStation exclusivity

Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: Guppy

Quoting: tuubiJust like tomahawk-wielding, scalp-hunting, firewater-guzzling, feather-wearing savages in a modern game would be in bad taste, don't you agree? Or tiny buck-toothed yellow men with coolie hats if you prefer that particular outdated trope.

That's just the point this wasn't *anything* like that and people seeing the blow guns as joins might want to read up on freud.

The dev apparently disagrees with you, seeing as they changed the model.

They changed the model because the cost of doing that was less than the projected cost of having the whiners continuing to cry racism.

if you read the statement linked in the article you will see that they dont think the model is racist but changed it to avoid offending any people in any way;
https://www.facebook.com/projectldi/posts/3034969673204804

the TLDR; "we never saw it as, nor intended it to be racist, somebody think it is, we are sorry, we will change. please dont hate us"


From your post I guess you think it's racist, and your entitled to your opinion - I tried and failed to change it. But the developers clearly don't they just rolled over and took the easy way out, I don't really blame them considering the PR hell they would have likely encountered otherwise in the current political climate. But I find it absurd that is has gotten to this point, mob rule is never a good thing.

Guppy, you should join a carnival, you could make good money with that mind reading ability of yours

Quoting: DrMcCoyGuppy, you should join a carnival, you could make good money with that reading ability of yours

fixed it for you <3

Quoting: GuppyFrom your post I guess you think it's racist, and your entitled to your opinion - I tried and failed to change it. But the developers clearly don't they just rolled over and took the easy way out, I don't really blame them considering the PR hell they would have likely encountered otherwise in the current political climate.

The developer didn't intend to offend, that seems clear. But if someone points out that you inadvertently did or said something offensive, like perpetuated a stereotype, there's no good reason to double down on the issue if you can simply make it right. Sometimes the easy way out is the best way out.

This blooming generation we live in, saying the masks in this video game, yes video game, fictional not real yet people are complaining about it. In my day we had Jim Davidson on the TV doing impressions of how African people speak, he just got laughed at no one complained. This whole racist thing has gone too far, from knocking down statues to protesting in crowds, breaking the distancing laws. I am not racist in any way, shape or form, but this generation has gone completely mad, finding fault in everything and now in a computer game. So future generations will follow in their parents footsteps and carry on destroying history and take away freedom of speech, art, creativity altogether. Bring back Alf Garnett in Till Death Do Us Part and you'll see what real racism in character is actually like, but back then we all laughed about it. Then a couple of weeks ago they were going to take down the Germans episode of Fawlty Towers, which was made back in 1975. Instead of taking it down they have put a warning up saying it might upset some viewers. It's pure genius comedy from the mind of John Cleese from Monty Python. Sorry to go on, but really as if we all ain't got enough to worry about.

Do you want some dressing with that word salad, clatterfordslim?

Quoting: clatterfordslim[All the talking points]

If you're a comedian and the only thing you can do is punch down at different cultures and races, I don't think you're very creative. Come up with better jokes man. It can't be that hard. Joke about people, not stereotypes. Punch up, not down. Or make fun of your own race and culture, like many great comedians do.

Adding content warnings or information about context takes nothing away from comedy. That sort of thing is perfectly fine. And so is taking episodes/movies off of streaming services. These are private companies and they get to decide what they sell. Hard to argue against that. Still, none of that is being "erased". It's still on our DVDs and various other media.

Your silly bit about activism is barely worth an answer. As if these statues (of which almost none are of historical or artistic value) were somehow more important than actual issues. Statues are monuments to people, they're not history. There's nothing you can learn from them that you can't learn better in a history book, a documentary, or a museum. Context is important. Or did we forget about Hitler after (most of) his statues were torn down? Or about Saddam Hussein?

The "erasing history" silliness doesn't make a lick of sense. As if you could erase history these days even if you tried.


PS: If you ever need to start a sentence with something along the lines of "I'm not a racist, but", you're probably heading down the wrong path. It doesn't necessarily mean you're a racist, but it does mean you're about to defend racism in some form. There's no other reason to say those words.

I'm a bit disappointed that this game is unrelated to Litil Divil.

Quoting: tuubiOr make fun of your own race and culture, like many great comedians do.

So, what comedians may and mustn't say is based on their races? Isn't that the definition of racism? What about comedians of mixed race, are they allowed to do jokes about two races or neither of them? May I tell Jewish jokes if I'm 1/4 Jew, for example? Or 1/8? Or less? What are the rules? I heard there were scientific research works in Germany in 1930s, I should look for them...

An old comedy video I found yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z3wUD3AZg4. Is it offensive and racist or still fun? Or both partially, depending on a viewer's race?

Quoting: ageresSo, what comedians may and mustn't say is based on their races?

It's called punching up vs punching down.

Quoting: ageresIsn't that the definition of racism?

No.

Racism requires social power to codify prejudices into laws and social rules. This is 101 stuff, please read up on the basics.