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I understand removing confederate flags and movements from public areas, but I don't think it is necessary to ban people for using it in games like Forza. I mea
by takeda 6y ago
I understand removing confederate flags and movements from public areas, but I don't think it is necessary to ban people for using it in games like Forza. I mean Microsoft can do whatever they want, but it is overreacting. Most people who would use it wouldn't have any bad meaning behind it and most likely would be used more as a joke. When playing Forza I remember I liked skin that made my car look like a beater car, and it was so fun winning races in car that looked like it would fall apart at any moment.
- cgrealy 6y agoThe difference is that your beater car skin doesn't remind an entire demographic of a time a whole bunch of people went to war so they could keep said demographic as property. If you want to be funny about the confederate flag, go do an open mike. There's no context in a racing game... so while it might be some hilarious meta-commentary on the ridiculousness of racism, the only thing another player sees is "there's someone who wishes they could still keep slaves".
- Kallrian 6y agoYou’ve never heard of the Dukes or Hazzard have you? Their 1969 Dodge Charger is one of the most iconic cars in tv history, and Forza happens to have a ‘69 charger as a drivable car
- cgrealy 6y agoNo, I’ve heard of them. When I was a kid, I actually had a General Lee windup car, before I knew anything about the history of the civil war. And then, I grew up. You can still drive a charger if you want. Now you just can’t paint a racist flag of treason on it.