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> A) you are unmoved by it and have wasted your time It's this one. I am a reasonable person who is deeply familiar with the original coin-op game and, IMHO, t
by mrandish 3y ago
> A) you are unmoved by it and have wasted your time
It's this one. I am a reasonable person who is deeply familiar with the original coin-op game and, IMHO, there is nothing remotely racist in it. I see from other posts that apparently the bulk of the claims you're citing are related to later console games which I have never seen, have no opinion on and which are off-topic from the content of this thread since the OP is entirely about the creation of the original arcade game over 40 years ago.
> a damaging franchise I'd want to risk my memories and be sure that I wasn't doing anyone any harm.
I categorically disagree that playing a 40 yr old arcade game beloved by millions on my personal MAME cabinet can possibly do "harm" or "damage" anyone. I find the suggestion ludicrous but based on that wording and framing, I suspect you and I have profoundly divergent world views and that further engagement will A) Not be productive, and B) Violate HN's prohibition on culture war topics (which I 100% support).
- AlecSchueler 3y agoI'm a white person who is unaffected by these issues in a direct way but I've heard from people who do feel affected by it that it can be harmful. Their perspective is one I can't live, so I can only listen. It's surprising for me that others would not be open to listening and I find it depressing that their feelings on this are villainized and dismissed here as being part of a "culture war." Of course it's easy to categorically deny with what they say if you refuse to listen, and I'm sure everything seems like a war when you start putting people into factions that can inherently not agree and are inherently unable to talk through issues with a mutual openness.