PugJesus@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoWhat's the best move here for blacklemmy.worldimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down110
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageWhat's the best move here for blacklemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoMagic The Gathering. The card had its artwork changed for that reason, if memory serves.
minus-squareBlack616Angel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 years agoWell akschually it’s even worse/better? Because crusade is on the list of cards, banned for being “racist or culturally offensive” Other cards on this list are: Invoke Prejudice Cleanse Stone-Throwing Devils Pradesh Gypsies Jihad Imprison
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoThis is starting to get ridiculous.
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 years agoIf we were to be true purists to any and every cultural creation, because the author had some bad viewpoint, we’d have to throw out 3/4 of it. Better to take hold of the creation and subvert whatever subtext the author intended it to have. p.s Took a look at the cards and can’t see where is the offensive content.
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNot attempting to turn anything into anything else; just being honest. None of those cards have imagery that make me report to anything resembling nazism, so I’m truly baffled of where is the triggering. I played MTG a long time ago and that was what it was: a game based on fictional imagery.
Magic The Gathering. The card had its artwork changed for that reason, if memory serves.
Well akschually it’s even worse/better?
Because crusade is on the list of cards, banned for being “racist or culturally offensive”
Other cards on this list are:
Invoke Prejudice
Cleanse
Stone-Throwing Devils
Pradesh Gypsies
Jihad
Imprison
This is starting to get ridiculous.
deleted by creator
If we were to be true purists to any and every cultural creation, because the author had some bad viewpoint, we’d have to throw out 3/4 of it.
Better to take hold of the creation and subvert whatever subtext the author intended it to have.
p.s
Took a look at the cards and can’t see where is the offensive content.
deleted by creator
Not attempting to turn anything into anything else; just being honest.
None of those cards have imagery that make me report to anything resembling nazism, so I’m truly baffled of where is the triggering.
I played MTG a long time ago and that was what it was: a game based on fictional imagery.
Early magic was a hoot.