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It seems to me that IW has really tried to appeal to many of the "less reputable" elements that play their game. The use of the acronym "F.A.G.S." which is a common insult in the gaming community that plays this game, the incorporation of drug related clan badges, the use of a scene where you can kill civilians (and there WERE other ways to do this) - it just seems that the game is being created for that small aggressive cadre of players that actually tend to make the game miserable for others that play online. In my few experiences playing COD4 online, the asshole percentage made me stop playing the game. IW was also aware of some pretty serious glitches being used in online play, but did nothing to patch the game to remove them.
eh... if I try the online this time I will likely try to play without a mic and with "mute all" on.
I am gay but, welcome to Dtoid.
Double post for content: Yeah it was foolish, they didn't really think it through. I'm actually very surprised they DID let it through.
I disagree, however, that the companies have any moral obligation to be a big brother. What keeps a company 'a good role model' is whether or not we give them money when they're NOT. Don't think for a second that a company won't hesitate to 'teach people bad habits' if it means they make lots of money.
Hope that made sense, it wasn't nearly as eloquent as when Jim argued it on Podtoid a few episodes back.
I don't wanna sound queer or nothing, but unicorns kick ass!
Interesting article. It's always nice to see people keep an open mind an exercise analytical thought.
Welcome to Dtoid.
I've never really thought about calling someone gay as hating homosexuals. Well yes, fag is a hateful word, but even then I don't even really consider it as directed towards gay people when I use it. Odds are I'll keep using the words though seeing as my friends who are gay don't actually seem to care.
The word faggot is tossed around so much in online gaming that its lost meaning, in CoD in particular its like a second language, people use for everything, its insane, I assume IW was just using it back against them.
And I'm sorry but IW is not a big brother esque figure to ANYONE, especially not kids, Call of Duty has been designed for adults, its not their fault some stupid parent isn't doing their job and I don't see why other companies should take any heat for what they did. I for one thought the video was funny.
And more importantly, one stupid little video will no have bearing on the words people will use online, as long as they can hind behind their gamertags they will continue to flood voice chat with racial slurs and other things, hell they don't need to be anonymous, I live behind a school, the things these little shits say will blow your mind, its no wonder they're 10 times worse online.
As for the "I'm not gay but" comments online, those should be ignored, for reasons I can't comprehend the internet is full of people who seem to think that someone is silently judging them based of things they like in private, its ridiculous.
Yeeahh...I'm one of the LGBTs and I can say I really couldn't give two shits. This is the internet.
I'd hate to use South Park as my defense just because it should never be taken seriously but they had a valid point last night when they argued how the word fag as gone through so many random and irrelevant evolutional changes and not it really doesn't constitute as a slur against LGBTs as it's kind of just a words against people who are douchebags.
I mean me and my lesbian friends have called each other fags many times and we've never once even thought it was an insult against each others sexual orientation. Ironic but that's all. One of them in fact I called a fag once jokingly before she even came out.
And it's not like we're a bunch of 12 year old morons or anything. We're all well to do kids ranging from college grads to high school seniors. The majority of us are very political and vocal and about half the group is really heavy into mathematics and physics. We live in a very rural area so we (the LGBT community) are all tightknit and very defensive.
I mean you can't argue the same for a word like n*gger (I'd type the full thing but I'm afraid just saying fag even in a positive context has me on banhammer watch) because it's never meant anything other than blacks. Fag is kind of different.
*and now it really doesn't...
I haven't played a game online with a mic since Gears of War. I saw a downed guy in an online match by a car and I ran up to kill him. And from there I was deemed a fag for the entire match for robbing someone of a kill. Whether its a term to bash a specific sect of people or not it is a hateful term.
Infinity Ward should not be spreading hateful terms irregardless of who it offends. They are a company that represents the largest games company in the world.
Did anyone watch last nights South Park? Dealt with the issue perfectly and its no coincidence it should tie into the modern warfare 2 promo.
All great points. And thanks for the welcomes.
And yeah, I actually watched South Park right after posting this, so I definitely saw all the irony of it. I definitely think they had some good points, and it's unfortunate that some words hold so much power, but then again like many of you said those words sometimes don't hold any to you personally.
Honestly when it comes down to it, this has nothing to do with sexuality, but the word is used for nothing but spite. Even for annoying biker gangs. haha.
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But then again so are simple words like loser. Should we all go back to elementary school "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all," rules?