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[–] florge@feddit.uk 20 points 2 months ago (8 children) https://www.theverge.com/games/945088/gog-apologizes-email-nazi-symbols-the-end-of-the-sun permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (7 children) As someone from Germany, this would freak the hell out of me. Looks like a mistake, not something intentionally crafted. Whatever the real reason is (companies rarely say the truth), I understand the issue now. Thanks for the link. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (6 children) The real issue is that they saw the problem and fixed it for Germany only and not for anywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 12 points 2 months ago You'd think Poles of all people would be aware of how it looks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afaix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago The real issue is that they never stated that they are not nazi sympathizers after the whole thing. They issued a non-apology, said it caused “unfortunate associations”, “this is our history”, but never said they don’t associate with nazis, that nazism is bad, or that whoever is responsible for the fuckup will be held accountable permalink fedilink source parent [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) To be fair, when I saw those symbols I thought about lightning, not SS, especially given the spacing that would have never hinted at the SS symbol. Then, knowing the game, I thought it must have been some Slavic mythology reference. But I understand Germans, Zios and Americans are obsessed about such things. After all they keep learning from each other about cultural appropriation and erasure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) My first thought wasn't the SS, but the fact that they saw it and thought it might be a problem in Germany is another story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) But it is. In Germany. Then do you think the same of the Wolfenstein games being about the Cult if the Wolf or whatever it was? Germany always had special treatment, self-inflicted or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn't it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (7 children) As someone from Germany, this would freak the hell out of me. Looks like a mistake, not something intentionally crafted. Whatever the real reason is (companies rarely say the truth), I understand the issue now. Thanks for the link. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (6 children) The real issue is that they saw the problem and fixed it for Germany only and not for anywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 12 points 2 months ago You'd think Poles of all people would be aware of how it looks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afaix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago The real issue is that they never stated that they are not nazi sympathizers after the whole thing. They issued a non-apology, said it caused “unfortunate associations”, “this is our history”, but never said they don’t associate with nazis, that nazism is bad, or that whoever is responsible for the fuckup will be held accountable permalink fedilink source parent [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) To be fair, when I saw those symbols I thought about lightning, not SS, especially given the spacing that would have never hinted at the SS symbol. Then, knowing the game, I thought it must have been some Slavic mythology reference. But I understand Germans, Zios and Americans are obsessed about such things. After all they keep learning from each other about cultural appropriation and erasure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) My first thought wasn't the SS, but the fact that they saw it and thought it might be a problem in Germany is another story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) But it is. In Germany. Then do you think the same of the Wolfenstein games being about the Cult if the Wolf or whatever it was? Germany always had special treatment, self-inflicted or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn't it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (6 children) The real issue is that they saw the problem and fixed it for Germany only and not for anywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 12 points 2 months ago You'd think Poles of all people would be aware of how it looks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afaix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago The real issue is that they never stated that they are not nazi sympathizers after the whole thing. They issued a non-apology, said it caused “unfortunate associations”, “this is our history”, but never said they don’t associate with nazis, that nazism is bad, or that whoever is responsible for the fuckup will be held accountable permalink fedilink source parent [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) To be fair, when I saw those symbols I thought about lightning, not SS, especially given the spacing that would have never hinted at the SS symbol. Then, knowing the game, I thought it must have been some Slavic mythology reference. But I understand Germans, Zios and Americans are obsessed about such things. After all they keep learning from each other about cultural appropriation and erasure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) My first thought wasn't the SS, but the fact that they saw it and thought it might be a problem in Germany is another story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) But it is. In Germany. Then do you think the same of the Wolfenstein games being about the Cult if the Wolf or whatever it was? Germany always had special treatment, self-inflicted or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn't it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 12 points 2 months ago You'd think Poles of all people would be aware of how it looks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afaix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago The real issue is that they never stated that they are not nazi sympathizers after the whole thing. They issued a non-apology, said it caused “unfortunate associations”, “this is our history”, but never said they don’t associate with nazis, that nazism is bad, or that whoever is responsible for the fuckup will be held accountable permalink fedilink source parent
[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) To be fair, when I saw those symbols I thought about lightning, not SS, especially given the spacing that would have never hinted at the SS symbol. Then, knowing the game, I thought it must have been some Slavic mythology reference. But I understand Germans, Zios and Americans are obsessed about such things. After all they keep learning from each other about cultural appropriation and erasure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) My first thought wasn't the SS, but the fact that they saw it and thought it might be a problem in Germany is another story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) But it is. In Germany. Then do you think the same of the Wolfenstein games being about the Cult if the Wolf or whatever it was? Germany always had special treatment, self-inflicted or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn't it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) My first thought wasn't the SS, but the fact that they saw it and thought it might be a problem in Germany is another story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) But it is. In Germany. Then do you think the same of the Wolfenstein games being about the Cult if the Wolf or whatever it was? Germany always had special treatment, self-inflicted or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn't it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) But it is. In Germany. Then do you think the same of the Wolfenstein games being about the Cult if the Wolf or whatever it was? Germany always had special treatment, self-inflicted or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn't it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn't it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism? permalink fedilink source parent