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Activision Responds to American Indian Boycott

Posted by samzenpus on from the Ira-Hayes-will-not-play-this-game dept.

JorgeDeLaCancha writes "As previously reported, the American Indian Development has begun a boycott of Activisions game GUN. Activision has quickly responded. From the article: 'Activision does not condone or advocate any of the atrocities that occurred in the American West during the 1800s. GUN was designed to reflect the harshness of life on the American frontier at that time.'"

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  1. The game is racist by Darth+Cow · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Imagine a game where you play a member of a white lynch squad in the postbellum south. Clearly, such a game would be gravely offensive and inappropriate.

    What's the difference between these games? White Americans killed off the Native Americans far more thoroughly than they managed to do so to the African Americans? And that makes the horrible racism better or more acceptable?

    I will be boycotting Activision as well.

  2. Re:Let me guess? by AoT · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Come on, everyone knows you should *triangle the wagons.

    Don't you remember geometry?

    Of course, you should be able to firgure that out on your own.

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