Command & Conquer Changes Up Middle Eastern GLA
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Dammit, now my friends and I can't say "AK-47s...for EVERYONE!!!!" and "Shut your GLA Hole!" anymore.
I get where they're coming from, but C&C have based virtually all of their non-Tiberium games off racist/cultural stereotypes. If they want these games to be less "offensive", they have a hell of a lot more work to do.
All of the factions in Generals were stereotypical as hell, no one cared. If it's an issue now why didn't they just pick a new goddamn setting?
I love how this thread has people screaming, "IT'S NOT OFFENSIVE BECAUSE IT'S JUST A GAME EVERYONE IS TOO PC" and others chiming in, "YEAH, AND ARABS ARE ALL TERRORISTS ANYWAY."
Both anti-political correctness advocates and racists agree! Make the GLA Middle Eastern again! Because that's integral - now the plot just doesn't make sense.
Both anti-political correctness advocates and racists agree! Make the GLA Middle Eastern again! Because that's integral - now the plot just doesn't make sense.
Come now, that is a MASSIVE strawman. The point most people are making is that, lets face it, the middle east has a problem with militant groups. Thats not racist, thats facing facts. And changing just about everything about a faction on the basis of some people were offended is pretty much political correctness in a nutshell.Samuki Elm said:
It is a bloody GAME. I do not understand all this people omg it is racist full of stereotypes it is offensive bla bla bla bla.... What a nonsense. I played General when I was a kid and i loved it it was one of my favorite games at the time because it was fun and the setting and factions were fun to play had their unique background and strategy plus the game looked stunning in that time.
Political correctness is effin cancer.
Political correctness is effin cancer.
I didn't even think about racism when I played this game to death. All of the lines were either corny or really basic stuff you here in war movies so I could never took it serious at all. They've been doing the stereotype thing all the way so why give a shit now? Make it an option at least.
While I do hate that they caved in to the typical political correctness bullshit, at least this only effects the GLA generals, and not the actual faction itself.
I think the point everyone seems to be missing is that they did. Different factions fighting with different units in different places in a different future-ish world. How is that now a new setting? As far as I can see they haven't even suggested it's related to Generals, certainly there's nothing mentioning it on their site. In fact, as I mentioned on another article recently, the biggest problem with this game is that it doesn't appear to have any connection to any of the C&C franchise at all, all they've done is tack the name onto a completely unrelated game. So complaining that they've changed one particular faction seems a bit odd given that, since they've actually changed everything.Johnson McGee said:
I'm not too familiar with the game, but from the sounds of it, its operations are based in the Middle East and it is made up mostly of Middle Easterns accordingly. I don't see how this is a problem. Do you see the Middle East being a cultural melting pot where any colour person is just as likely to be a general? At any rate, we'll see what they change them to. It could be 5 different Middle Easterns and still make sense, or it could inexplicably have a white guy and a black guy in there as well for the sake of variety.
I love Generals, I still play it to this day & for an army called The "Global" Liberation Army I always wondered why they where just middle eastern & not a more diverse group. I honestly don't care if they changed it as long as Dr. Thrax is still basically the same. I might play the new one, but I'm not real happy about the multiplayer focus.
Same here. When I first heard of Generals I thought it seemed terrible, but once I played it, it quickly became a favourite.Frostbite3789 said:
OT: It doesn't bother me in the slightest that they have changed them, it's not that big a deal. What bothers me is why they changed them. I am getting quite sick of this hypocritical stepping on egg shells mentality that is becoming pervasive in gaming. It's not like C+C as a series has ever tried to be serious, in C+C Generals the Chinese make most of their money from cyber-crime for crying out loud.
That said, the changes are pretty minor, so I doubt it will make that much of a difference.
I hope they don't change Jarmen Kell. Seriously that guy is one hell of a sniper. as for more varied generals may be good, as long as they don't take anything out. Hell having a African general for the GLA might be fun or even European one (back story could be them fighting because of economical reasons being imposed on them).
I really love the GLA campaign (and zero hour one), Jarmen Kell and the and the forty thieves was one of my favourite missions.
I really love the GLA campaign (and zero hour one), Jarmen Kell and the and the forty thieves was one of my favourite missions.
Honestly, I like this decision for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, the GLA were pretty much every Arab Terrorist Stereotype rolled into one in the Original Generals. It doesn't help them at all considering the original Generals was released shortly before (or during) the War in Iraq. I can very easily see how and why people would be offended by it.
Secondly, it's a dated stereotype anyhow. Various Arab resistance groups also have non-Arabian members in their numbers. Heck, there was a british news report years ago on a British Muslim who went to join the Iraqi resistance fighters.
Third and most importantly, they're the GLA. As in GLOBAL Liberation Army, not the Arab or Middle East Liberation Army. Time they started to live up to that name a little more.
Firstly, the GLA were pretty much every Arab Terrorist Stereotype rolled into one in the Original Generals. It doesn't help them at all considering the original Generals was released shortly before (or during) the War in Iraq. I can very easily see how and why people would be offended by it.
Secondly, it's a dated stereotype anyhow. Various Arab resistance groups also have non-Arabian members in their numbers. Heck, there was a british news report years ago on a British Muslim who went to join the Iraqi resistance fighters.
Third and most importantly, they're the GLA. As in GLOBAL Liberation Army, not the Arab or Middle East Liberation Army. Time they started to live up to that name a little more.