Punch-Out!! Boxer Accused of Uttering Islamic Phrase
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I honestly am at a loss for what to say here, except what a atrocious piece of frigging IGNORANCE! Do these people honestly actively use their lives to find some frigging scapegoat to make themselves feel better about who they are? Frankly I don't care what the guy says, especially if I were in the middle of the game and trying to defeat him. The words are not racist, offensive, or even provocative. Maybe we should forbid other statements used in acts of aggression. That just starts us down a long slippery slope where everyone loses.
If there is any hope of us moving on from where we are now, we need to work more on understanding that which we don't understand, instead of shoving it away and damning it. Frankly it is how we got ourselves where we are now, because of ignorance built up on both sides. When will it really end?
If there is any hope of us moving on from where we are now, we need to work more on understanding that which we don't understand, instead of shoving it away and damning it. Frankly it is how we got ourselves where we are now, because of ignorance built up on both sides. When will it really end?
I fail to see why I, or anyone else, should care.
Bin Laden might be a little pissed that a Nintendo game stole his catch phrase, but other than that, I don't see this having any real impact beyond racists or the "politically correct" who don't want to inflame tensions by normalising Islam.
I agree with the E rating.
There is nothing wrong with a Turkish character aknowledging his Islamic heritage.
Then again, there is always the question of what exactly the developer's intent was...
Bin Laden might be a little pissed that a Nintendo game stole his catch phrase, but other than that, I don't see this having any real impact beyond racists or the "politically correct" who don't want to inflame tensions by normalising Islam.
I agree with the E rating.
There is nothing wrong with a Turkish character aknowledging his Islamic heritage.
Then again, there is always the question of what exactly the developer's intent was...
You guys, are of the awesomesauce of this forum. I felt bad having my rant, but best to get it off my chest anyway, but it warms my soul to see well placed humor in an exchange like this one. (Though I have my doubts Rileytwit will throw anything in this forum.)timmytom1 said:
yes, Nazis yelling things in german, and murdering people. So Whats wrong with a turkish man in a Nintendo game mumbling something that could be turned into a musilm phrase with some effort. OH WELL. Cry me a river '-.- I dont think That your kids playing punch out will lead to them suddenly wanting to strap bombs to themselves and murder people.KDR_11k said:
Why, internet? Why do you hate my brain so much?! Why do you let stupid people post videos on you?
It's been, as he frequently loved to point out, eight years since 9/11. Not much has happened, at least in north america, since that time. Video games are not trying to stir up terrorists, they are not trying to convert our children to islam, and they are not training them to be murderers. Now stop being stupid, or I'll make you sit in the corner.
It's been, as he frequently loved to point out, eight years since 9/11. Not much has happened, at least in north america, since that time. Video games are not trying to stir up terrorists, they are not trying to convert our children to islam, and they are not training them to be murderers. Now stop being stupid, or I'll make you sit in the corner.
Ah well, I finally skipped to the end of the video - mainly through disbelief that someone could waffle on for a whole 5 minutes on such a trivial matter, but also because I didn't want to hear anymore.
I do seriously hope that this guy's over analysis of videogames stops him from actually enjoying them anymore. I think that would be quite a fitting punishment, really.
I do seriously hope that this guy's over analysis of videogames stops him from actually enjoying them anymore. I think that would be quite a fitting punishment, really.
People are being ridiculously sensitive to anything even remotely offensive lately, omfg.
Can't wait till the launch date of FAT PRINCESS. ^^
Can't wait till the launch date of FAT PRINCESS. ^^
Mark 2:10Malygris said:
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"
In all seriousness, I don't see what the problem with the quote is. "God is great?" Christians and Muslims alike agree on this. Is the problem that he said it in "the language of terrorists?"
My politics are a bit rusty admittedly but i do beleive that fashism (in certain forms) also works through a state controlled economy and i seriously doubt that communism has killed 100 million people in the great purges (the most significant piece of murderous soviet Activity ) 7 million or so (probably wayy more though i doubt it stands at 90 something million)were sentanced to time in gulags which were admittedly compareable to concentration camps according to official numbers some 2.6 million peole went through them at it`s height of which i suspect a considerable amount died given the conditions) died. a further 2 million (according to declassified KGB documents (which addmittedly is deplorable ,but nowhere near the numbers you suggest) on a side note stalinism is not really communism (I.E it shares none of the core values of leninism) if you look at what stalin`s style of goveremnt it`s far closer to a fachist(spelt wrong i presume) dictatorship but i digress totaling all this you get a staggering 11.6 million dead or so. (for the record the holocaust alone cost 21 million lives )Kukul said:
EDIT: i should point out that i`m not communist i actually beleive in a laissez-faire negative liberty kind of democracy so i suppose i`m a conservative (republican to you yanks i beleive)
Its right up there with being as bad as the Catholic character who mentions God. Oh wait, if it wasn't Islamic, no one would care at all.Bored Tomatoe said: