UK Defense Secretary Calls for Medal of Honor Ban
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Wow, not only is this guy having a knee jerk reaction, he's also got a mindset that would be right at home in the 50's. Earth to Fox: Not every soldier is a young man with a wife and kids. Nor are British and American casualties somehow more meaningful than any other death in this war.
Someone ban this guy from Parliament instead. He's just appealing to the same crowd that opposes the "Mosque at Ground Zero", except more British.
Someone ban this guy from Parliament instead. He's just appealing to the same crowd that opposes the "Mosque at Ground Zero", except more British.
Because they used fictional terrorist groups, and there not the only ones pretty much every game set in modern times and dealing with terrorists has to make up a fictional group thats exactly like the Taliban. Apparently as long as you play as fictional terrorist groups its fine but as soon as there's a real one everyone gets upset.Irridium said:
if you do not like it, don't buy it. don't try to dictate YOUR views on others. It's not as if the game is saying, "hey, you should join the taliban IRL". they arent praising the taliban, they're merely making it realistic by including real factions from a real war.
Un-British? Trust a Tory toff to say something like that.
Kindly shut up about things you know nothing about and never will do.
Kindly shut up about things you know nothing about and never will do.
This is stupid, the Nazis committed far more atrocities than the Taliban have, yet it's been fine to play as them in the multiplayer modes of previous Call of duty games.
There have been games that allowed you to do this before and no one cared AS much so I do not see a problem with the game, also It's about Americans not the British.
I say that only because my Gov't would not care about a game that involved British soldiers in A modern day war (I.E. Call of Duty's SAS)
I say that only because my Gov't would not care about a game that involved British soldiers in A modern day war (I.E. Call of Duty's SAS)
How is this anymore wrong then being able to play as US soldiers in Vietnam War games? Thousands of children lost fathers and wives lost husbands at the hands of the invading US soldiers there. Hell, hundreds of children have lost fathers to U.S and British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. I am in no way in support of the Taliban and their actions (nor am I of the U.S invasion) but if a war game is going to be based on a real war then you have to accept that it is going to touch on some sensitive issues, especially when the morality of the situation is so completely in the grey area.
Lol I find this word hilarious. I guess I'm just used to hearing "un-American", and "un-British" is like its weaker cousin.
Playing AS American and British soldiers being shotgunned in the face is ok, but when your the one holding the shotgun, THEN there's a problem?
Also, it's a game! Playing as the Taliban is not going to make me shoot my own family because they are British!
Also, it's a game! Playing as the Taliban is not going to make me shoot my own family because they are British!
I'm a patriot and a supporter of our troops out in Afghanistan, but as a gamer and general person with half a brain I can safely say this is just a game.
If you want to ban this game because you can play as the Taliban and kill members of the Coalition we may as well ban every single game ever that lets you fight against the British.
Also don't give us bull about it being a current conflict so we shouldn't make games about it, I think it's better to bring current conflicts to the fore, why should we live in the past, remind people that these conflicts rage on today and have consequences.
If you want to ban this game because you can play as the Taliban and kill members of the Coalition we may as well ban every single game ever that lets you fight against the British.
Also don't give us bull about it being a current conflict so we shouldn't make games about it, I think it's better to bring current conflicts to the fore, why should we live in the past, remind people that these conflicts rage on today and have consequences.
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Do they also ban that one first blood sequel that portrays the Taliban as noble heroic underdogs fighting the crimson tide of Russian aggression?
I mean, theres a reason the US has been completely silent on this.
Or how about charlie wilson's war. They deftly manage to avoid saying "taliban" in that one, but that movie could be renamed "birth of the taliban" without changing anything.
Do they also ban that one first blood sequel that portrays the Taliban as noble heroic underdogs fighting the crimson tide of Russian aggression?
I mean, theres a reason the US has been completely silent on this.
Or how about charlie wilson's war. They deftly manage to avoid saying "taliban" in that one, but that movie could be renamed "birth of the taliban" without changing anything.
Yes, but people lost their fathers, sons and husbands to the Nazis. I don't think anyone complained then. And 'Un-British'? That makes about as much sense as refusing to eat any meat that doesn't come from Britain. Oh wait... People actually do that. If you asked me a couple of months ago that I was a patriot I would've said yes, but ask me now and I say no.
I'm not too fussed about the game but I see his point. Maybe people on this thread should be more objective without the usual knee jerk 'he must be anti-games' attitude.
A lot of families have had loved ones killed. Its called sensitivity to them as they will still feel that profound sense of loss as deeply as the day they were told. My home town has lost 3, all younger than 25. Maybe if it was over and everyone was home then it would be ok but the games company just wants units sold and I don't agree with that.
A lot of families have had loved ones killed. Its called sensitivity to them as they will still feel that profound sense of loss as deeply as the day they were told. My home town has lost 3, all younger than 25. Maybe if it was over and everyone was home then it would be ok but the games company just wants units sold and I don't agree with that.
What about Modern Warfare? Don't you play the generic middle eastern terrorist group in multiplayer.