Psykoma said:
MeisterKleister said:
Turbo_ski said:
Jokes against transsexuals were completely unnecessary and completely offensive.
I agree.
However, this videos does not contain any jokes *against* transsexuals, only a joke against hypocrites that happens to also contain a transsexual person.
"No trannies"
hm?
That's an actual rule in the game (though it never spelled out like that). There's often comes in someone who's "sex" in their passport is different from how they look like.
"Are you a man or a woman?" - player character asks. And person answers: "I am man/I am a woman/As it says in the papers/Papers are correct/What kind of question is that?!". But by Arstotzkian laws, that will not do.
Finding that disreptancy authorizes player to strip-search them with special scanner. And if their genitals do not match up with "sex" field in passport (though they often do match up), player is allowed to "detain" them, with soldiers leading them away. Or just deny them entry, leaving them with no job/family meeting.
"Papers, please" set in the early-80's AND it's about eastern block. It's unkind, but historically acurate, and adds to the oppresing atmosphere.
"No fatties" rule also exist. Citizens of Arstotzka must carry additional ID with them when re-entering the country, and foreigners at some point will start carrying an identity supplement that later will be merged with an entry permit.
ID and supplement both contain fields "height" and "weight". (Supplement also have short description and thumbprint). Applicants are standing on scales, and if they gained/lost weight, that authorizes strip-scan as well. Difference in height/appearance leads to a fingerprint check.