Neogaf: Keep PoLitCs OuT of GamEs!
COD: Puts far-right politics in games, Kotaku complains.
NeoGAF: KoTakU R So Stupid!
Some people here complain about inserting real-life left-wing politics in games. What about that should prevent them and possibly
other people from complaining about Kotuku's rant against alleged far-right politics in CoD and a number of other peculiar takes on the game?
Where is the inconsistency, even granting for the sake of argument that we're talking about the exact same GAF members?
It should be easy to answer, given how you thought this though.
Literally merely having a gay character in a game is labeled as "having a political agenda" widely on this forum.. but "it's just Call of Duty" if they include a bunch of right-wing politics?
From what I watched, it's clearly political, and my initial reaction was that the trailer wasn't going to go down well with the mainstream press, which seems to lean heavily to the left.
You play a specific role in a fictional but supposedly credible episode of the Cold War. Some people are dissatisfied with how the Cold War ended, to the point they, possibly, might be tempted to brand the victor as far-right/alt-right avant la lettre, so to speak. But remember - and it does seem like you need to be reminded - arguments are not invalid by virtue of those who use them. Arguments are not invalid simply because Kotaku, Antifa or the KKK use them.
Case in point, Kotaku's take on cultural Marxism is an example of a Genetic Fallacy (
source). The other arguments are the usual variations on the theme of Strawmaning one's opponent, which should be expected. Objectivity doesn't seem to be their top priority, does it? Do they even know what a logical fallacy is? Do they care?
I don't have any issue with COD BTW.. they can put whatever they want in their game.
Agreed. Same goes if they wanted to portray the Soviets as the good guys. Their game, their politics, their right to do whatever the hell they want.
However, should they insert real-life politics in their games, I have the right to examine and criticize, not the right to do it per se, but the specific content There's no contradiction whatsoever between these two positions.
I'm laughing at the fact nobody who thinks "gay people in a game is a political agenda" will do anything but strongly support this stuff showing up in COD on this forum.. you can pretty much guarantee that.
I'm sure you've been keeping track of who's been saying what about gay characters around here....
Is it even possible to make a game centred around the Cold War, where you play on the American side, actively supporting the Cold War effort, strictly non-political?
