LiquidSolid
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Yeah, the Maori Battalion fought in Greece, North Africa and Italy.
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Polygon: COD WWIIs diversity is nothing more than marketing
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Yeah, the Maori Battalion fought in Greece, North Africa and Italy.
Charles Brandon
Member
Interesting. Cheers. You literally never hear about that (unless you're in NZ presumably).
Even if all of the devs were white, what difference does it make? All of this anti-white shit is insane and is the very thing that we all are supposed to be against. I mean for crying out loud, having a team of white guys does not automatically make them evil or racist. Yet it increasingly seems like it is a crime to some folks just to even be white these days.
funkystudent
Member
This kind of bullshit editorial is why people don't take people complaining about a lack of diversity seriously and does way more damage then good by making people wanting more diverse media look like overly reactionary sensational asshats.
So good going Polygon. "Sarcastic slow clap"
So good going Polygon. "Sarcastic slow clap"
Taliban Stan
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Martian WW2 Hitler might be an interesting boss.
The_Endgamer
Member
Equality.
EDIT: In reference to the characters in the game all getting a chance to kill one another. Not just a bunch of white folks killing Nazis and Japanese forces. Really gotta clarify that! lol
EDIT: In reference to the characters in the game all getting a chance to kill one another. Not just a bunch of white folks killing Nazis and Japanese forces. Really gotta clarify that! lol
Rudimental
Member
Not sure, but there was the Cape Corps from South Africa, though they were employed in non-combat roles.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
The entire article sounds like an angry college student mad at a developer's HR department.
Brianimaniac
Banned
This isn't Hello Games where it's an independent team of like a dozen people. Sledgehammer is a major studio with over 200 employees. If every one of those 200 people was white, that would be a serious problem. Do you really need to have that explained to you?
Messofanego
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What is "all of this anti-white shit"? Where does it seem like a crime to be white these days?
I do agree that an all-white team can still have plenty of inclusivity in their videogames. There are a lot of examples of that. But when problems do arise in relation to the lack of diversity, having an all-white team can be an easy excuse.
CaptainofIndustry
Member
I agree with this. It's like they pick apart everything until it isn't even fun anymore.
Gee, I don't know. I see people complaining about white people almost daily it seems. Kind of hard to miss.
semiconscious
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...What did he mean by this?
Member
Reads like an altrighter pretending to be progressive
Ninja Scooter
Member
Then you are completely missing the point.
Thankfully that is not the case, though. But even still, I would not care if they were all Asian, African American, Arab or whatever. It makes no difference to me just as long as there is no deep-seeded racist motives behind what they doing, which there are certainly not here.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
This article is funny because if they didn't try to be inclusive at all and was 100% white male, this article may never have been written.
Its almost as if Polygon is complaining that the devs went out of thrir way to include women and african americans.
Its almost as if Polygon is complaining that the devs went out of thrir way to include women and african americans.
No, I am all for diversity. I simply think all of this anti-white shit going on flies in the face of that and represents the very thing we are supposed to be against. This article being a good example.
Puddington
Member
There is no issue yet (as you said, don't know what's in the campaign). Polygon needed clicks so that's pretty much why this article exists.
Writers gotta eat!
A Link to the Past
Banned
This might be the worst article I've seen from Polygon, even more so than their Mario Kart chart.
Is, is that talking about trans women? Or about all kinds of women?
Because it doesn't make sense either way
Is, is that talking about trans women? Or about all kinds of women?
Because it doesn't make sense either way
You have no idea how long I've waited for a war game to explore this.
Ninja Scooter
Member
The fact that you view calls for diversity, inclusion and equality as "anti white shit" is the root of the problem. You are pulling some real "all lives matter" bullshit right now. Nobody is asking for "better" treatment than white people. Nobody is asking for people of color or women to be put ahead of white males in the game industry. People are simply asking for more representation, because even if you want to live in your "race doesn't matter I don't see color" fantasy land, it absolutely does matter.
Oh boy, i did forget about this one.
OK, so if devs don't have a diverse cast they're obviously fucked, and if they do have one, they'll still have nutjobs saying they aren't doing it for the right reasons? What? Can anyone even PROVE that Sledgehammer added minorities to their game for the wrong reason? Is there a wrong reason?
Holy fuck this is stupid.
Holy fuck this is stupid.
TemplaerDude
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And Polygon's virtue signalling is nothing more than click seeking nonsense.
Bloodporne
Member
I actually read the article and even if it were all true and well researched, the ultra-smug moral superiority complex tone of it made me feel embarrassed for the writer.
Sorry, I don't care how right you are, condescension and smugness is a quick way to looking like a petty child.
Sorry, I don't care how right you are, condescension and smugness is a quick way to looking like a petty child.
I never said that calls for diversity are bad, so I don't know where you are getting that. Merely the hateful anti-white sentiment, which is pretty loud these days from some folks and represents the very thing we are supposed to be against. Articles like this being a good example, as it paints having all white guys unveiling a game and talking about diversity as a negative, whereas that should not matter at all to one were they truly 'inclusive.'
At any rate, they are clearly wrong here. Which is par for the course when it comes to Polygon. I'll not deviate from the topic further and will be moving on from it.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
The US also had a segregated Japanese-American regiment that fought on the European front:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
It's really an amazing story. They were "the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of American warfare" and fought for America despite the fact that many of their family members were being held in Japanese internment camps back in America during the war (despite being U.S. citizens).
People click on dumb titles and they make money
Ninja Scooter
Member
This article is bad and is being called out for it by people on both sides of the issue so where exactly is this antiwhite bullshit that you claim it so prevalent?
many places
Member
Jesus, Polygon's holier than thou boner is showing a little to much these days.
Giftofgab24
Member
You see complaints about white people or complaints about white privilege?
In the article itself. And I also meant in general, as it is everywhere these days.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Again where?
Both and I''ll leave it there.
Giftofgab24
Member
I would like some sources as well.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
I love when the dev said :It's the best cod ever made..! lol Hear the same bs every year
birthbystars
Member
That's the real problem. Developers are really starting to try to include different cultures/ideas/races, and it still ends up with "well, it's too forced, maybe they shouldn't have done it".
What?
I am not going to dig up scenarios that are everywhere on the daily. This article is just another example of it. There are calls for diversity and that is all well and good, but there is also a hateful ant-white sentiment that is out there as well. Sorry you have not noticed.
You sure like to spout off about anti-white this and that a lot. Do you have a hard time differentiating calls for inclusivity with imaginary reverse-racism? Has someone from ANTIFA punched you in the face recently?
Also..
Sorry, but no. If you're going to make statements like the ones you're making, but cant be bothered to "dig up scenarios that are everywhere on the daily" then don't make fucking statements like that. Don't even bring it to the table if you can't source it.
TemplaerDude
Member
Don't be that guy.
Head.spawn
Junior Member
What kind of weird ass hit piece is this?
Exactly. I hate the "minorities and women need a reason to be included in games" argument that is often seen on the internet. Straight white men don't need a reason to be included, nor they need to be well-written characters, which is another common argument against including women and minorities.
Besides, what's the problem with "checking all the diversity boxes"? Wouldn't that mean the game is indeed diverse? I'd rather get games with good representation for the "wrong reasons" than an "honest" all white male cast. I wish every game included tons of "insincere" diversity, like this game seems to be doing, according to the article author.
C'mon man, don't be like this. You know, or at least should, that this isn't about making white guys feel guilty for their skin color. It's about the fact that having a diverse team can bring different perspectives and points of view, which will improve the game in the end.
Charles Brandon
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I had never heard of these guys either until you and that other poster brought it up. It's kind of hard to imagine what was going through their heads.
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