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"'Destiny 2' Included a Legendary Gauntlet With a White Supremacist Logo"
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DrROBschiz
Member
Best to retire old memes altogether
They certainly seem more important to assholes than the general populance
We dont need this old internet shit. We can leave it buried and move on
I know I learned a lot by reading this, but I can't help but feel less intelligent somehow. This has GOT to be the stupidest thing I've heard of. How in the world did people get this ridiculously dumb and cruel??
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Thanks for this.
For the ppl in the thread:
There you go. How an innocent word become an anthem for hate speech and white nationalism.
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
Definitely not a coincidence. I've never seen the logo until now, but that's just indefensible. Shitty artist.
oh man that's fucked up. that's the gauntlets i have on my hunter. i had no idea and didn't make the connection. fuck this shit, im changing that soon as i get home
i hope bungie makes a statement/fires the person responsible. that's not a coincidence
edit - they already made the statement on their twitter apparently
i hope bungie makes a statement/fires the person responsible. that's not a coincidence
edit - they already made the statement on their twitter apparently
rackham
Banned
DrROBschiz
Member
They feel victimized by being called out on having shitty outlook on various topics
Whats wrong with being a little racist and hateful? I have anecdotes that prove these people are shitty and whiny but not ME!!!!
"I just want to keep doing what Im doing and stop being annoyed by the grievances of people that arent amazing and intellectual like me!!!
Why am I so depressed, lonely and why do girls not like me? Just cuz I think they suck at games and should be ok with my sexist funny jokes"
These are the calibur of people that get the enable treatment from the internet
Yes I know im being broad and facetious but the fringe elements have gone out of their way to create trouble regardless of their background and Im sick of it
Raven117
Member
Too close for comfort.
Yup, no way that is a coincidence. Bungie and Activision have taken the proper steps and now should identify how this got in the game.
Well, I think this gives them power to turn basically anything into a hate symbol. Suddenly we have to be careful of using any harmless picture or character on social media as it may have been turned into a meme on 4chan. As people said, WoW changes horde "lol" as "kek" for Alliance members. Should they change it now?
Aaanyway, different discussion. Bungie should remove it as they said and it's pretty easy to find who did it, as they surely use version control for their development process.
Wait is this Kek thing actually white supremacist? I can't keep up with all this meme nonsense. My friend was posting stuff a while back about Kekistan and I didn't really get it - seemed like weird 4chan memelord stuff. Has it become full on alt right? Was it always? Is my friend a white supremacist?
If a Kekistan flag has been inserted into game assets by someone on staff, I think there's every reason to also be wary of any assets that have blatant green/purple colouring. Just wary. Its non-innocent inclusion would be absolutely unsurprising given the Kek-flag inclusion.
BTHR Zero X
Member
So a Vertical Line, backwards K, 4 Horizontal Lines, a K and a Vertical Line is the same as a backwards K, 3 Horizontal Lines with a K on top and underneath the Horizontal Lines and a K....
I mean there is enough to see a difference between the two.
and KEK = LOL has been for years Star Craft > WoW then most the web.
I mean there is enough to see a difference between the two.
and KEK = LOL has been for years Star Craft > WoW then most the web.
WrenchNinja
Member
Hope they find the artist responsible
The Jazz Cabbage Master
Member
those guns are from D1 sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
DrROBschiz
Member
well we just have to lean on context and intent i guess
But even then will the responsible person play the ignorance card here?
"I didn't know they flew the kek flag at hate rallies? You know I just love all the jokes from my WOW days ya know?"
not sure if you're trolling but if not this is way overboard
ramoisdead
Member
Because that's what they do. Assholes from the slums of 4chan, Reddit, Voat, Twitter, etc. take whatever the fuck is not theirs whether its three letters from a WoW reference, a flag, a carton of milk, or a cartoon frog and turn it into a symbol that can be expressed with hate and racism in mind. The "liberals" call them out on using those items as hate so the deplorables response is "why are you reacting so negative about a carton of milk, flag, or a cartoon frog... you're delusional."
They are the truest snowflakes with an expertise in gaslighting.
Good response I thought. Why are so many people flaming them for saying it was unintentional?
Yes some artist snuck this in there and is a real piece of shit, but that one lowly artist does not speak for Activision or Bungie, and I doubt QA or any people who actually do speak for them, knew about this gauntlet or what it was resembling.
Glad they identified it and are removing it quickly.
Yes some artist snuck this in there and is a real piece of shit, but that one lowly artist does not speak for Activision or Bungie, and I doubt QA or any people who actually do speak for them, knew about this gauntlet or what it was resembling.
Glad they identified it and are removing it quickly.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Imagine being this dense
DrROBschiz
Member
I have to imagine that people that are creating KEK content now are accutely aware of how its used these days
I mean... yeah most of use posting here didnt know or knew the OLD context
But the guy that made this? Who knows
AlimNassor
Banned
Yeah, don't think i'll be buying another Bungie game again.
BTHR Zero X
Member
Oh very mature, straight with an insult and no content. Grow up.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Read the thread dude...
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
You've got a whole thread to educate yourself with. A good start would be under the OP! I'm not responsible for getting you past grade 6 context and comprehension.
DrROBschiz
Member
The idea is that the imagery is evoking a recent use of the Kekistan flag posted in the OP
That flag was indeed flown at hate rallies cuz racist assholes love them some internet memes
Whether the creator was aware of this? ehhh... I have to think he was but will he be honest when confronted I wonder
Orochinagis
Member
My bad, that would how the design slipped throught since that weapon line up was green in on the DLCs, that or Bungie didnt really checkup up all gear design with the exception of exotics which they design personally
BTHR Zero X
Member
I have read the thread and you can see clear differences. While there is no denying there is some similarities there is a still gap between the two.
Liliana Eileen
Member
Disgusting, Bungie.
DrROBschiz
Member
I mean...
Its relatively obscure regardless. They had huge teams working on this and those who are ingrained in fringe internet hate lore are probably in the minority
I have a hard time faulting them for missing this and Im happy with the rapid response
Regardless of how you feel about the impact of kek imagery the fact is that we shouldn't give fringe elements ANYTHING to rally around
And retiring kek is a small price to pay to push back against these people IMHO
Who gives a shit what the history of the meme was.
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
Why? Because they immediately denounced it and moved to remove it from the game before most people even noticed it?
DrROBschiz
Member
Maybe Kek would still be a funny reference if the community that created it didnt let their worst members run wild
bad apples spoil the bunch man
And Yes I know enforcement of this sort of thing is fucking impossible to the compromise is to push back and be ready to let these memes and memories go
They come and go like the wind anyways so letting it go should come easy
Apocryphon
Member
Not a moronic position to take at all...
ContraPoints went into the whole Kekistan thing in her recent video on the alt-right.
https://youtu.be/Sx4BVGPkdzk?t=12m56s
https://youtu.be/Sx4BVGPkdzk?t=12m56s
Yearsoflurking
Member
Thank god i didn't support this game, this should have been taken care of before release
Why? Do you have to google image search every little logo? Because I never seen that until now.
DrROBschiz
Member
I mean...
Cmon man... these clowns live to be subversive about this shit
This is honestly the best case scenario for any company that employs a bunch of people. Im not trying to be all defense force here but I have a hard time finding poor intent on Bungie's end
This was a rogue individual and it remains to be seen what the person responsible will say in his defense
Interficium
Banned
Look at people like Liliana Eileen's post history and it should be obvious.
Wow, it finally makes sense.
People are entitled to their opinions. Bungie should have known about this ahead of time and not let this through QA
....Comeon, this is absurd.
You might wanna bring it up subtly in a conversation. "Yo dude, I remembered that green flag thing you posted and I've seen it on the internet a couple of times, what's it about?" If he denounces it, then he's probably cool, if not, well, he might just be doing it because it's "fun to troll the leftists".
ronaldthump
Member
A bit off topic but there's a video in that link; it's vice land and Jean Claude Van Damme has pretty severe facial wasting. AIDS?
DrROBschiz
Member
I empathize with this even though I think it's harsh
Hopefully they learn from this and have managers that can check on shit like this and maybe even have a better idea what their employees are up to on company time
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