In the past few years, a war has been waged in the United States and other Western countries with content that could “offend” a minority. Since there are so many different marginalized groups, the struggle has turned into a theater of the absurd.
Earlier, we reported that the streaming series HBO Max removed the movie “gone With the Wind“for exploitation of racial stereotypes about the pre-war South. They promise to return the cult ribbon later, adding a foreword from a professor at the University of Chicago Jacqueline Stewart, which tells about the “historical context.”
However, the largest British broadcaster went even further. Sky. Subscribers noticed that in the streaming application, descriptions for a number of films were changed.
“This film contains an outdated worldview, speech turnovers and cultural images that can be considered offensive today,” the warning says.
Before us is a warning (“trigger”) for people living in “safe spaces” (safe space). Initially, they called places in universities where representatives of marginalized sections of society could gather to exchange opinions on their problems. Now, the associations of fanatics are called so ironically that they do not accept criticism in principle and demand at their meetings to censor things that they consider to be “offensive”.
Sky’s decision seems delusional because it has touched movies like a remake. “Aladdin“from Disney (in which color castes were specially selected) and “Aliens” David Cameron (in which several strong female characters appear at once). Warnings Also Received “Lawrence of Arabia“,”Boobies“,”The Last Samurai“,”Swap places“,”The lone ranger“,”The jungle book” etc.
And this is only the beginning, because the game companies began the struggle for “peace of mind”. A textbook example is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. At the start of the single player campaign, a warning related to the mission popped up No Russiansin which a group of militants makes a terrorist attack at Moscow airport. In the West, you can skip it, but in Russia it was cut out in principle.
And in 2023, the publisher sets the trend. Paradox Interactivewho is preparing to release a game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. As a narrative designer recently explained Kara Allison Studio Hardsuit labs accompanied missions with special warnings. This is done in order not to “injure” people with mental disorders, PTSD and so on.
In particular, we are talking about passing missions for the representative of the clan Malkavianconsisting of madmen. When you select this fraction, a warning will appear, and the missions will be accompanied by an additional menu with descriptions in order to prepare gamers for “sensitive” content: ignore a side mission or transfer control to a friend so that he passes the “problematic content” for you.
In addition, the image of Malkavian was redesigned. Developers will not allow to win back for representatives of the clan in the style of “Fishmalk“(a crazy lunatic with silly jokes that turn a game into a stream of delirium), making them more intimidating.
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