Poll of the Day > What do you think of the BLM mural in the upcoming Spider-Man?

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JigsawTDC
11/07/20 4:13:58 PM
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What do you think of the BLM mural in the upcoming Spider-Man?



Are you a rational human being not bothered by token performative gestures or has this triggered your snowflake sensibilities and now you will no longer purchase the game? Or do you think this will fix racism in the U.S.?

I'm curious! What does PotD think of the BLM mural in he upcoming Spider-Man game?

Edited for article with picture for reference: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-miles-morales-includes-a-big-tribute-to-black-lives-matter/1100-6484190/
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Mead
11/07/20 4:15:39 PM
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I think its ok and not a big deal

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Aculo
11/07/20 4:15:49 PM
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it'd be nice if we got a link, or an image to what you're talking about, ok?

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JigsawTDC
11/07/20 4:17:19 PM
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Aculo posted...
it'd be nice if we got a link, or an image to what you're talking about, ok?

Sure, I updated OP with a link that has an image!
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Bugmeat
11/07/20 4:18:32 PM
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I wasn't even aware of it until this topic. It sounds silly but it doesn't get my goat. A scoff and an eye roll will likely be the extent of my reaction.


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DirtBasedSoap
11/07/20 4:18:39 PM
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Neil cuckman strikes again with his liberal agenda!!!!!

this is a joke mods. youve been going pretty hard on me lately and dont seem to have a sense of humor

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IronBornCorps
11/07/20 4:20:59 PM
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Regardless of ones view on BLM, is it really such an abstract idea that there is an actual mural of it somewhere in NYC? I know it's a game, and not a 1 to 1 recreation of NYC, but still...

Also, Black Lives Matter

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adjl
11/07/20 4:28:11 PM
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I figured it was just going to be present, in which case it doesn't matter, but if the player completes the mural through a series of sidequests and is therefore involved in it, that's definitely more of an overt political statement that is much harder for players to ignore. That said, the notion that games should be apolitical is just silly, so have at it.

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Far-Queue
11/07/20 4:30:46 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
Neil cuckman
lmao

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IronBornCorps
11/07/20 4:37:46 PM
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adjl posted...
I figured it was just going to be present, in which case it doesn't matter, but if the player completes the mural through a series of sidequests and is therefore involved in it, that's definitely more of an overt political statement that is much harder for players to ignore. That said, the notion that games should be apolitical is just silly, so have at it.

Right, how many of the people who complain about the SJW agenda making gaming political complain about the strong Libertarian views in Bioshock?

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JigsawTDC
11/07/20 4:39:39 PM
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IronBornCorps posted...
Right, how many of the people who complain about the SJW agenda making gaming political complain about the strong Libertarian views in Bioshock?

BioShock is a critique of Randian philosophy and that's lost on lot of people. It's not as overt as a statement mural and it more easily lends itself to being misinterpreted.
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Veedrock-
11/07/20 4:41:10 PM
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Basically confirms the devs are oppressing virtual black people. It doesn't make sense otherwise!

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keyblader1985
11/07/20 4:41:41 PM
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I didn't know about it either. I think it's fine.

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IronBornCorps
11/07/20 4:44:59 PM
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JigsawTDC posted...
BioShock is a critique of Randian philosophy and that's lost on lot of people. It's not as overt as a statement mural and it more easily lends itself to being misinterpreted.

That's fair, Rand's philosophy is quite popular among Libertarians as well. That's all I was referring to.

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Blightzkrieg
11/07/20 4:45:18 PM
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I can't believe this black zoomer would support BLM

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Raddest_Chad
11/07/20 4:55:46 PM
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Well, they exist in real life, so...?

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JOExHIGASHI
11/07/20 4:56:38 PM
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JigsawTDC posted...
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-miles-morales-includes-a-big-tribute-to-black-lives-matter/1100-6484190/
This is an outrage! This violates my heritage.

Why is his costume yellow and black? There is not a drop of red on his costume. You will never tear down my red and blue/black spiderman statues.

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LinkPizza
11/07/20 6:20:42 PM
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I didnt know about it, but I felt indifferent to it. But I did see the picture, and its look nice. Either way, its fine...
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ScritchOwl
11/07/20 6:56:25 PM
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Wait I thought mile morales was a latinox.

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IronBornCorps
11/07/20 7:00:14 PM
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ScritchOwl posted...
Wait I thought mile morales was a latinox.

Miles Morales is both African American and Lantinx.

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ScritchOwl
11/07/20 7:09:33 PM
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IronBornCorps posted...
Miles Morales is both African American and Lantinx.
Good grief so your telling me that in the marvel world a superpowered african american latinx is sanctioned by shield and generally loved by his community and probably idealized by growing up teens while the xmen are still expected to sign up for shindlers list (mutant registration act)

I mean your turned into a metahuman and they are like carry on. However if your born with the power to glow they hate you?

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BADoglick
11/07/20 7:18:55 PM
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Good. Black lives do matter and evidently some people need to regularly be reminded

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Lokarin
11/07/20 7:19:40 PM
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IronBornCorps posted...
Miles Morales is both African American and Lantinx.

Would that make him a Tinx Twinx?

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Metalsonic66
11/07/20 11:49:04 PM
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There was some minor controversy when the 2018 game had a gay pride flag in it, as well.

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IronBornCorps
11/07/20 11:53:08 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
There was some minor controversy when the 2018 game had a gay pride flag in it, as well.

I 'member

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BlackScythe0
11/08/20 12:17:51 AM
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It takes place in New York so... isn't that normal?
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Zareth
11/08/20 12:18:59 AM
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ScritchOwl posted...
Good grief so your telling me that in the marvel world a superpowered african american latinx is sanctioned by shield and generally loved by his community and probably idealized by growing up teens while the xmen are still expected to sign up for shindlers list (mutant registration act)

I mean your turned into a metahuman and they are like carry on. However if your born with the power to glow they hate you?
Yeah X-Men kind of make no sense when placed in the Marvel Universe as a whole. They're better as a stand alone thing.

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dedbus
11/08/20 8:09:16 AM
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It's kind of dumb to update the game since I though everyone fled nyc. Is he just supposed to punch the last remaining stragglers walking around without a mask?
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Krazy_Kirby
11/08/20 8:18:37 AM
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get real world politics out of fictional video games
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LinkPizza
11/08/20 8:21:36 AM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
There was some minor controversy when the 2018 game had a gay pride flag in it, as well.

Really? Why did that even matter?
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Noop_Noop
11/08/20 8:52:53 AM
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Cant blame them for pandering to an easily manipulated crowd

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Metalsonic66
11/08/20 2:29:17 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
Really? Why did that even matter?
Exactly

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SKARDAVNELNATE
11/08/20 2:35:58 PM
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Does this mean one of the side missions will be to stop rioters from burning down municipal buildings?

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Mead
11/08/20 2:59:40 PM
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...
Does this mean one of the side missions will be to stop rioters from burning down municipal buildings?

whats wrong dude did something happen this week that got you feeling kinda mad?

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Zeus
11/08/20 3:00:21 PM
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Hadn't heard about it, but it's tacky, stupid, and will serve to further date the game.

IronBornCorps posted...
Miles Morales is both African American and Lantinx.

https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/11/about-one-in-four-u-s-hispanics-have-heard-of-latinx-but-just-3-use-it/

It's about time for society to drop the media-created phrase Latinx, tbh.

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SKARDAVNELNATE
11/08/20 3:17:23 PM
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Mead posted...
whats wrong dude did something happen this week that got you feeling kinda mad?
Nah, I'm doing good. How are you?

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faramir77
11/08/20 3:20:46 PM
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Video games are supposed to be an escape from the modern real world. I tend to agree with the BLM movement but this is ridiculous.

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wwinterj25
11/08/20 3:21:38 PM
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Indifferent. I'll play the game for fun and nothing more.

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pedro45
11/08/20 3:22:58 PM
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How is black lives matter political? That confuses me these days. It sounded political, but only the opposition makes it seem that way.
It's people saying they should be treated as people. That's...like basic society stuff.
So, I support it. I also support whatever the dev wants to put in there. I wouldn't suggest hate speech or something, but it definitely fits in some games.

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DirtBasedSoap
11/08/20 3:25:31 PM
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Im just wondering what the point of the miles morales character is if hes got the exact same personality and backstory as Peter Parker.

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wwinterj25
11/08/20 3:26:42 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
Im just wondering what the point of the miles morales character is if hes got the exact same personality and backstory as Peter Parker.
He doesn't though. Save for been bit by a Spider they are both different people.

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DirtBasedSoap
11/08/20 3:27:31 PM
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i just replayed the first game on PS4 and I disagree

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wwinterj25
11/08/20 3:29:07 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
i just replayed the first game on PS4 and I disagree
Yeah small sections of "the first game" gave you everything you need to know about Miles.

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Metalsonic66
11/08/20 3:42:24 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
i just replayed the first game on PS4 and I disagree
Then you didn't pay attention

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LinkPizza
11/08/20 5:14:34 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
i just replayed the first game on PS4 and I disagree

Did you actually play the game?
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Fierce_Deity_08
11/08/20 5:59:12 PM
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Get politics out of video games. If that organization really cared I would be alright with it, but they dont care at all about Black people.

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pedro45
11/08/20 7:58:53 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
Did you actually play the game?
Or read the comics?
Like, miles exists cause of Peter parker and was bit by a spider like him, but his story is different. Also, aren't there like 3 major spider mans at this point, of different ages, with generally similar back stories?
Miles is a cool super hero that feels pretty refreshing.

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DirtBasedSoap
11/08/20 9:53:30 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
Did you actually play the game?
no im actually just lying

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JigsawTDC
11/08/20 9:54:41 PM
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Lying? On the Internet? But why would anyone do such a thing!!
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LinkPizza
11/08/20 9:55:02 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
no im actually just lying

Oh. Ok. That makes sense...
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