nanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 5 months agoGenshin Impact voice actors criticize design of new character named after African deity: 'If you're going to use real-world deities, respect them'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down111
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkGenshin Impact voice actors criticize design of new character named after African deity: 'If you're going to use real-world deities, respect them'www.pcgamer.comnanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoNonsense or not,. It can be seen as punching down when mocking a smaller religion without the wider context. That could be offensive to many people.
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·5 months agoThey’re wrong and their position is not valid. If they’re offended they can fuck off. People are entitled to mock and criticize any bad belief.
minus-squareGeneralVincent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoThey’re not mocking the religion tho, they’re using it as part of their game but removing the melanin. It’s whitewashing basically, that’s what they’re upset about. It’s really only tangentially related to religion
Nonsense or not,. It can be seen as punching down when mocking a smaller religion without the wider context. That could be offensive to many people.
They’re wrong and their position is not valid.
If they’re offended they can fuck off. People are entitled to mock and criticize any bad belief.
They’re not mocking the religion tho, they’re using it as part of their game but removing the melanin. It’s whitewashing basically, that’s what they’re upset about. It’s really only tangentially related to religion