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Apple Removes Civil War Games From App Store Over Confederate Flag Usage [Updated]
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Did you read the article? Do you understand why the flag appears on truck bumpers today? Do you know why it appears on several state flags today? Here's a hint - it didn't show up until the 1950's.
Somehow these were allowed in the App Store in the first place. Clearly this is just an overreaction by the PC crowd in Tim Cook's Apple.
You can always count on Apple to be PC, especially under current management. Of course sucking up to the Chinese communists with all the nasty stuff in their closet, no big deal. Grow up Apple.
No, people kill people.Guns don't kill people. Bullets do.
As far as many people are concerned the American Flag is an offensive symbol of oppression. Should it be taken off too?
If *you* want "less sense" on the Civil War, don't read, watch, or play games that feature the war as the main subject. But to in effect sensor that history for everyone else, that's the antithesis of free speech and freedom in general, which is ironic, as "freedom" of a people was the main thrust behind the war in the first place.
The holy books are seen by some people as a symbol of oppression. The American flag is seen by some people as a symbol of oppression. Heck, what doesn't offend people or make them feel oppressed?
It doesn't matter what it's about if you're conveying it in a historical, accurate context.
Your point about the app icons has merit though (I haven't read the details, I hope you're correct).
It's not about the flag, folks. It's about people wanting power to make others do things and once they get a taste of it they are addicted to it worse than any other drug. This behavior won't stop with this flag removal.
If they remove one symbol of oppression, they might as well remove every other, so why not.
Or even: remove games with guns!
But no, what we learned is: flags, symbols are evil. Remove games with those flags or symbols. Weird.
To be honest, I'm not 100% sure about the app icon point, but it is the impression I was left with so far, and I can't find any further information. If this was truly ONLY happening because the flag appeared in the game in any way, I would find that silly unacceptable behavior on Apple's part. I strongly believe (and hope) that is not what we're actually dealing with here.
The context of this article on Mac Rumors is about Civil War titles and the use of the confederate flag in said titles. Actual history is what is being referred to by using the flags IN CONTEXT, and not the perverted adaptation and adoption of Joe Billy-Bob's muddin' rig's decoration.
FWIW: I would much rather have people who are racist or bigoted identify themselves (by wearing such indications of their own choice) then ban something that could identify them. There was a commentary recently about a picture of a man with a nazi armband on a ferry, and the question was asked 'how would you react?'
The killer in charleston had flags tags on his jacket of racist nations (in Facebook pics, not that he walked into the church with them on). Right there were warning signs for those that knew him that he needed help- even his room mate took his gun for a time, only gave it back when he thought he would get in trouble for having it (not legally his: or so has been reported).
Like many sane people on this thread, it's a clear over-reaction and censorship is never good-we need to know about the history so we don't repeat it or a version of it. Book burning-flag banning-and app dumping are not the way to address this issue. It's a mental health issue-he pulled the trigger, the gun didn't fire itself, and how many of these situations are the guns legally acquired (Connecticut school shooting, stole gun from his parents...)
It's a mental health issue-a moral issue, in that it is not respecting life.
The killer in charleston had flags tags on his jacket of racist nations (in Facebook pics, not that he walked into the church with them on). Right there were warning signs for those that knew him that he needed help- even his room mate took his gun for a time, only gave it back when he thought he would get in trouble for having it (not legally his: or so has been reported).
Like many sane people on this thread, it's a clear over-reaction and censorship is never good-we need to know about the history so we don't repeat it or a version of it. Book burning-flag banning-and app dumping are not the way to address this issue. It's a mental health issue-he pulled the trigger, the gun didn't fire itself, and how many of these situations are the guns legally acquired (Connecticut school shooting, stole gun from his parents...)
It's a mental health issue-a moral issue, in that it is not respecting life.
Apple please remove any app that gets information from wikipedia! There is a confederate flag on this page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
I'm pretty liberal, but this is absolutely ridiculous. Removing the flag from flying over a state capital is one thing, but completely trying to erase the Confederacy from history via calling for the removal of statues and in context of a Civil War game, etc is overkill to say the least. I say this as an individual with a Bachelors degree in American Studies, a family that fought for the Union in the war, a huge Civil War buff, an activist for equality, a researcher and writer on slavery in my region, and a lifelong resident of a Southern border state.
We should always confront and eliminate hate, but never try to rewrite or censor history. If we start eliminating everything that is offensive by today's standards we will have our work cut out for us, including eliminating all vestiges of Thomas Jefferson (who was a Virginia slave holder for those who are unaware). It is a slippery and dangerous slope.
We should always confront and eliminate hate, but never try to rewrite or censor history. If we start eliminating everything that is offensive by today's standards we will have our work cut out for us, including eliminating all vestiges of Thomas Jefferson (who was a Virginia slave holder for those who are unaware). It is a slippery and dangerous slope.
And, could I say: war is just a tool for achieving freedom? I mean, if i want freedom which belongs to me, I need to fight for it.
WTF?? So, we're supposed to completely ignore American history and pretend it didn't happen?
I can't believe there wasn't at least one person in the conference room where this decision was made who said: "Ya know Tim, these games have been around for a while. We might look a little ridiculous removing them now and citing our own rule."