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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by namdnay on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:26PM (#23715675)
> At least admit it proudly, that you are placing a punishment on vocalbulary

Yes I admit it proudly, I live in a country that places a punishment on saying hateful things. I’m pretty fine with it

> and imposing self censorship

Life in society is based around self censorship. I don’t run around the city center naked, I don’t shit in storm grates, and I don’t shout Sieg Heil.

> invading privacy

No I don’t think anyone cares what you say to your friends within your home. We just won’t let you say it in public

Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by magnusmagnusson on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:54PM (#23716036)
Self-censorship on a public arena is predicated on invasion of privacy; the thought is implicitly not private at that point as you enact self-censorship due to norms imposed by institutions.

"Placing a punishment on hateful things" is a lot of words to cover the timeless and universal wisdom of "кто кого?".

Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by happytoexplain on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:25PM (#23715670)
Frankly, I consider this position to contribute much more greatly to the "reduction of politics to friend/enemy distinction" than any of the comments you're referring to. If a symbol of hatred is banned on a private platform and you consider that an attack on your politics, that makes it borderline impossible to believe that you are arguing in good faith.
Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by augustt on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:25PM (#23715653)
People don't want to see hateful shit in video games. You do not have god-given right to be shitty in a car game. Pull yourself up by the bootstraps and create your own community that tolerates hatred.
Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by hrktb on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:31PM (#23715736)
There’s a lot of grandiosity here. Just before going deeper, what is your position on bookstore that don’t sell porn magazines, night clubs that refuse smelly people, and school fairs that don’t showcase student’s penis drawings.
Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by justinsaccount on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:28PM (#23715706)
> reduction of politics to friend/enemy distinction

There was a war about this. The enemies of the United States waved that flag.

Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by gnusty_gnurc on Thursday July 02, 2020 @02:09PM (#23716200)
No more WWII games with nazis...god forbid someone sees a swastika /s
Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by krapp on Thursday July 02, 2020 @02:12PM (#23716235)
Even Germany allows the swastika when presented in a historical context in artistic or educational works, come on.
Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by kgwgk on Thursday July 02, 2020 @04:34PM (#23717705)
In games they allow them since 2018 only: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45142651
Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by gnusty_gnurc on Thursday July 02, 2020 @02:49PM (#23716605)
You want to know how to find the totalitarians? Look for the ones who want to regulate every utterance in areas like games, comedy, etc.