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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by cgrealy on Thursday July 02, 2020 @07:28PM (#23719250)
The difference is that your beater car skin doesn't remind an entire demographic of a time a whole bunch of people went to war so they could keep said demographic as property.

If you want to be funny about the confederate flag, go do an open mike. There's no context in a racing game... so while it might be some hilarious meta-commentary on the ridiculousness of racism, the only thing another player sees is "there's someone who wishes they could still keep slaves".

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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by Kallrian on Friday July 03, 2020 @08:47AM (#23723498)
You’ve never heard of the Dukes or Hazzard have you? Their 1969 Dodge Charger is one of the most iconic cars in tv history, and Forza happens to have a ‘69 charger as a drivable car
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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by cgrealy on Friday July 03, 2020 @07:56PM (#23728736)
No, I’ve heard of them. When I was a kid, I actually had a General Lee windup car, before I knew anything about the history of the civil war.

And then, I grew up.

You can still drive a charger if you want. Now you just can’t paint a racist flag of treason on it.

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