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Actually, let me rephrase that...
To reiterate my point from AskTheTropers...
To say that the game or its advertising are UnfortunateImplications because they whitewash real things that the Vikings themselves actually did is entirely fair.
To say that the game is UnfortunateImplications because it reminds you of neo-Nazis is ignorant, racist, and irrelevant too.
I am aware that certain neo-Nazi groups have stated that they identify with the ancient Vikings, and this has led to people conflating the two in their minds and thinking they\\\'re the same thing.
\\\'\\\'\\\'THEY ARE NOT.\\\'\\\'\\\'
The Modern Vikings are just a religious group who follows the ancient Norse religion and who are proud of their Norse heritage. They are not neo-Nazis, and most neo-Nazis are also not Vikings. (That includes the aforementioned groups who specifically say that they identify with the Vikings. There\\\'s a difference between saying you identify with something and actually following a religion.)
The conflation between the Modern Vikings and neo-Nazis is extremely offensive and personally, I would argue that it is \\\'\\\'\\\'NOT OKAY\\\'\\\'\\\' even if you had a real game journalism citation, and especially when all you have is \\\"some dude on Youtube said...\\\"
To reiterate my point from AskTheTropers...
To say that the game or its advertising are UnfortunateImplications because they whitewash real things that the Vikings themselves actually did is entirely fair.
To say that the game is UnfortunateImplications because it reminds you of neo-Nazis is ignorant, racist, and irrelevant too.
I am aware that certain neo-Nazi groups have stated that they identify with the ancient Vikings, and this has led to people conflating the two in their minds and thinking they\\\'re the same thing.
\\\'\\\'\\\'THEY ARE NOT.\\\'\\\'\\\'
The Modern Vikings are just a religious group who follows the ancient Norse religion and who are proud of their Norse heritage. They are not neo-Nazis, and most neo-Nazis are also not Vikings. (That includes the aforementioned groups who specifically say that they identify with the Vikings. There\\\'s a difference between saying you identify with something and actually following a religion.)
The conflation between the Modern Vikings and neo-Nazis is extremely offensive and personally, I would argue that it is \\\'\\\'\\\'NOT OKAY\\\'\\\'\\\' even if you had a real game journalism citation, and especially when all you have is \\\"some dude on Youtube said...\\\"
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To reiterate my point from ATT:
To say that the game or its advertising is UnfortunateImplications because it whitewashes the real bad things that the Vikings actually did is fair, as long as you follow the rules of UnfortunateImplications and cite things properly.
To say that it\'s UnfortunateImplications because the Vikings remind you of neo-Nazis is ignorant, racist, and irrelevant.
While it is true that \'\'some\'\' neo-Nazi groups say that they identify with the Vikings (and with a note here on the difference between saying that you identify with something versus being an actual follower of the religion), modern Vikings \'\'\'ARE NOT NAZIS\'\'\'. This is literally exactly the same as, for example, saying that \'\'Series/{{Bibleman}}\'\' is UnfortunateImplications because a Christian character reminds you of abortion clinic bombers. This is every bit as offensive in certain circles as using the N word. Hell, at least calling someone by the N word isn\'t also explicitly calling them a mass-murderer!
And yes, I am aware that I\'m being very sensationalist over this. There\'s a good reason for that. You need to realize that, even if you had a real game journalism citation for it and not just \
To say that the game or its advertising is UnfortunateImplications because it whitewashes the real bad things that the Vikings actually did is fair, as long as you follow the rules of UnfortunateImplications and cite things properly.
To say that it\'s UnfortunateImplications because the Vikings remind you of neo-Nazis is ignorant, racist, and irrelevant.
While it is true that \'\'some\'\' neo-Nazi groups say that they identify with the Vikings (and with a note here on the difference between saying that you identify with something versus being an actual follower of the religion), modern Vikings \'\'\'ARE NOT NAZIS\'\'\'. This is literally exactly the same as, for example, saying that \'\'Series/{{Bibleman}}\'\' is UnfortunateImplications because a Christian character reminds you of abortion clinic bombers. This is every bit as offensive in certain circles as using the N word. Hell, at least calling someone by the N word isn\'t also explicitly calling them a mass-murderer!
And yes, I am aware that I\'m being very sensationalist over this. There\'s a good reason for that. You need to realize that, even if you had a real game journalism citation for it and not just \
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To say that the game or its advertising is UnfortunateImplications because Vikings remind you of Nazis is ignorant, racist, and irrelevant.
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To say that the game or its advertising is UnfortunateImplications because it whitewashes the real bad things that the Vikings actually did is fair, as long as you follow the rules of UnfortunateImplications and cite things properly.
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To say that it\\\'s UnfortunateImplications because the Vikings remind you of neo-Nazis is ignorant, racist, and irrelevant.
