Nightrunner
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Kotaku - Journey To The Savage Planet Is Fun, But Please Stop Using That Word
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kurisu_1974
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Journey To The Savage Planet Is Fun, But Please Stop Using That Word
Journey to the Savage Planet is the first-ever game from Typhoon Studios, out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It ain’t perfect, but it’s got heart. It’s a succinct and loving throwback to the Metroid Prime series that fills a pretty specific niche in a sea full of service games that...kotaku.com
Another word Kotaku has deemed bad for us to use, savage, cos it's got a racist history.../rolls eyes
Now that made me wanna rewatch One Crazy Summer.
The Bloody-Nine
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I hope my savage use of the word savage is proving very problematic for these retards.
xrnzaaas
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Hello, nice to meet the last person not using adblock.
The Scrivener
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Savage!
TBH I thought the problematic word was fun according to the structure of the Kotaku headline.
They even managed to savage their own headline, the fucking savages.
TBH I thought the problematic word was fun according to the structure of the Kotaku headline.
They even managed to savage their own headline, the fucking savages.
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buizel
Banned
Hello, nice to meet the last person not using adblock.
lol it was on my phone, just woke up and browsing it. dont use it enough to care about ads.
ive got an adblock on my PC though, good for watching videos online
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Anyone else see the title and assume Kotaku was about to go on a rant about how the word "fun" shouldn't be used as a descriptor for a game?
I'm actually impressed that Kotaku managed to defy my already-low expectations by going with an even worse premise in the article itself.
I'm actually impressed that Kotaku managed to defy my already-low expectations by going with an even worse premise in the article itself.
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Deleted member 740922
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Can we all stop using the word "Kotaku" please?
GnomeChimpsky
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GymWolf
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I laught more than i should at nina eleven...
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Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
Now there’s an idea for a sci fi horror movie.
The year is 2075 and the Donald J. Trump orbital lander is about to make contact with LV273. The countdown begins.
LV273 is a newly discovered planet in our own galaxy that has shown signs of intelligent life. Our best minds have worked feverishly for the past 10 years in a global effort to get our species there and it’s about to happen. First contact.
Unfortunately for the unsuspecting and peaceful Otari people who inhabit LV273, they are completely unaware that a craft is coming for them and that a previously thought eradicated parasite has stowed itself onboard.
For it is impossible for the Otari, the harmonious custodians of LV273, some 20 billion kilometers from Earth, to have any understanding of the great Clown War of 2030. A savage conflict in which the human race of Earth fought almost to it’s end to rid itself of the SJW. A brutal time.
The SJW, long thought dead. A sinister bacteria which latches onto the weak and feeble minded and quickly infects it’s host until it is able to control them like a mindless robot.
The Otari, living in peace for millenia are about to be infected with a sickness they have never seen, let alone comprehend.
There. I write better than Kotaku and I’m half drunk.
I honestly don't see what is wrong with the "savage" word. There must be a point where we stop complaining about everything.
I just skimmed and they say savage is associated with racism.
Well, if they really try hard enough (just for the clicks) they can find racism everywhere.
I just skimmed and they say savage is associated with racism.
Well, if they really try hard enough (just for the clicks) they can find racism everywhere.
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Farawayfromhell
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WTF I just read.
ZehDon
Member
Who's maintaining the black list of words over there? They're doing a pretty terrible job, because I thought savage - like fury, barbaric, brutal, ferocious, fierce, harsh, or vicious - were words that one might use to describe the inhospitable nature of something. At least, that's what I gathered when Kotaku's sister-site Gizmodo used it last month in their article titled 'This Dinosaur was so Savage it needed New Teeth every Two Months'. But no, I'm sure the person who wrote this article has a deep-felt, honest issue at heart, and didn't just make something up about a game that's just launched to ride on its coat tales to generate ad-revenue. I'm sure...
Jack Videogames
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Fuck off savagely, Kotaku
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
We have a very popular show here in the UK called Citizen Khan. Its a comedy show, about a Muslim family living in Birmingham. All the characters are played my Muslims, and they essentially take the piss out of their culture a little while having a fun message. Its a great show, its not racist or anything, its just fun comedy.
Every year its on, there are hundreds of complaints about how racist it is, and how its wrong, and it shouldn't be on TV.
Can you guess the colour of the people that complain and make a big fuss?
HINT: White people.
The problem with the world is that its lost its bloody marbles. We went from being overly racist and hanging people just because you had a tan and with no guilt involved, to becoming more accepting of people of colour and different backgrounds. People could take the piss out of their colour because it was funny, and THEY were the ones doing it. We all found humour in ourselves, and we all got on a bit better for it. Now, we are living in a world where everything is so serious. I can't say words like savage because its wrong? WHAT? I cant say the word scalp, because its wrong?! What the fuck do I say when I've got problems with the top of my head? "Yes hi Mr Doctor, I've got an itchy top of head".
Its all gone so far the OTHER way now, that comedy is fucked, people are fucked, everything is fucked. Its far too PC. Back when I was in school, it was "don't be gay mate". To my gay friends. WHO ARE GAY. And we laughed and we joked, and a good time was had, with no gayness, just fun. These days, "don't be gay mate" will land me in jail and on the front of the Daily Mail.
Fucking worlds gone backwards... I'm all for keeping racism and homophobia away, and making the world a better place. Seriously, I am. Not to play "that card", but I have friends who are gay, black, white, upside down and inside out, and we all take the piss out of each other daily. That's how it is, because we know we aren't serious, and we would stick up for each other in a heart beat. And yeah, if a game came out called "N*****s Fun Gay Paradise With Nazis" I may be asking questions. But SAVAGE?
Fucks sake man...
Every year its on, there are hundreds of complaints about how racist it is, and how its wrong, and it shouldn't be on TV.
Can you guess the colour of the people that complain and make a big fuss?
HINT: White people.
The problem with the world is that its lost its bloody marbles. We went from being overly racist and hanging people just because you had a tan and with no guilt involved, to becoming more accepting of people of colour and different backgrounds. People could take the piss out of their colour because it was funny, and THEY were the ones doing it. We all found humour in ourselves, and we all got on a bit better for it. Now, we are living in a world where everything is so serious. I can't say words like savage because its wrong? WHAT? I cant say the word scalp, because its wrong?! What the fuck do I say when I've got problems with the top of my head? "Yes hi Mr Doctor, I've got an itchy top of head".
Its all gone so far the OTHER way now, that comedy is fucked, people are fucked, everything is fucked. Its far too PC. Back when I was in school, it was "don't be gay mate". To my gay friends. WHO ARE GAY. And we laughed and we joked, and a good time was had, with no gayness, just fun. These days, "don't be gay mate" will land me in jail and on the front of the Daily Mail.
Fucking worlds gone backwards... I'm all for keeping racism and homophobia away, and making the world a better place. Seriously, I am. Not to play "that card", but I have friends who are gay, black, white, upside down and inside out, and we all take the piss out of each other daily. That's how it is, because we know we aren't serious, and we would stick up for each other in a heart beat. And yeah, if a game came out called "N*****s Fun Gay Paradise With Nazis" I may be asking questions. But SAVAGE?
Fucks sake man...
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
This thread is savage. Did Kotaku write a similar píece when RDR 2 came out. Because surely "red" is racist as well in a game with native americans.
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Woo-Fu
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Fortunately there is an army of white millennials who are experiencing the outrage on your behalf.
ThatGamingDude
I am a virgin
Literary thought; If you start your critique with
I legit learned this in high school, from a text book.
It's not even something a teacher just recognized and taught; it's a fucking standard
IE: The mental gymnastics this person has to do to write an article is savage
Oh, and using "Savage," in the title of your game? Not cool.
But if you're a rapper and that's your stage name? That's cool
Wanna know what else is cool? Using that rappers' name, which contains savage, in a joke on Twitter the year prior
Stop writing it; the phrase "I know I sound like a wet blanket..." literally is an admission of "I'm not writing anything new or contributing in a meaningful way..."
I legit learned this in high school, from a text book.
It's not even something a teacher just recognized and taught; it's a fucking standard
And this person probably uses savage as a descriptor all the time
IE: The mental gymnastics this person has to do to write an article is savage
Oh, and using "Savage," in the title of your game? Not cool.
But if you're a rapper and that's your stage name? That's cool
Wanna know what else is cool? Using that rappers' name, which contains savage, in a joke on Twitter the year prior
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Epic Sax CEO
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It's hard to have a discussion when you people first make up your minds, then proceeds to be stubbornly against everything that you people yourself proclaim proudly didn't even went to look what it is exactly.
Yes, the author of the article and video talked and explained this, that's why I said "on occasion".
He isn't accusing any of you of being "racist", or condone cultural genocide and ethical cleaning (but I know some of you are...). This article/video isn't much different from those of channels about telling and explaining history.
Don't worry, he had fun with the game and recommends.
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Allnamestakenlol
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Some people need to stop being so fucking hypersensitive.
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
No worries were had.
I wouldn't take the recommendation of someone who seemingly cannot acknowledge that words have different meanings and different contexts, though.
Put the dictionary down. Hands where I can see ‘em. Is the word savage inherently offensive? Technically, no. But the word “savage” has a weighty history. And look, a lot of that history is racist as fuck.
Nah. This is ideological retardation with a megaphone.
Also I'm offended by your nametag including "CEO". Don't you realize this comes from a patriarchical capitalist hierarchy that kills and oppresses hundreds of millions? I know I sound like a wet blanket... but just hear me out.
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Vampire On Titus
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So, you're never gonna actually answer my question, huh?
Tragic Denial
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This one already went through a shitstorm.
Johnny Depp breaks silence on Dior Sauvage ad, says it was made ‘with great respect’ - National | Globalnews.ca
The cologne advertisement was pulled on Aug. 30 following heavy backlash and accusations of cultural appropriation and racism.globalnews.ca
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I love those white people (I really do), but sometimes they gotta learn to chill and fall back.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Macho Ma'am is not amused.
Nymphae
Banned
I think it will be pulled off shelves because it's 16 years old and they need room for Funko Pops.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
I have no intention of playing the game, but is the title indicating the planet is an inhospitable environment or is rife with unfriendly indigenous people?
nemiroff
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Not to mention that we should also add that the word is more often used in positive form (like "badass") these days (well, for many years actually..) rather than in a negative way.
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Kindjal
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That's because you are a level-headed person that doesn't self identify as a "savage", unlike that craptaku author, that in its delusion thinks that all minorities (be it black, latino, native american, etc) could be offended by feeling identified by the word "savage"
FFS, what the hell is happening to the world!
Vampire On Titus
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The use of the term "wet blanket" to describe someone who is perceived as a joy kill or lame is offensive to people with chronic bladder conditions. These people are disabled and their pain is real, please be considerate.
Sleepydays
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DunDunDunpachi
Banned
There is only one purpose when someone tries to leverage the "weighty history" of a word: thought control.
Whether the implication is that the author should have known better, or a reader could have been offended, or it sends the wrong message, or worst of all the usage of this word/hand-signal/meme is obviously a dogwhistle, it's all about a self-important ideologue trying to exercise thought control when they lack the ability to convince you through honest, conventional discourse.
Whether the implication is that the author should have known better, or a reader could have been offended, or it sends the wrong message, or worst of all the usage of this word/hand-signal/meme is obviously a dogwhistle, it's all about a self-important ideologue trying to exercise thought control when they lack the ability to convince you through honest, conventional discourse.
The Bloody-Nine
Member
Looks like one of the lunatics has escaped from the asylum.
Exactly.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I know I'm quoting you, but this question is also for everyone else in this thread too. Do you believe conservatives and people on the "right" can be SJWs too?
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Welcome to current_year...
Stop Using These Phrases In 2020 (Use These Synonyms Instead)
Use the start of the new year as a chance to refresh your language by dropping problematic terms. Don't worry, we've got a great list of synonyms for you instead.www.dictionary.com
Having spent 3 months a year in Japan for the past 9 years and having close contacts with Japanese people on a very daily basis (and my fiance is Japanese as well) I can guarantee that NO ONE in Japan will be offended by the use of the word Ninja because it's "cultural appropriation."
People just can't stop clowning.
Sleepydays
Banned
Does Chris Kohler still work there? I used to enjoy him on Wired/podcasts. Surely he's not signing off on swill like this? Or am I wildly uninformed about where he's at these days?
Whitesnake
Banned
You can’t proclaim the article solely meant to inform when the author is saying, outright, that he has an agenda and that you can’t use certain words anymore.
It’s ridiculous. “Savage” is not offensive, and spending 3/4 of an article trying to convince people that it is rather than talking about the game the article is ostensibly about, is retarded.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Apparently he is. As features editor, this seems to be his purview.
And yes. Responsibility for this kind of swill rests more with the editor who greenlit it than with the writer who wrote it.
Keeping excrements from staining your front page is an editor's job.
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