In a way, I can understand not being familiar with the black sun, but the SS bolts is really fucking well known
"We made a series of mistakes": GOG apologise for emailing Nazi symbols to people in newsletter about Slavic fantasy game
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TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
I don’t know how you can give them any benefit of the doubt when they combined the dog whistle symbols with the actual SS symbols.
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Oh, lemme be clear, I don’t. Especially together, it’s absurd to claim ignorance.
absquatulate@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I dunno man, I haven’t noticed the nazi SS thing until it blew up on lemmy. I just kinda glazed over the title, figured the symbols had smth to do with a new advertised game and into the bin it went. My money’s on an edgy/nazi employee or an attempt at a joke in very poor taste.
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
That’s wild to me, this is something that was covered in my American history class. Not nazi symbology specifically, but we were shown plenty of images that featured the SS bolts. They’re also commonplace in movies and media set then.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Still havent received an apology newsletter from GOG about their mistake, so still only empty PR statements.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
GOG is gonna lose MAGOG if they keep going on like this. /s
ih8ppl@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
That was the fastest delete of an e-mail for me…
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Gmer company being Gmers.
They know where their bread is buttered.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Yes, which is exactly why so many of us gamers and GOG customers are complaining about it. Because we all support Nazis.
Do you use your head only as decorative accessory to your hat or also for other stuff?
The bigger issue for me is that the apology was issued on Twitter. What is GOG still doing on Twitter?
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Just nazi stuff.
Realistically, I don't think GOG are knowingly doing any nazi stuff.
I'm incredibly frustrated they patronize the nazi app, though.
RamenJunkie@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
As much as I hate it, some.business entities kind of feel they need to be there to spread news.
On the other hand, I hate when its the only/primary way.
Like Fortnite news is all posted to Twitter. Fucking stop that, I blocked Twitter for a reasn.