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[EviLore]

Hard R was surely a reference to hard r-rated movies, since Stellar Blade fits exactly into that paradigm, not the hard r n-word, which has nothing to do with the game.

Should not have been patched out, they did nothing wrong.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

good on Gene Park for being reasonable, not surprised Arthur Gies is still a dumbass

WTF I’m American and I didn’t even know this was a thing until I read this thread.

 

[mckmas8808]

You're intentionally missing the point here. It's just not something that would be seen as problematic back then. If someone would've noticed it during development, they would have shrugged it off... most likely.

I'm not missing the point. Back in 2004, information didn't get around fast enough to cause a stir. Now information can travel around the globe and back in minutes. Keeping it in wasn't worth the potential hassle. Especially when it probably wasn't trying to be cheeky or cute in the first place. Probably just some randomized art work placed on a wall.

 

[Spooky Scary Skeleton]

Tell me people thinks everyone in the world should act like Americans without telling me everyone in the world should start thinking like Americans.

How the fuck is anyone from outside of the NA would able to tell this is supposed to be considered a racial slur equivalent to n word?

 

[mckmas8808]

Tell me people thinks everyone in the world should act like Americans without telling me everyone in the world should start thinking like Americans.

How the fuck is anyone from outside of the NA would able to tell this is supposed to be considered a racial slur equivalent to n word?

Most Americans wouldn't have caught it either to be honest.

 

[Topher]

Tell me people thinks everyone in the world should act like Americans without telling me everyone in the world should start thinking like Americans.

How the fuck is anyone from outside of the NA would able to tell this is supposed to be considered a racial slur equivalent to n word?

lol....most Americans don't think like this at all.

 

[Wishmaster92]

Tell me people thinks everyone in the world should act like Americans without telling me everyone in the world should start thinking like Americans.

How the fuck is anyone from outside of the NA would able to tell this is supposed to be considered a racial slur equivalent to n word?

Because it’s IGN and since the developers embarrassed them last time this is their “gotcha!” Moment lmaooo. I bet they’re snooping through the game with a fine tooth comb

 

[Alebrije]

WTF I’m American and I didn’t even know this was a thing until I read this thread.

Well just imagine how confuse o this is for people outside U.S.

80,90s. When You traveled to Japan You needed to know a Lot of customs to avoid ofend someone ( gifts, flower colors, not eat while walking)..These days it seems you need to take more care when go to U.S. yo avoid ofend someone...

 

[Mithos]

Hard R was surely a reference to hard r-rated movies, since Stellar Blade fits exactly into that paradigm, not the hard r n-word, which has nothing to do with the game.

Should not have been patched out, they did nothing wrong.

Someone when they get the game should check if that "R Shop" is a video store or not, would be so funny if it was.

 

[Hardensoul]

Changed is funny Crime R sounds like Cry moRe

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Sony says it will remove Stellar Blade artwork that appears to reference racist slurs, claiming that the phrase's inclusion was "unintentional."

Via IGN

i like this outfit

 

[stn]

I had no clue hard R was a slur. This was probably a nothingburger that was made into a bigger deal. Mistakes happen. Remember when Sony and/or Insomniac screwed up the Puerto Rican flag in SM2?

 

[UltimaKilo]

WTF I’m American and I didn’t even know this was a thing until I read this thread.

Anyone who saw this and thought “racist” is likely themselves, a racist. The thought did not enter 99.999% of people’s heads.

 

[DrFigs]

hard r rating is a pretty common phrase when talking about films. but you know gamers...

 

[Wildebeest]

These people are just going to get escalate, getting mortally offended by more obscure things until basically nobody on earth will be able to work out what they are offended by.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

IGN's a bunch of bitches

 

[CherryFalls]

These people are just going to get escalate, getting mortally offended by more obscure things until basically nobody on earth will be able to work out what they are offended by.

that’s true, but it’s the people who cater to them and censor themselves (like these devs) that ultimately enable them and allow them to have power / influence

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

Do the admins here do moderation with a hard On?

 

[Dazraell]

Welp, as non English speaker I didn't knew the meaning of this, so I guess this is a mistake that is easy to make

 

[Ammogeddon]

Literally any word or phrase can be made racist or offensive these days. Let’s just abolish words.

 

[Last Hearth]

Welp, as non English speaker I didn't knew the meaning of this, so I guess this is a mistake that is easy to make

I guarantee you most Americans don't even know about this. They were determined to find something in the game to object to and this is what they came up with.

 

[alucard0712_rus]

Hard R shop is pretty clear

Can you explain? I'm in a very different information space, now obviously.

 

[Revolutionary]

Apparently the source of the image and/or complaint was actually Lance McDonald, the guy that made his name off of modding Souls games.


I've seen him in some female Souls streams and he comes off as both creepy and desperate for attention so I'm not surprised.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Hard R was surely a reference to hard r-rated movies, since Stellar Blade fits exactly into that paradigm, not the hard r n-word, which has nothing to do with the game.

Should not have been patched out, they did nothing wrong.

These are the same people screeching about garage door noose racism..

Lunatics everywhere.

 

[Clear]

Here's some HARD R's for IGN:

Ridiculous.
Risible.
Retarded.

And yes, RACIST. Because if that oddly specific interpretation is where your mind goes, you are racist as fuck.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

How sensitive.

 

[Thyuda]

Isn't it kinda fascinating that a lot of these people lived through the last big moral panic of the 80s as kids and are now just doing exactly the same thing again, as adults?

 

[rkofan87]

Hard R

It's essentially this

what a bunch of pussies lmao.

 

[Jetpac]

I’m black. This is hillarious. Our Pubg clan name is HRDR. Stop being so sensitive.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

The slippery slope continues. This is a pretext to come for our guns

 

[Lambogenie]

The fact I have to press buttons to play this game is fucking me off. Ban the game.

 

[Bartski]

I think my English isn't bad but I had to look it up

 

[Jetpac]

It is about the "N word". "N*gga please" is an example of something black people say to each other.

Interesting. Tell me more about what us black folk say to each other…

 

[Fake]

Changed is funny Crime R sounds like Cry moRe

Thats a win on my book.

 

[Garibaldi]

I'm really concerned how many real women will be killed because of this blatant horrific on the nose racism.

They need to patch this now, not day 1 of release. We must protect our Laras

 

[SJRB]

Never in my life read the phrase "Hard R" as a racist term. If any, I'd think it meant retarded.

Anyway, everything is racist if you want it to be.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Looking forward to the nonexistent articles on GTA6 upon release on why it is bad and is full of social injustice and should be banned/boycotted.

 

[semiconscious]

People really are fucking reaching lol

y'think? hard to believe that there's an entire internet mini-culture at this point dedicated pretty much solely to 'reaching'...

 

[Topher]

Interesting. Tell me more about what us black folk say to each other…

I have only ever heard that phrase from black folks speaking to each other. Either way, it was an example of its usage. If you have a better one, please share.

 

[Bring Back Scalebound]

Why do they assume malice from it?...
It's actually clever and funny (Assuming it was intentional).

It's okay to not find it funny, but to be offended by it?
I hate to be that guy too, but 0,0001% of black people were offended by that.

I don't even know if this is just Sony being too cautious, or if there are non-black people who are actually offended by this.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

This is offensive to people?

 

[Fake]

If you are black then I'm just saying stuff you already know. Are you offended?

I guess what he is saying is that most of the black folks never heard about this. I for example, never ever knew about this until today.

Is like most of the white people that behave like a Norton anti-virus made a 100% scan on those games/internet to search what can offend us black folks. We know what offend us, we don't need a lecture.

Isn't funny when a white guy need to teach us about can offend us?

 

[rackham]

Someone says "Hard R" around me and I immediately think of the word. Most people here do too and saying "oh they're reaching" is disingenuous.

 

[Unknown?]

Time to play it without internet!

 

[proandrad]

The black community demands the Korean government provide every black man with a hot Korean wifu as restitution for the pain and suffering this scene has caused.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Look who came out of retirement

 

[Topher]

I guess what is saying is that most of the black folks never heard about this. I for example, never ever knowed about this until today.

Is like most of the white people that behave like a Norton anti-virus made a 100% scan on those games to search what can offend us black folks. We know what offend us, we don't need a lecture.

I edited my post. Obviously not all black people use the same words or language, etc. There are cultural/regional differences. I was referencing that specific phrase as an example of the difference in the usage of the N word pronounced ending in R and ending in A. I don't know that this applies anywhere other than where I live, here in the southern US. I would have thought in the context of the phrases that would be clear, but I perhaps not.

Again......it was just an example.

Edit: Just saw this in your post..... Fake .....not following you. What are you saying here?

Isn't funny when a white guy need to teach us about can offend us?

 

[Aenima]

Kinda reminds me of this.

https://news.yahoo.com/korean-words-being-mistaken-racial-215800127.html?guccounter=1

 

[ssringo]

Interesting. Tell me more about what us black folk say to each other…

Best i can find with the gif search!

 

[Mister Wolf]

I’m black. This is hillarious. Our Pubg clan name is HRDR. Stop being so sensitive.

Western countries overflowing with professional victims. Base their whole identity around being a victim.