Hitman-2 being changed due to Sikh protest

[zzzz]

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Has anyone here (who is Sikh) played it and did you find it offensive?

 

[Martin]

how long before russians and japanese start suing? Let's not forget the italians either...

edit: Forgot the muslims. I guess bald people will want to sue too.

 

[Tallgeese]

what a bunch of crap.

 

[chiwawa626]

What i read in one article said they used holy places of warship in the game which is kinda fvckd if u ask me. Im hindu if i had a choice i really wouldnt want my religion to be a focal point of a game, out of resepct.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
What i read in one article said they used holy places of warship in the game which is kinda fvckd if u ask me. Im hindu if i had a choice i really wouldnt want my religion to be a focal point of a game, out of resepct.

Right.. I don't understand why they would use a Sikh temple as their terrorist headquarters. That would be like using a cathedral. Why do you guys have a problem with them changing it?

 

[xuanman]

yeah, people would be pissed off if you had a bunch of catholic terrorists running around using the vatican as a base. some things are just common sense

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: xuanman
yeah, people would be pissed off if you had a bunch of catholic terrorists running around using the vatican as a base. some things are just common sense

yeah you just dont hear about stuff like that (the way the game is now) in america so much because of the anti-muslim/arab/etc. sentiment. if it was something like catholic terrorists, everyone and their mother would be screaming bloody murder.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Maybe we should make an online petition to keep Hitman 2 the way it is. I'm sure we can get more than 10,675 signatures.

 

[GermyBoy]

Eh, who cares? Videogames are protected by the first ammendment.

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
how long before russians and japanese start suing? Let's not forget the italians either...

edit: Forgot the muslims. I guess bald people will want to sue too.

and the germans

 

[andylawcc]

yill, a lot of ppl would been sueing Tom Clancy and Ubi Soft for all those "US-vs-terrorist" games they make then

 

[singh]

Originally posted by: zzzz
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Has anyone here (who is Sikh) played it and did you find it offensive?

I am a Sikh, though I haven't played the game. I have seen some of the screenshots and talked to some other Sikhs who have played the game. While I don't feel 'offended', I do think what was shown was in bad taste.

As for the several "lawsuit"-related comments displayed in this thread, as far as I know none of the Sikh organizations threatened any legal action against the company.