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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Why do people manufacture arguments like this? Who is arguing that one is okay while the other isn’t? A couple random people on the Internet?

The only thing I can think of is The Last Samurai is a 20 year old movie and that somehow means not bringing up this historic fictional movie = you’re okay about a white dude becoming a samurai but not okay about a black dude becoming a samurai.

Whataboutism at its finest.

Did it not occur to this person that perhaps some people just don’t care about the movie, haven’t seen the movie, or plain just didn’t bring it up because it’s a movie? Is it “double standards” for one to pick their battles and not be enraged at everything all the time? My god this shit is exhausting.

Disclaimer: I have no opinion on the game itself because I frankly don’t care about it because I’m not the biggest Ubisoft fan outside of Rayman. Nor does the above necessarily reflect my opinion on the game’s historical accuracy. I’ve always loved The Last Samurai and Memoirs of a Geisha though and find both beautiful and touching films, so make of that as you will.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

when you dont have arguments that fit with what you want to do, you make up your own.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I like how OP also chose to do zero research of all the controversy of the Last Samurai, and the years of PR control.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

It is a fighting game with stereotypical characters. Not historically accurate in any way. This is astroturfing by some org that wants racial in fighting

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The only thing I can think of is The Last Samurai is a 20 year old movie and that somehow means not bringing up this historic fictional movie = you’re okay about a white dude becoming a samurai but not okay about a black dude becoming a samurai.

You should watch the movie. Cruise's character does not become a samurai. He spends time with the last samurai.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You should read the rest of my post. You would have learned that I have watched it.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 days ago

If that was true then why did you completely misstate what the movie was about? Cruise does not become a samurai at any point.