Imagine being paid 11.50 an hour to sit at desk and just command F a list of swear words and sex terms, all day, everyday.
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Where and when was this???
On this forum and 2014, I think? There is a link in the “dead” works thread for future references.
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I think it was called the Burden? It was pretty funny. And it was from last year? (yup april 2015, of course only when @Zolataya didn’t mean a different WIP)
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Have a read over this thread:
Late to the thread, but as people point out it’s a matter of tone. If your game is set in the confederacy the racism needs to be acknowledged, but you can do that without wallowing in gratuitous depiction. There’s a fine line between acknowledging the behavior and seeming to condone it which is accomplished with voice.
For example, there is a scene of violence in AMISTAD which terrorizes me to this day, but it is shown in the movie as a flashback late in the running time during a court case to depict why slaves on trial were justified in retaliation against their captors. If the scene had been earlier in the film without that context and the slight buffering of “this already happened and is not going on as I watch”, I probably would have walked out.
This is from the apple app review site, and probably the most pertinent information.
- Safety
When people install an app from the App Store, they want to feel confident that it’s safe to do so—that the app doesn’t contain upsetting or offensive content, won’t damage their device, and isn’t likely to cause physical harm from its use. We’ve outlined the major pitfalls below, but if you’re looking to shock and offend people, the App Store isn’t the right place for your app.
1.1 Objectionable Content
Apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust, or in exceptionally poor taste. Examples of such content include:
1.1.1 Defamatory or mean-spirited content, including references or commentary about religion, race, sexual orientation, gender, or other targeted groups, particularly if the app is likely to place a targeted individual or group in harm’s way. Professional political satirists and humorists are generally exempt from this requirement.
1.1.2 Realistic portrayals of people or animals being killed, maimed, tortured, or abused, or content that encourages violence. “Enemies” within the context of a game cannot solely target a specific race, culture, real government, corporation, or any other real entity.
1.1.3 Depictions that encourage illegal or reckless use of weapons and dangerous objects, or facilitate the purchase of firearms.
1.1.4 Overtly sexual or pornographic material, defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “explicit descriptions or displays of sexual organs or activities intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.”
1.1.5 Inflammatory religious commentary or inaccurate or misleading quotations of religious texts.