This is what makes you as dumb as a box of rocks:

Uhh, what? You thought Japanophiles would laugh at references to the KKK?? I’m sorry but whats cutesy Engrish about a reference to a group that exists expressly to oppress racial groups? What did you expect people to be like, “haha those poor ignorant racist Japanese folks, how cute”??

Whether it’s funny isn’t relevant. You’re the one who changed the original intellectual intent of that joke, not them, by trying to enforce a separate meaning onto it.

I think that’s what most people, myself included, don’t understand about your position though. Acquire clearly had no intention of referencing the KKK, so how does removing that affect the artistic value? It wasn’t an intended joke by the developer, it was one you inferred. Even if you find it funny because it’s…

I won’t call you an idiot, unless you’re not capable of learning from this mistake and instead double down on it. Which is what this is coming off as doing, honestly.

Ya how come these ‘self sacrificing’ free speech assholes aren’t ever advocating phrases like ‘kill whitey’ and ‘matriarchy is the best’ be inserted into games. It’s only ever nazi shit they’re willing to go to bat for.

Well then I guess you are! You shouldn’t be adding tasteless jokes in localization. I see re-contextualizing tasteless jokes present in the original text, but inventing a racist joke for your nasty weeb ass to snort at. Honestly fys.

Your position might make sense were the issue to be in the original text. But it isn’t, you are upset they didn’t like your joke. Part of translation, if your intention is absolute accuracy, is to represent the original content as accurately as possible in the new language. In this case an accurate translation would…

Also, in the thread you link I think it’s hilarious how a group called Censored Gaming jumps in with leading questions to basically make you sock-puppet their opinions.

I guess the idea is, I believe it would be funny to the game’s target audience, those being Japanophiles. Because it really is very “Japan.”

You kind of have a shit sense of humor. Not only are you changing the original meaning and intention for a stupid joke, but you’re making a big deal about it as if you’re the righteous one, fuck off.

So now you’re selling out Japanophiles for being basic bitches who laugh at unintentional juxtapositions to hate groups?

Having read it, you’re still as much of an idiot as you were before.

You’re an idiot.

I don’t like using the word idiot for anyone who tries to sit down and talk level-headedly about their choices. But you absolutely, definitely made the wrong call here. And I certainly hope no one follows in such hasty, thoughtless footsteps.

Oh, right. Now I remember why I wish Kinja had a downvote mechanism.

Confirmed idiot.

So not only did the wordplay not localize, the developer themselves backed entirely away from the gag when the first part of the conversation was tabled.

....you do not demonstrate commitment to principles. You demonstrate commitment to your own self importance and being an asshole, and worse: being loud about it. I…

You are indeed an idiot, glad to see you came around.

Yeah, if the original game actually had a KKK reference, I would agree with him. So many games get censored when coming in the west while other games get censored when going in the east in the same way but in for some reason they are fine in the country of origin. But in this case, the KKK reference was not even…