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Sup ppl. Name is W.A. the Anum. Call me Walter or just "W" if you want. I create a lot stuff, mostly artworks or games. In the past i also recorded music and made pen and papers. I create such things mostly "for the fun" so i hope you stay and enjoy.

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We will surely die on our own stupidity some day...

Posted by WAtheAnum - October 27th, 2024


I kinda didnt know where to put this - its also a bit of a "mature/adult" topic (i would say) and since it also effects meĀ in some kinda way of, well, "my stuff" im doing, I Had to go on with this

To understand what im talking about, go and watch this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZnOXVMCuw8


You see, As much as of course this "is" a...well, "that" kind of channel, hes basically right in the core here.

Its nowadays more and more teasing or original designs from female (AND male) characters - mostly even the one unintented - are nowdays getting a problem, not just because people begin to get prude but also seem like way to easy offended by a slight sight of boob or similar.


The video shown some good samples, infact, the changes look not "bad" but looking at the original literally next to it, it looks really off and not. Of course, not bad - i mean at least they "didnt cut off her boobs" like in the latest Series (yes, remember i made a post about it already back in the day as well: https://www.deviantart.com/watheanum/art/Thanks-sociality-934699595 ) but again, it looks like "slighty weird".


Most noticable - her suit pulled up in the back.

Yes, im not really talking here "only" about the change to basically "put HER "bags" up in a plastic bag" but more about the really...REALLY weird change about the back of her suit.


...Rouge...is a bat.

She "has" to have a bit of an open back.

Now i give you a minute here to fffffffucking think about it "why", i gave you SOME hint there.


She, has FREAKING WINGS. Srsly, The change "had" to be done for the "nowadays standart" but i have to say, yes, it looks off, it looks bad, it clips, it looks like someone tried to put a bandage on a deeper fleshwound, IT DOESNT FIT. IT SHOULDNT BE. EVERYONE can see its cliping BADLY for srsly whatever reason.


Also in the middle of the video, the interview there had ONE great line which stood out for me which is really freaking right:


"Its like an absolute god... An evil disguised as good" and yes, thats how it really feels.

It feels like people try to force their ideals on other people now - and yes, i mean by force.


Everyone has a different standard and even i sure complain about other peoples, what they are doing and stuff like, BUT -


You cant FORCE them to change them only because its YOUR change of habit.

A sample for that: Im from germany. We eat our foods mostly with either spoons, knifes and, of course, a fork. Now going forward, let me travel to an asia place, let it be china or japan, you know, something that area. People there, to my knowledge, mostly ear their food with sticks, right? So there, im a guest of the land, so i should try to take over THEIR habits right? I mean sure, as guest, i might can also ask for a fork BUT i cant force them to eat now their food with forks as well ONLY because of me, right?


Right~?


The other thing was also about the violence-factor in games and since, again, im from germany, oh boy do i have some GREAT samples for that!

Like years ago, maybe the name "Postal 2" rings a bell. If not, here a steam trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWJOXuqVcAc


Back in he day (and STILL up to this day), this game in germany is FULLY B A N N E D here. It counts as one of the most violent games out there with not just over-the-top violence but also is basically really humiliating in many MANY cases. You cant official get it ANYWHERE in germany - up to this day, its fully banned. Not promoted anywhere - even on steam, if youre from germany, its blocked in the country.


How lets go some years forward... Gears of War 1. Im sure some more people know about this game since its even up to this day a pretty well known series - but at the beginning... Yep, again, germany and their rules striked again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgGcYRuihWs


It was not "as hard as" Postals 2 fade but "BASICALLY" similar: It was not compliedly banned but also could NOT be advertised and ONLY be sold "behind counters" - which means you HAD to personally A S K for it. But hears the deal: Even if you COULD "somehow" get the game and the stores "DID" sell it to you, it was STILL a "EU-CUTTED" version, NOT the 100% original uncutted one. So it got no real name in germany till actually part 3 was out here.


And now, look at what we can get over here in germany.

NOT cutted.

COMPLIEDLY in the open, even on steam.

FREE to buy without compliecations - even ADVERTISED, IN THE OPEN, to A L L adults A N D childs and like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SGiI0_AA4o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwSbcO9FHgI


And here comes EVERYONE who complains now about a little bit of bat boob or similar.

Srsly, i already made a similar post back in the day and it went already so far with fictional AND non-fictional (real) characters which either had a change like Lola bunny, got banned like jessica rabbit or literally cut out from the reboot like minerva mink.


Srsly, do you guys think thats normal nowadays?

No. No, its not.


Back in the day, the differ here in EU and USA was mostly the Violence and sexual stuff from all things. Here in germany, as sample, we were a bit more open about "sensual" and "sexual teasefull" ("classy") stuff wile of course, violence was basically a no go. USA? the total differ. There could basically be blood everywhere but as soon as you "MIGHT" see a little bit of boobs, BAM, it will get 18+ listed.


Youre not believing me?


I have only ONE thing to say about if youre old enough, else try to google it and than you might just have to nod in agreement with me here compliedly and can just shake your head about how stud, stubborn and prude our snowflakes just become over the last years - and again, if you dont know it, google it.


Ladys and Gentlemen,


"gta san andreas hot coffee mod"


Thats all.

Feel free to leave a comment.


Comments

In my opinion, I don't think they're censoring things to "fit nowadays standards" or to not "anger the snowflakes".

Maybe it's to lower the ESRB rating? (Maybe)

I don't know what was the rating before and after the change in the Sonic game for instance, but my guess is that the wanted the game to be +7 so more customers (so, kids) could buy the game, although if it was +13, a large part of potential customers couldn't buy the game (or at least would be more difficult)

Sonic caters to kids. So they specifically wants kids to buy it. And so they "censored" Rouge.

Look at the latest Street Fighter games. They get more and more suggestive, because Street Fighter catter to adults. So they want adults to buy it, and add suggestive characters, poses, skins and speech.

Just a thought :3

to lower the ESRB rating? Sonic games where rouge was/is in was/is still ALL AGES back in the day and still are - if not 6+ at least. the Space jam movie was also like was also a KIDS movie. even Animaniacs runned in the MORNING cartoons for KIDS...(just to go with my samples)

I SEROUSLY have high doubts about that mate, no offense...

@WAtheAnum

I'm not taking offense don't worry :3
It was just a random thought

I've looked a bit more into the game's censorship, and I think you may be right. But in the end, companies only wants to make money and choose to cater whoever they want. If they want to avoid backlash from parents, they will do and they have the right to.

Is it wrong? Is it annoying? Honestly it really depends on who you are asking. Adults fans of the franchise might be rightfully infuriated with the censorship, but kids don't care and just want to play the game.

It's a bit like the controversy with the Minecraft movie, where they made it for kids, and long time fans (who are adults) are infuriated with how immature the movie is.

Now, if every game and movies would be made for kids, that would be a problem too...

i think youre not fully getting the point there, even if youre close, i think you miss it. let me link you to a comment on my journal on another page, sec:

https://inkbunny.net/j/533472-WAtheAnum-we-will-surely-die-on-our-own-stupidity-some-day-#commentid_2760769

@WAtheAnum oh I see now
Truth is, I'm not really accustomed to american media (because I'm not american).

I've read a lot of time on the internet that a lot of games gets censored but I thought it was more of legal matter or even for profits, not for "morals". Well, parents that cause drama for that is for morals either way...

I think what differenciate Japan and the US for instance are obviously culturally different. The Japanese are okay with showing mildly violence and suggestiveness to kids (see the various Shonen shows with ecchi scenes), while in america, there's a deep contrast and definition between "what's for kids" and "what's for adults", so there's no in-between : foreign shows and games marketed to minors will be censored. So yeah, adult fans can't enjoy their favorite show because it was entirely "made for kids-ed".

The problem is more the tendency to polarize things in america I guess. More than "morals" at least, because the japanese wouldn't let their children watch a mature show, but they wouldn't mind if there was some mature elements in their kids show/game either.

I'm a bit perplexed about the "we can kill, behead, etc" part though. No american kid shows or foreign broadcasted shows have that much violence on American kid channel. Violence and suggestiveness are both censored for kids in the US isn't it?