Politics in Sam & Max?

[JedExodus]

Originally Posted by doodinthemood

Really not a fan of O'Reilly after seeing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwIRNM5noY

Can't believe i'd never seen that one before. O'Reilly's a total bully and a self-serving egotist, there's no way anyone could defend that kind of thing

[Breakman]

Originally Posted by Wizpig

I'll just tag this thread and then pretend it doesn't exist.

Gee, I wish that was so simple. But nooooo~, we have to bash each other. I wished someone locked it at the beginning.

[Avel]

Originally Posted by Breakman

Gee, I wish that was so simple. But nooooo~, we have to bash each other. I wished someone locked it at the beginning.

Curse you, ineffectual free-speech police!

[bobtheskutter]

You know, I am sure there must have been some offensive anti-British or European jokes... I have a recollection of there being something in the latest chapter... I have always assumed that Sam and Max represented Republicans with a fear of Europe (maybe due to their firearms and I have always sensed a pro-America vibe). It never offended me, it was part of their make-up and kind of quaint and amusing in itself.

Sorry for the lack of evidence and emphasis on assumptions, feelings and vibes. I ought to collect quotes as I play so I can support myself in discussions. My point is though, that as a Briton/European, the entire game is rife with points where I could take offence. But I don't because it's just a game and it all adds to the colour of it.

Start censoring what topics they can joke about, and the game loses colour.

[doodinthemood]

I dunno if Germany would be too pleased with Sam&Max's treatment of their highly amusing language

[Remolay]

well, Majus didn't complain, obviously.

Yeah, I hate censorship because if something exists it is going to offend someone. People take offense to the dumbest things. So I say why bother trying not to offend anyone. It won't work

[doodinthemood]

I get offended when I see games with names like "Ultimate Racing 8" and "Kill People with Lots of Different Guns 6" and a games shop with a million versions of that game splattered across the window and most of the shop so that nothing else is available to buy.

[Remolay]

that's not offensive... that's overkill. In fact, over overkill

[dudleyjohn]

Score one for thatdude98. An actual, specific supporting fact. Thank you. You are obviously not a liberal. They usually change the subject when asked for facts. Or switch to personal attacks. But what do I know/ It's just my narrow-minded, hateful opinion.

[ShaggE]

Ah, aren't sweeping generalizations a hoot?

[Avel]

Yes, damn that omnipresent, omnipotent, omnifarious, omnivorous, omnidirectional...

"T H E M"

[Midnight Tea]

Originally Posted by dudleyjohn

Thank you. You are obviously not a liberal. They usually change the subject when asked for facts. Or switch to personal attacks.

I heard if you leave your post under your pillow before you go to bed at night, the irony fairy will come and leave you a quarter.

[Zonino]

Originally Posted by dudleyjohn

Score one for thatdude98. An actual, specific supporting fact. Thank you. You are obviously not a liberal. They usually change the subject when asked for facts. Or switch to personal attacks. But what do I know/ It's just my narrow-minded, hateful opinion.

Don't act the victim here buddy you started this. Anyway EVERY politician changes the subject when asked for facts, most likely because they aren't even sure what the facts are. You also clearly seemed to miss that O'Reilly video, I thought he was, you know, as far right as you can get without dropping off the world.

Also when you avoid and/or ignore every other post and only focus on the posts that support your view, you tend to end up looking more like a troll, just an fyi there.

[JedExodus]

Originally Posted by ShaggE

Ah, aren't sweeping generalizations a hoot?

They're my favourite type of generalisation. Now drink your malt quickly and drive away in your fancy hot rod, you American swine

[Irishmile]

Originally Posted by dudleyjohn

Aside from the less-subtle references to various private body parts, I think the TellTale writers are scraping the bottom of the barrel for jokes. Maybe some fresh minds are needed. I was offended by the name used for the dinosaur exhibit in the museum. It shows a sophomoric view of politics that only mind-numbed liberals could possess. I'm waiting to draw my final conclusions about the likelihood that I will purchase another TellTale game - to see if there are any references to Doofus Pelosius, Rankus Reedius, or Hurlus Huseinus Obamanus. That would at least show a relatively balanced imbalanced humor. Gee, I wonder if this post will make it past the free-speech police at Tell Tale?

The funny thing is that demanding they pick on both sides equally directly impedes their freedom of speech... making your jab suggesting some sort of persecution at the end ridiculous..

[Helstrom]

Originally Posted by dudleyjohn

Score one for thatdude98. An actual, specific supporting fact. Thank you. You are obviously not a liberal. They usually change the subject when asked for facts. Or switch to personal attacks. But what do I know/ It's just my narrow-minded, hateful opinion.

I'm with you, Dud. I'm European. I even have family in Stuttgart, These people have offended the frilly, oddly-accented, midly homo-erotic ways of my continent and have done nothing to balance it with, say, a light-hearted jab at your run-of-the-mill African genocide. Or what about those folks out East who have exchanged communism for alcoholism as a unifying ideology?

So I'm sitting here behind my computer which, for some reason, doesn't seem to have a power button, forced to play this game which pops up whenever I innocently double-click the icon (What if the children were to double-click it? Won't somebody please think of the children??) and, gadzooks, it just gets my Dutch blood all aboil!

Down with Telltale! Dirty liberal Euro-bashers!

[Kbaily]

Originally Posted by dudleyjohn

Aside from the less-subtle references to various private body parts, I think the TellTale writers are scraping the bottom of the barrel for jokes. Maybe some fresh minds are needed. I was offended by the name used for the dinosaur exhibit in the museum. It shows a sophomoric view of politics that only mind-numbed liberals could possess. I'm waiting to draw my final conclusions about the likelihood that I will purchase another TellTale game - to see if there are any references to Doofus Pelosius, Rankus Reedius, or Hurlus Huseinus Obamanus. That would at least show a relatively balanced imbalanced humor. Gee, I wonder if this post will make it past the free-speech police at Tell Tale?

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