Chinese censorship is insidious and pervasive. So much so, that the chinese servers for World of Warcraft have patched the game so that skeletons have been zombified, and dead bodies on the ground have been changed to grave markers.
Over to the left, you see what a skeleton is supposed to look like. I'm not quite sure what the communist social mores have against some walking bones, because I think rotting flesh is a little more objectionable, but they claim "It's to promote a healthy and harmonious on-line environment." Sure, nevermind the bloodspatters and demon killing. Healthy, right? Because killing little beasties online helps to build a nice, harmonious environment. There must be some cultural objection to the walking undead. Perhaps promoting the idea of an afterlife in a publically accessible game? I guess even the Chinese government has learned the art of corporate doublespeak to explain their reasons for censorship.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please don't comment on posts more than 4 years old. They will be deleted.