Creators Clap Back With Non-Apology After Facing Criticism For Slave Trade Video Game
The creators of “Playing History: Slave Trade” have edited their video game to no longer include a segment in which slaves are dropped into a cargo ship like figures in “Tetris.” The developer, Serious Games, was criticized on social media for trivializing the oppressive practices of slavery, but has responded saying that the goal of the game is to educate young teens on history and that the clip in question was only a 15-second bit. I’m so not impressed. Read more at the Huffington Post.
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