Islamic group debates LittleBigPlanet recall - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 21st Oct 2008, 10:55

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...lanet-recall/1

An Islamic non-profit group called American Islamic Forum for Democracy has commented on Sony's recall of LittleBigPlanet.

SNIPERMikeUK · 21st Oct 2008, 11:03

I played this game yesterday, it is so much fun, the wait will still be worth it.

kenco_uk · 21st Oct 2008, 11:15

I played the beta and was so sad it only lasted for a week or so. I was hoping it'd last until release tbh, but there we go.

Promo copies of the game (the 'unholier than thou' edition, presumably) are going for a song on ebay (see what I did there?)

shigllgetcha · 21st Oct 2008, 11:22

i dont think the American Islamic Forum for Democracy are the people sony are really afraid of offending

phuzz · 21st Oct 2008, 11:36

Hasn't the song been out for a couple of years without upsetting anyone?

ComputerKing · 21st Oct 2008, 11:39

I don't mind too. they shouldn't recalled it

all I'm asking for that they make it for PC too

Fod · 21st Oct 2008, 11:42

i think one of the main reasons is that Sony's Arab market is HUGE. You don't really want to piss off your biggest customers; you see this in any business. From the customers at a barber shop who come in twice as often, tip twice as much and always seem to have a barber free for them, to the billionaires who order five times as many lamborghinis as the rest.

Yemerich · 21st Oct 2008, 11:45

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Originally Posted by shigllgetcha

i dont think the American Islamic Forum for Democracy are the people sony are really afraid of offending

Yeah, me too. If the Xiites in the middle east say it's fine, than there's just 1000 other muslin factions to be afraid of... Easier to do the recall, afte all we don't want a plane to be thrown in the sony main office....

Arkanrais · 21st Oct 2008, 12:16

I'd buy this man a beer if he were allowed to drink. Very well said IMO.

mmorgue · 21st Oct 2008, 12:29

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Originally Posted by Arkanrais

I'd buy this man a beer if he were allowed to drink. Very well said IMO.

Agreed. A person of a religious background using logic and reason. Two very rare commodities in religion!

hodgy100 · 21st Oct 2008, 14:54

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

make you mind up k?

DougEdey · 21st Oct 2008, 14:57

Kotaku have a quote from the guy who wrote the song saying that there's nothing wrong with using the words of their Prophet in this way as it's praise.

[USRF]Obiwan · 21st Oct 2008, 15:10

So since the so called terrorism of extremists all western company's are scared to step on their little toes. But you can say Jesus ****ing Christ in hundreds of games and nothing happens...

Diosjenin · 21st Oct 2008, 15:13

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Originally Posted by mmorgue

A person of a religious background using logic and reason. Two very rare commodities in religion!

There's more of those than you'd think. Unfortunately - and, to be fair, this probably goes for any general group of people - the ignorant ones are always the loudest.

He definitely does make the most logical point, though. I rather wish the Islamic community as a whole would listen to advice like his more often. It could have used someone like him when the Danish editorial cartoons opened such a ridiculous can of worms a few years back. It's incidents like that one that leave content providers of all kinds on edge about offending the sensibilities of certain groups.

...it *was* Danish, right? ack. I hate having to second-guess myself.

MrMonroe · 21st Oct 2008, 15:14

The Muslims who are angry about this are very few and far between, and totally loony. Even in the strictest interpretations of Sharia, the only music that is allowed is singing the words of the Koran. Sony is worried about angry, racist 'murricans, not Muslims. (even though the passages aren't in English)

Diosjenin · 21st Oct 2008, 15:19

^^ And a box of homemade cookies to [USRF]Obiwan for pointing out what you'd *really* think would be extraordinarily obvious to people like those at Sony. Thank you.

Thacrudd · 21st Oct 2008, 20:09

Damned if you do and damned if you don't. This coming from the same folks who had a problem with The label on ice cream

Amon · 21st Oct 2008, 23:37

Tripe.

StephenK · 21st Oct 2008, 23:48

'Sony is worried about angry, racist 'murricans, not Muslims'

That's possibly the real worry indeed.

Xir · 22nd Oct 2008, 08:01

Preemptive selfcensorship is no solution...

What's next? I cover up my wife because someone may be offended by her blond hair?

Sheesh...

Respect for the culture of a country WHEN IN THAT COUNTRY is due....but not preemptively HERE.

*Last year we planned a flight with a stop-over in teheran (never leaving the international part of the airport, never entering the country). All female passengers were required to wear a scarf over their heads when leaving the plane...
Okay, we would have been in a country where this is custom, so...no complaint there.
Flight got cancelled though*

21st Oct 2008, 10:55	#1
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Xir Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 526	Preemptive selfcensorship is no solution... What's next? I cover up my wife because someone may be offended by her blond hair? Sheesh... Respect for the culture of a country WHEN IN THAT COUNTRY is due....but not preemptively HERE. Last year we planned a flight with a stop-over in teheran (never leaving the international part of the airport, never entering the country). All female passengers were required to wear a scarf over their heads when leaving the plane... Okay, we would have been in a country where this is custom, so...no complaint there. Flight got cancelled though __________________ SN25P A64 3700+ (San Diego) 2 GB DDR400 OCZ Platinum EL 2-3-2-5 1T X1800XT 512mb Sapphire 200GB Samsung SP2004C Last edited by Xir; 22nd Oct 2008 at 08:16.