• thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    As someone from Germany, this would freak the hell out of me. Looks like a mistake, not something intentionally crafted. Whatever the real reason is (companies rarely say the truth), I understand the issue now. Thanks for the link.

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      3 months ago

      The real issue is that they saw the problem and fixed it for Germany only and not for anywhere else.

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        3 months ago

        To be fair, when I saw those symbols I thought about lightning, not SS, especially given the spacing that would have never hinted at the SS symbol.

        Then, knowing the game, I thought it must have been some Slavic mythology reference.

        But I understand Germans, Zios and Americans are obsessed about such things. After all they keep learning from each other about cultural appropriation and erasure.