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From: carlos@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Carlos Borges)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: opinion about posted 'game'
Message-ID: <1991Feb8.171556.8991@garfield.cs.mun.ca>
Date: 8 Feb 91 17:15:56 GMT
References: <1991Feb7.123612.1@simvax.labmed.umn.edu>
Organization: CS Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu writes:
>I would just like to take a moment to comment on an upload that someone
>recently posted as being on atari.archive.umich.edu.  The file name is
>SADDAM.LZH, and it is purported to be a 'game' where one shoots an undefinable
>man riding on a camel.

>I, personally, find such a concept disgusting.  It promotes a bigotted racial
>stereotype of Arabs.  It's on the same level as video games such as the
>infamous 'Custer's Last Stand', where the objective was to rape as many Indian
>women as possible.

I agree that this is a stupid reason for a game, but there are people who
_will_ play & enjoy it.

If you don't like the game, don't download it... nice and simple, huh?
-- 
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