May. 3rd, 2008

tzikeh: (our town - earth - peace - gentleness)

There is a Harry Potter RPG community on InsaneJournal, created in March, called kristallnacht. The FAQ says that they've *done their research*, --

No, you know what? I'm going to point you to[livejournal.com profile] jennem's post about it and [livejournal.com profile] amireal's post about it, because I can't even find words.

I will simply point out that this is their main page banner:


 


And this is their info page image:



Wasn't Yom Ha'Shoah like, YESTERDAY?!

This is the entry that explains why they think it's okay to call the game kristallnacht. You can comment there.
tzikeh: (hulk smash - anger - stupidity)

From here, where someone has offered to buy them the token necessary to change the name of the journal:
"I'm sorry, we really have no interest in changing the name of our game because it coincides so well with our plot and the canon story. JK Rowling has related the Death Eaters to the Nazis and in the last book, the way things were handled by the ministry and the way that the muggleborns were treated were parrell to the way the jews were treated. Also, for a long time, people were wondering if maybe Hitler was the same as Grindelwald, while she has stated that he isn't the same person, he had the same mindset. The canon in the Harry Potter world that we are based on is heavily influenced by factual events. We meant no harm, and we mean no offense, but real life influences art. By the same token, the Death Eaters and Voldemort are highly offensive fictional creations. The Christians churches have fought against the point of Harry Potter and it's connection to magic. It's all a matter of opinion and we're sorry that it offends you."
1) Mentioning the crazed Fundamentalists who were up in arms about the HP books is related to this how?

2) I think "I'm sorry you're offended" is one of the more weaselly phrases ever to come about. "I'm not sorry for what I did, but I'll use the word 'sorry' to make it sound like an apology, while putting the blame for the discussion all on you."

3) RAGE.

ETA: Her comment about the responses she's getting: "Not all of it has been polite and I have no interest in conversing with EXTREMISTS."

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Where do you go with that? People who are angry at her for this travesty are extremists? What? WHAT?
tzikeh: (doctor who - donna - supertemp)

I love Doctor Who so much right now I can hardly bear it.
tzikeh: (house - wilson - oy - faceplant - duh)

All the comments at the FAQ page about kristallnacht are deleted.

Shocker.
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