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by pawn 4018 days ago
I don't believe he was saying anything regarding whether or not he believes it is a racist symbol. He said, "I think games, documentaries and such are not showing the flag to be racist." Can a documentary portray the Civil War without automatically favoring the Confederates? Can a game allow you to play for either side? In either case, does it not make sense to show the Confederate flag to be more authentic? It's part of history, and I'm extremely wary of the idea of leaving out history because it's got a "bad guy".
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except the issue at hand is modern games in the iOS app store, not documentary.

Banning the flag is about contemporary usage, not historical perspective.