A former BioWare employee says that EA’s new management wasn’t on board with the developer’s inclusiveness.

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      The removal request was political. That is the same as if someone were to tear down the flag of a nation from a plaza. Sure, it was “just fabric”, but it carries political weight, and denying that is an exercise in fallacy.

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          Flags exist as symbols. That is the entire purpose of a flag. Therefore, removing a symbol is a symbolic removal of the thing it stands for. The Pride Flag symbolizes LGBTQIA+ rights. Therefore, it’s removal symbolizes removal of those rights.

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            I disagree. The game was not released, therefore it wasn’t removed from the player. If the game got released without the flag, but every freedom and gameplay element was preserved, it would literally make no difference.

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              Political action doesn’t exist only when viewed. Political actions taken against the LGBTQIA+ community are still political actions taken against the LGBTQIA+ community, regardless of whether the game is on the market.

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                regardless of whether the game is on the market.

                Wrong. It makes a difference. Game was literally still in development.

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                  In scenario A, let us say a journalist writes a report about corruption, and it is censored before being released to the public. In scenario B, the report is released, then immediately censored. In both cases, it is censored.

                  It is like this.

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                    You create scenarios that has nothing to do with our discussion, just so you have some arguments. That is in bad faith argumentation.