After the ban on "Sword Star" was lifted last night, a number of media reported that a graffiti in the game, "Hard R", had a racist connotation, which attracted the attention of players. It is known that "Hard R" has a discriminatory expression against the black community in the pronunciation of American slang, similar to NIGGER.
Since this method of expression is only common in the United States, it seems that most netizens do not think that this graffiti has any bad effects. Tweeter Grummz intercepted IGN's report and said: "The Hard R in the screenshot was just an accident, and only a fast-minded gaming journalist would be so angry and demanding that Sony take action." ”
Many players also said that they did not associate any racial discrimination when they saw this graffiti, and even some black players said that they did not feel offended.
"I'm black, and I think it's funny. But it's a different story if Nigga is written in its entirety on the wall. ”
"Hard R's claims are just a piece of history behind N-Word, and some people just want to find fault with it and make the game fail. ”
However, even so, Sony has issued a statement saying that it will be modified in the day one patch, noting that the content in the doodle was not intentional by the developers.