US Someone made a mod for Spider-Man PC to turn the game homophobic... what the fuck. What the actual fuck. - Mod adds American flags to a video game; homos respond by banning everyone in sight.

Summary: A mod has been released which adds Notorious Homophobic Hate Symbol, the American flag, to the video game Spider-Man (2018 ). DON'T WORRY, the mod author has been banned, and moderators and journalists are working tirelessly to ensure all critics of the ban are silenced.

There are at least a dozen articles being written on the subject right now, and all are equally exceptional. Rather than posting just one, here are a couple for you to enjoy:

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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/16/spider-man-remastered-mod-lgbtq/

Spider-Man fans outraged as new game ‘modded’ to delete LGBTQ+ Pride flags​

Amelia Hansford August 16, 2022


A mod of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered that removed LGBTQ+ Pride flags from the game has been taken down.
Spider-Man Remastered, a refreshed version of the 2019 console game, was released on PC on Friday (12 August), and efforts to modify it began almost immediately.
Oftentimes when a game is released on PC, users alter or modify in-game files (which are more easily accessible through PC releases) to make their own custom mechanics or aesthetic changes.

While attempts were predominantly creative and positive in nature, one modder decided to replace all the game’s Pride flags with the American flag.
The mod, named “Non-Newtonian New York”, was quickly inundated with comments, both from anti-LGBTQ+ users looking for a place to vent their homophobia and others who thought the mod was a bigoted mess.
It was eventually removed, presumably due to violating the terms of service of the website host, Nexus Mods, but not before instigating a heated debate about the mod’s existence.
Users who congregated in a dedicated modding Discord server began arguing as to whether the mod should be allowed or not.
Others attempted to create their own files that served the same purpose – all of which have been deleted – with one even saying in its description it aimed to remove the “disgusting agenda” of Pride.

It also labelled Pride flags showcased in the game’s rendition of New York as “unrealistic”, despite the fact Pride was born in Manhattan during the Stonewall riots in 1969.
Some claimed the mod was to balance out a lack of US flags in the game – there are at least eight in the game’s overworld alone. Thankfully, other attempts to defend the mod were quickly banned by the server’s moderation team.

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Since then, pro-LGBTQ+ modders have fought back by uploading mods celebrating Pride, including one that replaces the Pride flag with the LGBTQ+ progress Pride flag and another that replaces Spider-Man‘s suit with a Pride-inspired rainbow aesthetic.
Unfortunately, bigoted users have taken to the comments of these pro-LGBTQ+ mods to share more homophobic rhetoric, but they’re being drowned out by fans calling the mods “spectacular”.
Originally released for the Playstation 4 in 2018, Spider-Man Remastered’s inclusion of Pride memorabilia, including the iconic Stonewall Inn, had LGBTQ+ fans jumping for joy.

Comic book writer Saladin Ahmed took to Twitter to commend the decision to add Pride flags, saying: “Thinking about all the 12-year-old kids who will be playing this game and seeing this in towns where it’s not safe to put that flag up.”
One of the most acclaimed parts of the game was its amazingly immersive overworld, set in a modern-day Manhattan. Considering the city’s association with Pride, bringing the rainbow to the streets of New York is about as realistic as it gets.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/spider-man-remastered-modder-banned-for-removing-pride-flag/ar-AA10FLov

https://archive.ph/OM3Eh

Spider-Man Remastered Modder Banned For Removing Pride Flag​

Lu-Hai Liang - Yesterday 5:57 AM
Another one of Sony's big titles has launched on PC, allowing a whole new portion of players to enjoy what was previously a PlayStation exclusive, and providing PC modders with additional fodder. But a new mod for Spider-Man Remastered sparked outrage and even got the creator banned.

Marvel's Spider-Man, which was remastered for PS5, is now available on the PC with goodies such as DLSS, ray-tracing, and ultra-wide screen support all included, while modders took next to no time in creating mods for it. One mod for the game however has been called out for its homophobia and toxic comments.

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Uploaded to Nexus Mods early today, the mod in question was called 'Non-Newtonian New York'. This mod removes all the rainbow Pride flags from the game and replaces them with the Stars and Stripes.

The open world used by Spider-Man and Miles Morales is a marvellous recreation of NYC that is filled with Easter Eggs and details that keen-eyed explorers can discover, and which also includes touching tributes to the various communities that inhabit the great city. So players can find several Pride flags adorning town hall buildings throughout the map.

A modder going by the name Mike Hawk (har har) uploaded a mod that replaces the rainbow flags with the American flag. The mod page proceeded to quickly fill up with comments, with haters using the chance to vent homophobia alongside other useless witterings, while others pushed back and called out the homophobic mod.

It's in stark contrast to the spirit of the Spider-Man games, with the protagonists calling out hate groups and being a friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man to every person. Insomniac too has been vocal about supporting Pride Month and Black History Month celebrations, and the games celebrate the diversity of the city it's based in.

The mod appeared online for less than 24 hours, however. Nexus Mods confirmed to We Got This Covered that the 'Non-Newtonian New York' mod has been removed, and that its creator's account (as well as an alt account) have been banned. A spokesperson for the site said that the mod creator "is no longer welcome on Nexus".

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Remember, if you see, or suspect, anyone habouring anti-LGBTQ thoughts, be sure to report them!


-WARNING-
Noted homophobe and presumed serial killer @quaawaa has reuploaded and hosted the mod here:
https://kiwifarms.net/threads/someo...t-the-actual-fuck.127366/page-2#post-12739542

Goes without saying but please do not download and install this mod unless you are employed by an approved Video Game Journalism Website, and need to write an article about why everybody has to be gay all of a sudden and why censorship is good, actually.

 

[Lightsaber Dildo]

I just remembered, Nexus didn't take down the Cyberpunk 2077 mods that let you turn the gay/lesbian characters to bi (so you can romance the lesbian Judy while playing as Male V, the files were also already in the game). Actual "erasure" of homosexuality so the player can fuck the characters in question.

But flag-swapping is crossing the line. Hmmmmm.

 

[TheGrandDragonJesus]

Progressives are trying to "live up to their values" by being more inclusive of homosexuality through pride flags and you're actively opposing them while claiming that you agree with their values. Come on man. Either change your values or stop fighting them. Choose!

Dude, shut the fuck up and just admit your a -pedophile- leftist.

 

[Hard Toothbrush]

In response to this someone on Loverslab made a mod that makes all the nameless enemy thugs black.

Lmao.

Can you send me a link? I want to install it for a laugh

 

[Shpongoolio Trismegistus]

An excellent thread, of course, and my condolences to both the gay and straight community for their emotional tribulations at the hands of yet another video game fiasco; however, if you ever make me get out of bed and log onto kiwi farms to view a funny story ever again, I will fucking descend upon you, null, like a swarm of flaming wasps.

You have made a powerful enemy today.

 

[Spud]

I remember being banned from Discord because a tranny reported me for saying there should have a mod without the gay shit in Rimworld.

Don't you execute them on site? Rimworld is a game that'll let you do that you know

 

[Android raptor]

Who the fuck cares about flags in a damn superhero video game lmao

 

[Retink]

Why do journos hate middle easterns so much? Is it because they're racist, Islamophobic, or both? I don't think such bigots should be employed as journos.

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

Well, at this point i think this is a script to change the lgtb flags to usa ones, much like the censorship of GTA III in Germany.
This is just a retexture mod.

I'm waiting to somebody catching the datafiles to change internally the script.

Anyway, i'm gonna explaing a thing about nexusmod: there's a mod called More Racism in Windhelm; the comments are fucking retarded, like $why you need more racism in windhelm? It's enough" which is fucking NOT 'cus in vanilla there's only a NPC which is openly racist. The mod adds like 5 NPC's which are racists to non-words using vanilla comments and a shitty VA to remark more things about the war (i'm using a updated one 'cus the original is a fucking broken mess, lol).
Additionaly, a fem NPC gives you a quest to show her 5 Thalmor gloves as a prove of strength. She gives you a axe with additional damage against Altmers.
But more than that, i fucking hate prejuicie. This is much more simple and the account was banned. A great time indeed.

 

[Doji]

This mod has now become mandatory.

Seriously though, shit like this is one reason why homophobia exists. Forcing it down people's throats is not gonna have the effect they want.

Or "want".

I doubt they even care, this is not about changing the world, it never was. It's all about everyone jerking themselves off in other people's faces for self gratification, be it a journalists or be it someone who's part of the movement.

They don't care about the whole or other people similar to them, only about themselves. It's all clout and virtue signaling to fill an empty existence.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

It’d be funny if someone just reuploaded the mod but called it “Arabic Localization” mod.

 

[One Quick Post]

Wow, I can't believe Nexus Mods is being so Islamophobic by denying Muslims access to the version of the game made for peoples of their faith. Someone should write an article about it!

 

[Evil Peter Griffin]

I glad Nexus Mods removed that hateful mod. They are known for hosting such wholesome mods like the child murder mods for Fallout 3 and all the fetish mods for Skyrim.

 

[FinnSven]

Ya, they tolerate groups they love like blacks, muslims, feminists, homosexuals, transexuals, immigrants, etc. and they discriminate against groups they hate like racists, sexists, Islamophobes, homophobes, transphobes, xenophobes, etc. It's normal human behavior to hate bad people. Your shocked because your beliefs are wrong and the left won't stop because you point out that they're intolerant of bad people. They'll double down and fight harder against bigots.

I have to disagree.

This particular group tends to accuse or imply that people who don't agree with their feelings are sexist, racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, xenophobic and transphobic.

This can and does include people who support them in most ways, but either disagree on a particular point, believe there are more nuanced elements to a debate and situation or think their approach is wrong.

They also accuse people who are innocently ignorant of why these things upset them of the various bigotry.

Saying that "the Left" are against bad people and bigots simply demonizes everyone who does not fit into your definition of "the Left".

I feel that these people are not left wing, nor are they right wing, they are a modern day zealot group out to crusade against a perceived evil, without fully understanding why it is evil.
Hence they target an accessible scapegoat or other, calling anything which is not on their side heretical.

This whole thing is more akin to a philosophical ideology, with far more in common with a relgious mania, than a reasoned attempt to improve society.

 

[Defensive Ella Purnell]

You're oversimplifying the left. There are different groups on the left. Progressives aka socialists care about economic issues. SJWs care about social issues. These are different groups and they have different agenda. Just like the right has different groups with different agenda ranging from anti abortion to banning evolution in schools to neo-nazis. So the actual activists do care about these social issues.

The politicians however care about winning and they latch onto these issues if they think they become winning issues that help defeat their enemies, i.e. Republicans.

Rightists don't have a problem with Equality, Civil Rights or Social Justice because leftists are hypocrties. Rightests problem because they think these values destroy society.


Let me rephrase myself. There is no such thing as authoritarianism. There is only love and hate. "I think that's authoritarian" = "I hate that law or rule or culture." Leftists are hypocrites when it comes to authoritarian because they don't view their own culture or rules as authoritarian but rather as fair. The same way you don't think it's authoritarian to punish murderers or thieves. Authoritarianism is a centric concept that gets applied to the actions of others but never to the actions of oneself or one's own group or culture.

Thanks for informing us we've all changed our minds now you literal nigger

 

[Android raptor]

I am sick of hearing about the fags. These sex obsessed freaks want to force everyone in the world to bow down before the great cock in the sky. I will not do it. Eat shit, homos.

That's religious fundamentalists, not fags. Trying to force everyone to bow to a skydaddy and suck his dick is a fundie thing.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

I glad Nexus Mods removed that hateful mod. They are known for hosting such wholesome mods like the child murder mods for Fallout 3 and all the fetish mods for Skyrim.

Don't forget all the Crusader Kings incest seduction mods.

 

[Cilleystring]

Who the fuck cares about flags in a damn superhero video game lmao

Exactly. No need to censor the mod and ban the user.

 

[The Token Ethnic]

Isn't this a new trend for people to get upset over optional mods? I remember some people losing their shit over a Nazi outfit mod for Whip in KOF XV.

 

[FamicomGorby]

The only reason this is even an issue for em is that it's an American flag replacing it. Redditor types have a hate boner for all things America and can barely stand to see the flag, so it replacing the gay flag just makes em seethe. What the modder should have done is just replace the flag with something like the New Zealand flag since on reddit New Zealand can do nothing wrong and is where they would all move, except they can't cause they have no marketable skills that would get them in.

Except don't use their actual flag, use the flag they should have picked during the referendum

Or possibly this tasteful entry that just put the NZ on the flag

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

Meanwhile forced zoophilia mods for Skyrim stay.