And then the community will move on to the next Overwatch character.
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Mei (Overwatch) seems to be developing quite the pro-Hong Kong fan art following
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And then the community will move on to the next Overwatch character.
In the great scheme of things creating a region specific replacement with the same skill set wouldn't be that difficult if the request were made of their Chinese overlords. I'm thinking of how Arthur in Soul Calibur replaced Mitsurugi in places like Korea where samurai imagery was offensive. I'm not sure how replacing or removing Mei would be an absolute win though.
Sure. Most likely move here. But it forces them to implicitly make a political stance and double down on their bullshit if they do.
As I said previously, it would be a real shame if the Overwatch Player start to use only masked heroes or heroes dressed with masked skins...
Like...
Solider 76 would totally support Hong Kong.
And they never realized that it was all a ploy by Overwatch players to use them to get Mei removed from the game.
JK, if that was the motive they would've picked Brigitte to destroy GOAT comps. But Brigitte DOES have a riot cop skin...
JK, if that was the motive they would've picked Brigitte to destroy GOAT comps. But Brigitte DOES have a riot cop skin...
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It's an amazing thing when the internet comes together on something for once.
Oh my god this is just fantastic
Holy shit. This is digital protesting in 2019.
Isn't Pepe a registered trademark and the owner DMCA'd anyone who used it in hate speech? which is why hate speech memes don't have Pepe anymore (that I've personally seen out there.) iirc.
Everything about this is incredibly well thought out. The fact that the VA is pro-China is the sweetest cherry on top of this wonderful cake.
Mickey is more or less dead at this point for the mainstream audience, and I would bet that the only reason why good ol' Winnie-the-Pooh still has some relevance is because of China's silly antics. If you want to really raise a shitstorm I would definitely go with something Marvel-related, especially now that their cinematic universe is the hottest thing in the entertainment industry.
Mickey is more or less dead at this point for the mainstream audience, and I would bet that the only reason why good ol' Winnie-the-Pooh still has some relevance is because of China's silly antics. If you want to really raise a shitstorm I would definitely go with something Marvel-related, especially now that their cinematic universe is the hottest thing in the entertainment industry.
Saw that Hong Kongers don't like Red for Mei as it represents the mainland. Seem they prefer black and someone changed the color scheme for one of the images here
Also it seems it has reached Hong Kong and was on their news?
Yup. HK protestors are using it!
There's a lot of ignorance in the west regarding this situation, on this site and elsewhere. People are forming opinions without understanding the cultural political context and history of either China or Hong Kong. So easy to reduce it to "democracy, fuck yeah! Down with communism!" But there's soooo much more going on here.
Fan art like this that parodies or simplifies the situation, and discourages you from thinking and researching deeper into the situation doesn't help at all.
Fan art like this that parodies or simplifies the situation, and discourages you from thinking and researching deeper into the situation doesn't help at all.
Okay. Then clear our ignorance. Tell us what is going on and the why.
It would be a massive post, I'm not here to soapbox, especially not not on a sensitive topic on a video game forum like this. Baiting people into an argument that will change nobody's minds is tiring. I've had my fill of that to last a lifetime. I suggest if you are curious do your own research on it, form your own conclusions, because that'll be what's best. Don't take my word for it.
See this is why I hate posts like yours. They claim everyone is ignorant about the situation but when asked to to clarify they deflect. Clearly your not someone who wants people to actually be informed but to simply stop.
Thanks, personally my conclusion is that the CCP can fuck off into space and also anyone that defends their shit.
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The hope is to get Overwatch banned in China but making Mei become a symbol of Hong Kong. Just like how they banned Winnie the Poo.
If Blizzard tries to save face by deleting Mei from the game, then the protesters will move onto Tracer and so on and so forth.
This made me realize something.
Holy shit. This is digital protesting in 2019.
We are in an actual meme war against the CCP.
For once, this boring dystopia isn't so boring.
It boils down to this. Everyone accepts that Hong Kong will be 100% another Chinese city under full Chinese rule in 2047 as per contract with the UK. The problem is that China broke that contract and are trying to accelerate the process.
Then thanks for nothing. Comes into tone police and act like we're all fools but doesn't even want to back up what they said. Gimme a break with these cowardly drive by holier than thou posts.
Don't do this. You're not only assuming that not everybody knows what is going on from most or all angles, but then you don't even try to make good on your claim when taken to task for it. If you're not ready to back up your statements, then don't make them.
And I will and I have.
I've spent a lot of time in Hong Kong. I have friends there protesting and keeping me updated and I support them wholeheartedly. Don't pretend that you're the only authority on this topic here.
Every time someone wants to claim "both sides" in this conflict they suddenly clam up when asked to elaborate. Every fucking time.
What if I did my own research and decided fuck the CCP anyway? What if my family fled Hong Kong to escape the CCP? Is that good enough for you?
Please present the nuanced argument that paints the authoritarian regime that suppresses free speech and harvests organs that they should be painted with a shade of gray. I'm dying to hear it.
So Blizzard is gonna ban Soldier 76 completely?As I said previously, it would be a real shame if the Overwatch Player start to use only masked heroes or heroes dressed with masked skins...
Like...
Or what about Reaper or Roadhog for that matter?
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I echo this. How presumptuous of some people to think they're the only ones with skin in the game and personal stakes in the region. How dare they suppose we merely haven't heard the pro-CCP perspective, here where unlike in China we have a freer flow of information and less fettered access to opposing voices online—when the truth is that it has been in our faces all this time, and we've seen it and judged it bullshit.
Anyway, back to the art.
With how big the Blizzard story blew up this week, and how some of the fan art was clearly an expression of solidarity by new, well-meaning supporters from around the world who weren't sensitive to some of the finer points of HK symbolism (like the preference for the black and yellow colour scheme, the Black Bauhinia stripped of the CCP stars, and traditional Chinese lettering), I think there was good cause for worry that this was mainly the voice of "fuck Blizzard" outsiders and wasn't reflective of how things were looking on the ground in HK. It was definitely starting to drown out local developments, and even /r/HongKong has had to contain it so news could break through as we enter the weekend. But as some others have posted above, we can see in local media that Mei is indeed showing up:
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