• OboTheHobo@ttrpg.network
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    22 hours ago

    This says that the “sequence of arrows” was interpreted as a transgender symbol.

    Now we know that the sequence of arrows was “up, right, down, down, down”

    …that’s the strategem code for the 500kg bomb in helldivers 2.

    The ATF interpreted a video game reference as a transgender symbol…

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      15 hours ago

      I’m surprised they didn’t interpret the three arrows as antifa, they’re so fucking incompetent.

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        14 hours ago

        I mean I could almost see that? Helldivers is kinda a satire on the american brand of fascism so it could be argued its an anti-fascist peace of media. But that’s a stretch to say the least.

        But my real issue with this is that federal investigators saw something they had absolutely no clue what it is and called it a transgender symbol. Its an incredible amount of bias in a particularly very bigoted way.

        Reminds me of a lyric from The Clash - “taking off his turban, they said, ‘is this man a jew?’” They see something unknown to them and just assign it to the marginalized group they have a preconceived notion of being bad.