Critical Miss: An Appeal

[Latinidiot]

Hehehe, comment of Dulce decorum est, pro patria mori, the soldier's lie, and then having the comic based on that poem from... ummm...
Well, I remember it from my English classes >.>
The government men who take his neighbors, stuffing them into the belly of a waiting jeep, as no one tries to stop them...
Anyway, this was a good one :3

Ibant unde negant redire quemquam.

Bella, horrida bella, et thybrim sanguine spumante cerno.

 

[Baradiel]

Sounds similar to the Poem 'Not my Business'. I wouldn't care if they banned people using penis, nazi-style swastikas and beastality emblems but I would be pissed if they banned people using the religious-style swastika.

The problem is with the swastika, is that the first thing that comes to most people's minds when they see the "crooked cross" is a certain political party.

Something the Microsoft spokesman said when this censorship was announced was something like " There is no easy way to explain the meaning of your emblem." IE, while you may have the swastika as a religious symbol (Buddhism?) or any other symbol (Finnish Airforce icon, I think), there is no way to explain to everyone who sees it why you have it. For all they know, you have it to show your allegiance to the National Socialist Party.

 

[coldfrog]

Thanks guys. Thanks for reminding me of my first internet shock. I'm going to go sit down and cry for a bit.

 

[Wolfram23]

...what?

Oh, Xbox... yeah I don't have one.

 

[TwistedEllipses]

Martin Niemöller's poem, not the most obvious source of comedy, but it works.

The version inscribed on the U.S. Holocaust memorial museum goes:

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me.

 

[Srkkl]

I found the comic tasteless. And while I know people are going to get on me for being butthurt about whatever they have decided to infer I'm butthurt about, I'm not offended. I still think it was tasteless.

Well I don't see how it would be tastefull. It's a digital image. Stop licking your screen.

OT: I loved this one, it's going on my wall in my room.

 

[Danish rage]

Nice comic.

If you got banned it was probably me reporting you´re ass.

They should implement Blops report system in every game forth. Take that little douches! KAPAW!

 

[Srkkl]

If you're gunna let people design their own emblems, then LET THEM DESIGN THEIR OWN EMBLEMS!

It's the Xbox Live people banning, not Treyarch, so I don't think they care if you use the emblem, However you don't get your online subscription from them. Altough I find it hilarious that I can have a donkey grabbing a guys pickle but I can't name a class 'Assault' due to profanity.

 

[hudsonzero]

oh i had to do this poem for my English gcse.
ot very good comic and where will it end

 

[Autofaux]

I found the comic tasteless. And while I know people are going to get on me for being butthurt about whatever they have decided to infer I'm butthurt about, I'm not offended. I still think it was tasteless.

You have been successfully trolled by some webcomic authors. Take a bow.

 

[ultimateownage]

Oh god, that poem is invading everywhere! I gave it in for history homework to find a Holocaust poem, then the teacher was going to read it out anyway, and now you mentioned it!

 

[Forgetitnow344]

Comparing XBL bans to the holocaust is absurd and tasteless.

Regarding the issue, you can't have offensive language in your gamertag without a ban. What the fuck did you think would happen? Idiots.

 

[spartan231490]

I'm soooooo glad they are banning emblems with swastikas and beastiality and ect. I shouldn't be forced to see that bs when I'm playing a game and having fun. Oh, and to those who are complaigning about it: if you want to play thier game you have to play by thier rules. go be a total flamewad elsewhere.

 

[Something Amyss]

I found the comic tasteless. And while I know people are going to get on me for being butthurt about whatever they have decided to infer I'm butthurt about, I'm not offended. I still think it was tasteless.

You have been successfully trolled by some webcomic authors. Take a bow.

Ummm...no I haven't.

Unless A. The definition of trolling has been greatly laxened and B. the author basically decided that being not funny was worth "trolling" me specifically, then no.

Although you've just unlocked the "apologist" achievement.

 

[Danny Ocean]

The first thing I thought when I read

An Appeal.

Was

A personal appeal from wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

Oh god the researching! I can't stop!

 

[The Wykydtron]

Nice, that poem was on a wall outside my history class in my old school, probably my favourite issue of CM so far.