hey, if you are still around. I dont understand really. I only played original bioshock , A LOT. in my mind the red cross was there. but i could be mistaken. And why is the red cross controversial? i have never heard that, could you maybe explain this in detail, this sounds very interesting. (is this like political? or something? i am from the EU not from America, so maybe i am missing something here.)
the red cross organization keeps raising a stink about video games using a red cross on medical items. basically just self-important people inventing a controversy where there isn't one.
As I understand it, it's against the Geneva convention to use the red cross symbol on anything that's not for medical aid in the real world. They claim it's so the symbol won't get devalued in modern pop culture like how the biological hazard and radioactive hazard symbols are now considered cool and are often on stuff that's not hazardous. Still a very stupid reason since it's not hard to tell if the symbol should be taken seriously or not especially if it's in a video game.
To op thank you for making this mod. I'll get this soon to commit the war crime
It's not against the Geneva Convention. Their "copyright" to the symbol is unenforceable in court. The only reason you see games avoiding the red cross anyway is because they A. Don't want to spend millions in court B. Want to virtue signal (Oh look at us, we are respecting the sacred symbol!)
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To op thank you for making this mod. I'll get this soon to commit the war crime
A. Don't want to spend millions in court
B. Want to virtue signal (Oh look at us, we are respecting the sacred symbol!)