• lennee@lemmy.world
    31·
    2 days ago

    well tbf bethesda did fuck up by deleting it therefore implying they actually have a point even though they definitely dont

    • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      17·
      2 days ago

      yea but that’s also PR 101, something causing bad PR? delete it. It would have been worse leaving it up as well because that shows a “we know that people can see a potential connection and we don’t care and by not deleting it we agree with the connection”

      Bethesda was in a Lose Lose here because regardless of their action, the crowd that was pissed about this would have been pissed, because in their eyes the connection is already solid.

      Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t

      • shani66@ani.social
        9·
        2 days ago

        It’s pr 101 because any advanced class would tell you to keep it up anyway. If they take it down the validate the backlash. If they keep it up they can either undermine the backlash or ride it higher if there are less nazis than there are normal people. There is also a problem with taking it down: the nazis are kinda correct that Bethesda is anti nazi, Indiana Jones and Wolfenstein? Yeah, they demonstrably have no love for their ilk and cowering away from that won’t help them.

        • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          I don’t agree that any advance class would contradict the beginner class. Being said, yea they could keep it up, they would be riding it right into the open flames, but they could. Them taking it down takes it off radar, the source material is no longer there, and any potential misunderstanding while will temporarily take heat for the people saying “yea see it was taken down obviously that’s the meaning”, but then what? there’s no source material. Doubling down on your statement will create /more/ material for the targeting group, so not only is the original source available, now the double down “this is what we meant by this” will be available, which will do everything /but/ calm the flames down because those groups are definitely not going to change their mind from a corporate account saying “This is not what we mean’t”

          • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
            2·
            13 hours ago

            Once the content has been posted, you’ve already played. Not playing is no longer an option.

            Once you remove it, you also anger the people who agreed with it, so now you’ve pissed off both sides.