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Re: A Public Apology
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Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:11:08 GMT
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In lugnet.gaming.brikwars, Mike Rayhawk wrote:
> I got an email today to the BrikWars contact address from a very offended
> reader. Apparently one of the quotes in the Medieval Japan supplement
> contains misleading information; specifically, the one in chapter MJ.6:
> Ninjas:
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> "Facts:
> 1. Ninjas are mammals.
> 2. Ninjas fight ALL the time.
> 3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out
> and kill people."
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> - The Official Ninja Webpage,
> http://www.realultimatepower.net/
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> As it turns out, the Official Ninja Webpage may not be an entirely
> trustworthy source of information.
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> I apologize to all my readers who placed their trust in BrikWars as a source
> of well-researched and accurate information. Furthermore, I apologize to all
> people who were damaged by these offensive stereotypes, especially those in
> the ninja community. Please do not cut my head off or kick me right in the
> face.
Mike, I am appauled. I had not read the Ninja ruleset until this apology
prompted me to. Upon reading, I found many other egregious errors including:
"Many animals in Japan, including dragons, cranes, racoon-dogs, and foxes, had
many magical powers and could transform into one type of human or another."
"A ninja with a blowgun never runs out of bamboo blowgun darts."
"Sumo wrestlers are enormously big and strong. They are strong enough to uproot
trees or lift horses to throw at enemies."
"A building may contain a shrine."
"Every Samurai was highly trained, and could perform impressive feats such as
chopping arrows out of the air, slicing through trees or stone lanterns with a
single sword stroke, sensing a cowardly attack from behind, or composing
delicate poetry in the midst of a heated battle."
I hope that in the future, you will research your facts more thoroughly.
DaveE
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