Italian-Americans wanted Mafia II banned because they said it portrayed offensive ethnic stereotypes. A European Parliament member wants it banned because it trivializes mob murders. I have a better strategy: STFU about banning bad games, and theyâll eventually fade away.
https://lastchance.cc/italians-upset-that-the-mafia-are-italian-5616406%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
No offense to Alfano or anyone hurt by organized crime; this is still another one of those arguments where someone assumes their victim status gives them the authority to say what is and isnât appropriate for the rest of society. We deal with that a lot in video games. The fact Mafia II was released in August and this concerns a game most people have already rented or returned smacks of a publicity grab.
Bloomberg has a longer and more thorough story whose net effect is to intellectualize whining.
Mafia Victim Families Fight Increasing Violence, Brutality in Video Games [Bloomberg via GamePolitics]
