It was a child doing pony play, riding a naked adult man-horse. The dev claimed it was not sexual.
I don’t think gaming needs CSAM to be a “unique art form”, but you do you.
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jordanlund@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Sounds like the gaming equivalent of the play “Equus”.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play)
I can see why some would shy away from it, but banning it is the sort of thing that will keep gaming from becoming a unique art form. 😟
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 16 hours ago
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Y’all need to read what CSAM is. Questionable or objectionable art isn’t CSAM in the same sense that drawing a murder isn’t murder, or drawing Noncon isn’t rape.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
drawing a murder isn’t murder and drawing Noncon isn’t rape.
Drawing people having sex isn’t sex, but it is porn. Verbally attacking someone isn’t assault, but it can be abuse. Drawing a comic where someone tortures and then kills the president of the United States isn’t murder, but it will get the FBI knocking on your door.
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 13 hours ago
Y’all need to read what CSAM is. Questionable or objectionable art isn’t CSAM in the same sense that drawing a murder isn’t murder and drawing Noncon isn’t rape.
it’s literally legally defined as CSAM in most western countries. and I probably wouldn’t be arguing otherwise, since it looks like the other dude who did that got all his posts deleted by the mod.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Read the plot summary of the play Equus linked above.
Like I say, this sounds like the gaming equivalent of Equus, which, when performed, involves a character supposed to be 17 doing exactly that.
The horses on stage are supposed to be “real” horses, but are performed by human actors. The male actor in these scenes is also typically nude.
NGL, it’s a HEAVY play to read and even heavier to watch, but it also won the 1975 Tony Award for best play…
dukemirage@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
It already is a unique art form. This is not defined by the commercial availability, and this game wouldn’t be the first art piece that understands controversy as part of its essence.