Minecraft language update inadvertently contained racial slur (but it’s fixed now)
Minecraft has demonstrated some magnificent feats of community creation, but now it’s also offering a lesson in the volatile side of crowd-sourcing. Changing the language to Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa and Namibia, yesterday caused the title screen to display the phrase “You are a NIGGER.” As Minecraft Forums user EgXPlayer commented, “Thats racist.”
Mojang’s Jens Bergensten apologized for the slur and encouraged fans to check the new translation via Crowdin — the Afrikaans home screen now reads “enkelspeler,” which translates to “single player,” as it should.
[Image via Minecraft Forums user TripleHeadedSheep]Minecraft language update inadvertently contained racial slur (but it’s fixed now) originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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