Journey to the Savage Planet is a funny space exploration game, but its title has been deemed by ... [+] some as problematic. Credit: Typhoon StudiosOver at Kotaku, Paul Tamayo argues that the new space comedy game Journey To The Savage Planet and its developers at Typhoon Studios, are engaging in some wrong-think for the use of the word “savage” in the title. Where I depart from Tamayo’s critique is when it comes to the use of the word “savage.” Tamayo rightfully argues that referring to indigenous people as savages is racist and should be avoided. Journey to the Savage Planet Credit: Typhoon StudiosThere are some words—words which I shall not mention here—that have only one meaning. I am no fan of colonialism, and I think Journey to the Savage Planet is a reasonably decent spoof of both colonialism and corporatism.

Source: Forbes January 30, 2020 16:30 UTC