[UbuntuWomen] Claims of Racism and Sexism in Supertuxkart-0.9

[Eschnigma]

Hi,

Just out of curiosity ( I'm new new to this list, haven't introduced myself 
yet, will get to that soon. :) ) - has this sort of controversy happened 
before, in other open source circles?

Cheers,
Esch

On Saturday, May 02, 2015 12:00:54 PM Ryan Prior wrote:
> Link to the d-w thread in question:
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-women/2015/04/msg00008.html
> 
> In brief summary, Aztek-like imagery and OpenGgameArt's "Sara" were
> added to the next version of the SuperTuxKart racing game.
> 
> Example:
> http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/persistent/images/8/82/OfficialPoster_0
> 90.jpg
> 
> Sara was included in the context of using open source project mascots
> as go-kart drivers in the game. She is usually not depicted in a
> feathered costume, nor in a bikini, nor with exposed skin, in the
> community where she originates. You can see a sampling of more typical
> depictions here: http://opengameart.org/content/sara-0
> 
> There are a few different arguments that I think should be addressed
> individually.
> 
> 1) is the Aztek imagery and Sara in a bikini a problem for
> SuperTuxKart that requires the art assets be changed or removed
> upstream?
> 
> 2) is a game a piece of software, in the same sense that perl or Firefox
> are? Based on the answer to 2,
> 
> 3a) if no, is there a better venue for distributing games than
> Debian/Ubuntu's package archive?
> 
> 3b) if yes, given that any cultural work, such as SuperTuxKart or any
> film and game, has the potential to contain objectionable content,
> should Debian/Ubuntu have a process for editing or refusing to package
> them based on complaints?