Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
Saying this generically, because I don't have any of the knowledge of what they actually do besides make demands when their culture is portrayed in media.

BUT. The mere fact that they are seeking money does not immediately make them the villain. It depends what they want or indeed need the money for. If they want they money to do what they can to safeguard their culture, that's a very different thing to seeking it for personal profit.
The thing is, it isn't just about this, it is about what sort of an example this represents. Say they do get money, this opens up avenues for other groups of people to say, you took our culture, give us money. Would a Western media company have to pay someone if they wanted to portray Japanese people in Kimonos, as an example? Which then goes onto, who would they even pay? Which then raises the other question, who is this group that is demanding money from SE? They say they are a 'council', but, in this very thread, there are examples of people who are either closely tied into the culture, or are even from it, saying they do not care that the item in question exists and actually like the fact it is in the game. So clearly this 'council' doesn't necessarily represent the people. Have they had a vote as to this issue? Do the people even really care?

By now, everyone knows this is just a way for them to get money and I guarantee this was partially fuelled by Disney giving them some. If I can get it from Disney, maybe we can try and extort money from other big companies. This was never about the clothes, this was about money, plain and simple.