No, that is quite obviously not what I'm saying. No one is saying that it is wrong to draw on real events. What I think people are saying is that while there may be no inherent obligation or responsibility on the behalf of an artist or a writer or a film-maker to make an ethical piece of art, many people would feel that they have an obligation to act as an ethical and empathetic human being, and that that feeling of obligation shapes their work and how they present it.

People are objecting to something else. Imagine this: that you came out of seeing Cloverfield, and said to someone "You know, I enjoyed the movie, but I felt disturbed by the elements reminiscent of 9/11? What I saw that day is still very fresh in my mind." And that person brushed off your concerns.

Now imagine this: that you saw a movie which didn't just mimic it, but directly mentioned 9/11, and used imagery designed to recall the Twin Towers. You have a chance to speak with the maker of the movie, and when you mention your emotional reaction to it, they don't just shrug it off, they tell you you're being irrational.

I do not mean to hurt anyone and do generally avoid circumstances where I think someone may be hurt, but when it comes to things like this, there is no controlling it. They could change the name, I'm sure, but it's not as if they can change the genre

But don't you see this is why you're frustrating and upsetting people? You have hurt people, the apologies being proffered read more as fauxpologies, and you're collectively making no gestures of good faith. And I really, really don't see how there's anything inherent to the genre which requires direct and conscious appropriation of Kristallnacht. There are many, many ways in which you could play out this game without mentioning that horror at all.

Honestly, I know enough about people to know that no matter what a single opinion is, someone, somewhere thinks differently. I don't know that I could pull one event and have it reflect that much upon me. There are bad things and I'm the kind of person who will watch something upsetting and be empathetic enough to cry about it, and I've seen countless of this time period and I've seen things glorify what happened sickeningly. I'm 24 - I've seen a lot. I knew people who thought Hitler had the right idea, I knew people who denied the Holocaust and I knew people who were terribly hurt by it and some it didn't bother. To me, it's tragic, one of the largest tragedies that will ever occur for no good reason besides a person's hatred for nothing. There was a film I believe it was called 9/11 and if I watch it and it hurts me, I will get back to you, but I've honestly not seen it yet so I cannot compare a severe personal experience to anyone this effects.

I, however, do know that the mods of this game are and have been on MSN discussing a name to change to, so yes, I myself, and them feel bad for how things went today. Hopefully it offers a consolation because there was a post up to comment if it bothered people since March, I don't know that it will, but it is the best that can be offered.