The influence of the anti-racism movement on blacks has spread to the Atsume Animal Forest community



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Atsume Animal Crossing Forest '', which recorded an exceptional big hit with cumulative sales of 11.77 million as of the end of March 2020, is in the game even if it is required to refrain from going out unnecessarily due to the influence of the new coronavirus It became popular when I met my friends and cute animals. Overseas game media Polygon wrote that the community of 'Atsume Animal Crossing' has been affected by the Minneapolis riots that are expanding all over the United States.

Animal Crossing fans fight escapist image amid Black Lives Matter-Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/2/21277972/animal-crossing-new-horizons-black-lives-matter-acnh-nintendo-switch-politics

As it is required to refrain from unnecessary and urgent outings under the influence of the new coronavirus, it is possible to relieve the stress of real life and to interact with friends and animals as much as you want, Atsume Animal Forest is popular I got it. However, the impact of the Minneapolis riots that began with the assault on a black man George Floyd by a white police officer has made it difficult to keep the forest community where it is gathered and hit as a 'escape place' Polygon points out doing.

A case in point is an event happening on Nookazon , an online community where you can buy, sell, and trade items and DIY recipes that can be used in Atsumare Animal Forest. Nookazon has more than 430,000 members, and members can exchange items etc. on a dedicated Discord server. Basically, things that have nothing to do with the game, the Nookazon operator has attracted attention in the United States due to the Minneapolis riot on the dedicated Discord server, appealing for the elimination of racism against blacks `` Black Lives Matter (BLM) Comments are prohibited . Then, the members decided to delete comments such as ACLM related to BLM, but due to this influence some users have separated from the service itself Nookazon.



The Nookazon operator immediately issued a statement stating that he supported the BLM movement, saying , 'Our intention was not to conspire or silence in this political situation. But our team We weren't prepared to react to what's happening right now, which has led to over-limitation.' In addition, Nookazon has set up a dedicated Discord channel to discuss current affairs and donated $500 to the BLM group.

However, some users have been urging existing users to move to Nook.Market , a similar service that had earlier announced support for the BLM movement, and Nookazon is accelerating.



These movements are happening in multiple gathered animal-related communities on the Internet. For example, “Shitty Animal Crossing”, an animal forest community on Facebook, prohibits comments that support the BLM movement, and explains why it is “political”. It is a measure to prevent bringing real world stories to the game-related community, and it seems to be a policy that can be understood, but from the user, ``I do not want to kill black people is political It's nothing!'



In addition, Animal Crossing Memes , one of the largest animal forest related groups on Facebook with more than 500,000 members, is important to the life of black people and can be distinguished from the lives of other races. It clearly states its position on BLM. The representative of Animal Crossing Memes said, “Animal Forest is a nice, kind and inclusive game. So should our group. You don't want to join an inclusive group, or the politics discussed here. If you're against (basic human rights), this can't be your group, and likewise, if we reject a BLM-related post, we can't silence the user. The policy is to allow all posts, whether or not they are BLM-related, provided that they meet the specific rules,' he added, revealing a policy to allow BLM-related posts.

There is also a Twitter account whose activities have changed 180 degrees due to the Minneapolis riot. Originally, Animal Crossing struggles was a Twitter account that summarizes the rare things that we encounter while playing Animal Forest, and we retweet the following tweets. However, since the BLM activity became active with the use of the transmission power of more than 80,000 followers, the account manager has been focusing on retweeting BLM related tweets.



Until now, by creating a private SNS account or creating an account to post comments on a specific topic, it is possible to completely separate the real world topic from the hobby topic such as games. was. However, as in this case, real-world topics are eroding every community, and many are calling for it, Polygon points out.

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