[Zoner]

I had to share this with the lot. I never thought that this would EVER come up in my time as a graphic designer.

I was asked to make sigs for a new group of MOH:AA players that are going to call themselves The Terrorists. They wanted something funny and their big idea was that they were going to wreak terror on the aa.com message board. I'm sure their intentions were not malicious...just a bunch of goofs trying to have a little fun.

I declined to do their sigs. Here's why:

I don't want my name associated with anything related to terrorism. I don't find anything funny about it. I will not endorse or encourage anyone to pretend to be a terrorist. I think it's crass, inconsiderate and absolutely irresponsible.

Now, some of you will probably call me a hypocrite. I have done sigs displaying Nazi imagery. This certainly doesn't mean that I consider the horrific actions of the Nazis any less disgusting than the actions of Osama Bin Laden and his network of cretins. The Nazi imagery I use is in the context of the MOH:AA world. It is not exploitative, nor is it sensationalized.

There is no place for terrorist subject matter on this board, in my opinion, and I'll be damned if my name is ever going to be associated with that sort of thing.

Am I over-reacting? Am I right?

What do you guys think? What would you do in my shoes?

Thanx for letting me vent.


Zone