Ugandan Knuckles meme is now banned on Scratch

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PrincessPanda_test_

I posted a topic concerning ST's view on Ugandan Knuckles and worrying if they'll ban it. It turns out, they did.

It's probably because of its alleged racism.

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Why? Its just something funny! THE SCRATCH TEAM DOES NOT KNOW THE WAY!!!!

KingOfAwesome58219

Paddle2See wrote:
We just finished discussing it at the moderator meeting. The decision was to not permit it because it appears to be borderline racist.

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KingOfAwesome58219 wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
We just finished discussing it at the moderator meeting. The decision was to not permit it because it appears to be borderline racist.

Yay, they're like what the Roblox people did.

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Last edited by PrincessPanda_test_ (Jan. 17, 2018 03:54:30)

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I notice, I notice, different things that look alike
On a Sunday, riding my bike,
I notice, I notice, many many things that look alike

Click the image for something special!

Wanna collab on something Sonic?

epicRedHot

That's a shame. Hopefully they saw what the original source was (direct quotes from the movie Who Killed Captain Alex?, which was made in and by Ugandans) before coming to that decision, otherwise it seems a bit misguided.

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canarycat2000

KingOfAwesome58219 wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
We just finished discussing it at the moderator meeting. The decision was to not permit it because it appears to be borderline racist.

How is it even racist?

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KingOfAwesome58219

canarycat2000 wrote:
KingOfAwesome58219 wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
We just finished discussing it at the moderator meeting. The decision was to not permit it because it appears to be borderline racist.
How is it even racist?

Making fun of Ugandan accents supposedly. I respect their decision but I disagree. Better safe than sorry I guess.

Last edited by KingOfAwesome58219 (Feb. 13, 2018 16:53:44)

CarelessCrasher

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miles854

I found user, I won't say there name, who is using Uganda Knuckles as there profile picture. Is this allowed on Scratch, or only using the character in a meme? Using it as a profile picture is not racist as the Scratch Team has decided it is, but using it in the meme is. I will politely ask the user to change there profile picture, and if they don't report it, if using it in this way is not allowed. If it is allowed, I'll leave the user alone about it entirerly. I just want to confirm if it is allowed or not before I ask the user to remove it as there profile picture or not.

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TheEnderQueen

miles854 wrote:
I found user, I won't say their name, who is using Uganda Knuckles as there profile picture. Is this allowed on Scratch, or only using the character in a meme?

That should be fine, as Knuckles doesn't necessarily have to be associated with the meme. Even if it's the red one, the ST said that they are not allowing the meme for its racism, and Ugandan Knuckles is just a figure.

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i'm quite happy to be honest

the meme was terrible

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IgDegOo wrote:
i'm quite happy to be honest

the meme was terrible

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PrincessPandaLover wrote:
PROOF: My 2017 in a nutshell project got taken down because of that, as an Easter egg.

From what I’ve heard, they chose to ban it because it’s basically racist apparently. I hope this helped answer your question, tell me if it did.

i think i'm supposed to write sumthing here or something…

PrincessPanda_test_

IgDegOo wrote:
i'm quite happy to be honest

the meme was terrible

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-NostalgicNeko- wrote:
when green flag clicked
say [oh ok then] for (10) secs
forever hide
SORRY SCRATCH

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LOLman2009

I find this stupid.

I was gonna make a uganda knuckles dance party, but than I came across this post. Scratch team, ugandan knuckles is not racist.
Even roblox banned me for 3 DAYS just because I posted a picture of him. Also:

 
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ask DO YOU KNOW THE WAY? >:)

Last edited by LOLman2009 (Feb. 20, 2018 18:27:29)

DaEpikDude

the st killed captain knuckles?

no?

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