Spider-Man Mod Adds More Pride Flags
Earlier this week, someone put together a mod that removed Spider-Man's Pride flags, swapping them out for not-so-good ol' fashioned US patriotism. They were banned almost immediately. But to rub salt in the wound, someone has put together a new mod that adds more Pride flags.
"Colorful New York" ups NYC's Pride by swapping "the Stars and Stripes flag with the Pride flag". As seen in the photos, LGBTQ+ Pride is everywhere, with flags now strewn across most buildings in the city. Really puts into perspective how many US flags there are, eh?
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The description and page don't mention the homophobic mod taken down earlier this week, but it's a fitting turn on the tables all the same. And it's received nothing but love so far in its comments. It's simple enough to install, requiring only the SMPCTool, so if you want less patriotism and more Pride, you can jazz up New York City your way.
Since Nexus banned the user behind Spider-Man's homophobic Pride-flag-removing mod, it has made a statement saying that any creation "against inclusivity" will be banned. "We don't want to and won't argue this with you." The decision to ban the Spider-Man mod was "very easy" while it was found that the author was a sock puppet account, meaning that they knew their mod would be banned.
Aeitous isn't the only modder to flip things around and focus more on Pride rather than erasing it - PalateSwape updated the texture to make the existing texture the Progress Pride Flag. This was a new flag design unveiled by Daniel Quasar in 2018 that keeps the rainbow but adds a chevron with black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes, including people of colour and trans
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