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By Matt Murphy
BBC News
Google has removed a highly controversial game called Slavery Simulator from its app store, after it caused outrage in Brazil. The app, which allowed players to "buy and sell" black characters, was launched by Magnus Games on 20 April. The game was downloaded more than 1,000 times before it was removed on Wednesday, local media reported.
Brazil is a country still coming to terms with its legacy of slavery, which was only abolished in 1888.
In a description of the game, the developer boasted that users could "exchange, buy and sell slaves". It also allowed players to inflict various forms of torture on black characters. According to images of the game, users were offered a choice to either liberate the enslaved characters or "use slaves for your own enrichment. Prevent the abolition of slavery and accumulate wealth".
At the time of its removal, the game had a rating of four out of five stars, with one review reading: "Great game to pass the time. But I think it lacked more torture options."
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Speaking of torture, this is a photo of a sculpture displayed prominently in Brazil revealing a standard torture device used by Brazilian slave-owners in torturing and terrorizing people they wanted to harm but not kill, since killing the person wouldn't allow him/her to continue making the "owner" rich. They euphemistically, nastily and oddly named it "The Parrot's Perch," (Pau de Arara) AKA "Nunca Mais" or "Never again."
"Among the ways of evaluating a person's character, virtues, moral behavior and human sensitivity towards others/the weakest and poorest, one invariably finds indignation, the revolt that he demonstrates and acts against the evil, injustices, aggressions imposed on the dignity of any human being. If this is true for people, all the more so for states."
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