Fortnite's Martin Luther King Jr. Experience Draws Criticism

[Teletubby 147,463]

On Thursday (Aug. 26), Fortnite, TIME Studios and PlayStation announced "March Through Time D.C. '63," a new in-game experience centered around MLK Jr. and civil rights. The Fortnite Creative Community developed the new experience in which Fortnite players can "celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr."

A teaser for the game experience shows Fortnite player avatars watching MLK Jr.'s famous "I Have A Dream" speech in-game.
The game experience includes points of interest players can explore and mini-quests to complete. Players who complete the entire March Through Time experience will be rewarded with a D.C. 63 spray for their lockers.

Many social media users are questioning what MLK Jr. would think about being featured in a corporate capitalist video game if he were still alive today. Some believe that the company is trying to do good but in the wrong way, and it seems the majority of reactions to March Through Time have been negative.

American Family Insurance, the DuSable Museum of African American History and the Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. all contributed to the project. It seems as though MLK Jr.'s family is on board with the game.
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[phantasmas 10,405]

Seems pretty cool and educational. Just hoping the players remain respectful during the event. 

[A MESS 3,938]

Bernice King and the King Center already called theirself out of this

 

[REALITY 76,060]

I'm sorry, but I can't help but laugh when they cut from the actual march to the fornite players  Who the **** thought this was a good idea???

[Guest]

Would made more sense in black history month.

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

First: I think permission to use anything that involves MLK should have been asked of the family. 

Second: I do think MLK's message should be everywhere including video games. 

Third: This whole capitalist argument bothers me. The game is free on all platforms. 

 

But the first is the most important thing on my list. It's the only reason I don't agree with Fortnite. 

 

 

 

[bionic 49,173]

This will bring awareness to a lot of kids, even if it’s a bit silly at surface level. Civil rights are under attack in the US and black history is being whitewashed and revised, so every little helps 

[Jill 30,016]

1 hour ago, Teletubby said:

Many social media users are questioning what MLK Jr. would think about being featured in a corporate capitalist video game if he were still alive today.

Socialists aren't dumb. Like Lenin himself said, sometimes you have to work with the capitalists in order to spread your message. I think MLK would be just fine with this.

[holy scheisse 22,173]

Mlk would say I have a dream where my 4 little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the exclusivity of their Fortnite skin.