Cosplay Nazis in Seoul

Korean game developer, Dragonfly, throwing all common sense and tact out the door, has decided that using Nazi cosplayers would be an effective way to promote their new game, Karma II.

Perhaps, political correctness or historical sensitive hasn’t quite reached the Hermit Kingdom, but a demonstration like this can’t be seen in a good light. I wonder how this would have been taken if the strapping young men would have been cosplaying in Japanese uniforms? Given the virulent Korean reaction to anything reminding them of the Japanese occupation, I don’t doubt that the young men would be tarred and feathered and perhaps even brought up on criminal charges.

One more picture, this one with a decidely gay Village People vibe:

I'm speechless. It's not the way I would promote a game about WWII.

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