With the recent election, it struck me that Mojang removing the pride cosmetics and progress pride cape from view is needless, pointless, does nothing, and only harms their LGBTQ+ players. Mojang and Microsoft were forced to recently abide by American law on sanctions to Russia and Iran and pull their services/games and store form there, Minecraft included. Many officially lost their legally purchased accounts in Russia and Iran, meaning they must play cracked Minecraft.
Some examples of LGBTQ+ Pride skin packs and character creator items in the marketplace still that are visible and not restricted:
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/pdp?id=3f1e02a8-d225-4a80-8a77-a48f11ad6f04
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/pdp?id=9e67c738-f7be-4228-b1a5-d89cde3a6ddf
https://bedrockexplorer.com/@team-visionary/pride-flags
https://www.playthismap.com/@chewmingo/pride
So tell me, if Mojang already doesn't sell the game there officially anymore, they cannot play their legit copies and play on servers, why are the Pride month cosmetics and progress pride cape not usable, viewable, and why can we not use our pride month cape on Java edition? Not helping their argument is that they still offer many pride month skin pack and character creator items for sale that aren't restricted! Why even bother with the restriction if:
- You already pulled the game from sale in the locations that banned being LGBTQ+ so they aren't affected when they cannot see it anymore or anyone wearing the cosmetics or pride cape?
- Still charge money for certain pride month skin packs and character creator item cosmetics that are STILL being made and sold and aren't visibility restricted like the 2023 pride cosmetics and progress pride cape ARE?
- Why have they not addressed or at least answered support tickets regarding this? If players in Java can already make a rainbow skin custom uploaded, and buy official marketplace rainbow and pride skin packs and cc items that anyone can see, why restrict the 2023 cosmetics and pride cape specifically, and why is the pride month cape not on Java too?
It seriously feels like Mojang is just siding with the right and bent the knee to them and isn't inclusive to us outside of profiting off of us. Now if the proceeds went to LGBTQ+ charities or organizations to help those in need, then that'd be different but they only seem to side or support the LGTBQ+ community when it benefits Mojang and Microsoft and not Minecraft as a whole being inclusive.
I know that being angry about a simple pride cape or cosmetics is kind of petty but its so much more than that. It lets us express our identity and feel welcome when we come across another player wearing it or at least feel safe knowing we're around those that support us (also the rainbow cape just looks pretty and I want to wear mine on Java edition). Minecraft is about being yourself, building and doing what you want and expressing yourself, one of those ways, is the skin and our persona, the cape is a part of that.
I just find it very hypocritical of Mojang to be selling pride month cosmetics and skin packs that aren't restricted that are still being added to this day but wont remove the restriction on the 2023 pride cosmetics and progress pride cape and give the pride cape cape parity because they're afraid of non-existent backlash from a community that can't even legally play the game anymore that Mojang & Microsoft themselves have shut out due to sanctions so it wouldn't affect them anyways.
Way to support us Mojang :(
They never gave a shit about the LGBTQ+ community or black and Hispanic month. They like any other brand or company only do it because its popular and gets them brownie points and money. Everyone has money regardless of race, orientation or creed; they just want your money, that's all you are to them and Mojang.
Why do you think they wont do another pride month with more pride cosmetics and it was a one time thing to test the waters and they got backlash? Why they didn't add the Pride cape to Java despite the push? Why all the old pride cosmetics are hidden and restricted despite the ones costing money not being restricted via region? Money. Money talks and they don't care about alignment, bottom line is all that matters.
Mojang and Microsoft are not your friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTWkLTGKGWE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVfwGE96J5A
They're not going to readd the pride cosmetics or make cape parity with the bedrock only hidden and restricted pride month cape despite the game being banned due to US sanctions in Iran and Russia/China even though China has their own separate edition because Trump and Elon recently cracking down on LGBTQ+ and most companies dumped the rainbow pride theming for fear or backlash from government or customers. That's just how it is and Mojang acted accordingly, sorry.
Actually, they didn't make the cape available on all regions and haven't ported the Progress Pride cape to Java edition due to fear or backlash despite their LGBTQ+ players asking them to:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DownvotedToOblivion/comments/1gm39x8/lgbtq_minecraft_cape_not_available_in_all_regions/
If Mojang actually supported you guys, it wouldn't be restricted in Bedrock and would have added the Progress pride cape to Java. You can upload rainbow skins to Java and Bedrock, no reason a pride cape should be an issue for anybody.