Seated at the top of his tree, Ginger Monkey gazes out at a golden sunset, which tints the entire jungle a beautiful orange.
David R the answer to your query is that yes external media files certainly are allowed. Perhaps the wording of the rules was slightly ambigous, for this Ginger Monkey apologises.
Ginger Monkey is far less certain where he stands with Manticore Night's situation. In no way does Ginger Monkey seek to censor any of the content in the games, after all nobody appreciates more that often great comedy is born from great irony and often great irony requires that a creator is less than squeaky clean when it comes to PC issues.
I think the key is in the delivery. Comedians in other media who use offense as a tool of humour get away with it because they make it clear to rational and intelligent people that they are being ironic and their art does not reflect any true intent or opinion. South Park is a fine example, as are some of the characters in Little Britain. Monkey Dust pulled this technique of brilliantly and Brass Eye took the idea right to the edge of controversey.
The conclusion then is this. Please feel free to submit your game in all its intended offensive glory. However if it is clear that the intention is to offend rather than amuse then the judges will look down on your entry from there extremely high horses and thus your chances of winning will be reduced. If it is clear that the intention is amusement using offense as a tool then the judges will cackle with glee and award you justly.
To put it simply. If your game says "All Monkeys are evil and I am trying to incite the world to kill all Monkeys" while holding a burning Monkey flag then Ginger Monkey may be concerned. If on the other hand your game says "All Monkeys are Evil and I am going to hunt them all to their death" and the character speaking said words is infact a banana who has lost all of his banana family to brutal Monkeys then Ginger Monkey will probably spot that the line was spoken in jest.
Ginger Monkey hopes this most wooly of politico-comedio issues has been made slightly clearer for you Manticore Night, and that Ginger Monkey's explanation is not as ambigous as the rule about exe's which had David R scratching his noggin.
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