Juneteenth is coming up and some video games are commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. with in-game cosmetics. Among them is Halo Infinite, which offered up a nameplate palette so that you can sport Juneteenth’s colors on your username.
However, the palette quickly came under fire for its name, ‘Bonobo’, which is a species of endangered ape. With a history of apes being used as racial slurs, you can see why people were angry.
Developer 343 Industries responded to say that the name was unintentionally added to the game and actually refers to the name of an internal toolset.
