'Spider-Man' modification scene turns into Pride flag battlefield

Shortly after the game's PC release, a modder going by the handle Mike Hawk (probably don't try saying it out loud) released a mod called "Non-Newtownian New York." According to its creator, the mod replaced "Newton's Prism's artifacts with the stars and stripes." This was a roundabout way of saying it turned Pride flags into United States flags. As many have pointed out, "Spider-Man" already includes a plethora of U.S. flags even without mods, and Spider-Man -- given his habit of standing up for the oppressed -- has frequently been associated with progressive causes.