Journalism and Bias in the Gaming Industry

[Meshugger]

As a minority speaking for only one minority (hint: it's me) I can't say I care that nobody looks like me in a game based fantasy version of a time and place where nobody looked like me.

 

But that's just me and others may hold a wro.. uh, different opinion

 

Don't worry, the brave journalists are quite busy being offended on your behalf. Stay safe!

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

Their loss for their own stupidity then. With that mindset, i would've never played any of the Final Fantasy games. Why on earth Polygon thinks that this is good idea stems either from something very sinister or just very ignorant.

It's funny, in the US blacks are a huge portion of the fighting game scene. In the times I've gone to tournaments, I've never seen an overall bias towards playing toons that matched the player's race. Honestly, this stuff from Polygon reads like something that comes from someone whose interactions with non-whites is practically non-existent.

 

And as to placing non-white characters in the Witcher, how would you go about this? Almost every established character is white, and I don't really see making some random quest-giver with three lines a mestizo will be a deal breaker for someone ho just wants to kill monsters. I guess all non-whites I know have internalized something because they don't seem to care about the racial diversity in fiction.

[BruceVC]

As a minority speaking for only one minority (hint: it's me) I can't say I care that nobody looks like me in a game based fantasy version of a time and place where nobody looked like me.

 

But that's just me and others may hold a wro.. uh, different opinion

But you someone who is very confident about his race, who you are and what you have achieved

 

I don't think you need someone trying to make you feel better ?

[Meshugger]

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

Edited June 4, 2015 by Meshugger

[aluminiumtrioxid]

Abused morals as well such as Foltest's relationship with his sister, frowned upon and birthing mostrosities such as the Striga as just punishment.

 

...That's not what happened at all.

 

 

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

 

Technically, no one is forcing Western developers to include minorities in their games either.

 

 

 

I'm saying it shouldn't matter. White people don't have a responsibility to tell stories about brown people, and vice versa.

 

Absolutely. It's totally a fair thing to say "we don't think minority representation is a priority in our game". It's a valid artistic choice. But a (minority) consumer's choice to not buy the game based on this artistic choice is just as valid, which is the entire point of the article.

 

 

Their loss for their own stupidity then. With that mindset, i would've never played any of the Final Fantasy games. Why on earth Polygon thinks that this is good idea stems either from something very sinister or just very ignorant.

 

 

This thing right here, exactly this, is what the article was about 

[BruceVC]

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

[Meshugger]

 

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

Technically, no one is forcing Western developers to include minorities in their games either.

 

 

If you want to split hairs, then you got a point. There's *no push* then from media or the intelligentia for japanese/asian game companies to include non-asians.

 

 

 

 

I'm saying it shouldn't matter. White people don't have a responsibility to tell stories about brown people, and vice versa.

 

Absolutely. It's totally a fair thing to say "we don't think minority representation is a priority in our game". It's a valid artistic choice. But a (minority) consumer's choice to not buy the game based on this artistic choice is just as valid, which is the entire point of the article.

 

 

Their loss for their own stupidity then. With that mindset, i would've never played any of the Final Fantasy games. Why on earth Polygon thinks that this is good idea stems either from something very sinister or just very ignorant.

 

 

This thing right here, exactly this, is what the article was about 

 

??

[aluminiumtrioxid]

 

 

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

Technically, no one is forcing Western developers to include minorities in their games either.

 

 

If you want to split hairs, then you got a point. There's *no push* then from media or the intelligentia for japanese/asian game companies to include non-asians.

 

 

It would be hair-splitting if the... "push from media and intelligentsia", as you phrase it, had a realistic chance of achieving any effect whatsoever on how big-budget games are produced.

 

But it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

 

Absolutely. It's totally a fair thing to say "we don't think minority representation is a priority in our game". It's a valid artistic choice. But a (minority) consumer's choice to not buy the game based on this artistic choice is just as valid, which is the entire point of the article.

 

 

Their loss for their own stupidity then. With that mindset, i would've never played any of the Final Fantasy games. Why on earth Polygon thinks that this is good idea stems either from something very sinister or just very ignorant.

 

 

This thing right here, exactly this, is what the article was about  

 

??

 

 

That minority consumers maybe, just maybe, should be able to voice their complaints of underrepresentation without being insulted and shouted down.

[Meshugger]

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Answer my questions first.

[BruceVC]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Answer my questions first.

 

Okay,  "we"  is the general European\White race

I meant to say " we have no need to promote the White race "  

[Meshugger]

 

 

 

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

Technically, no one is forcing Western developers to include minorities in their games either.

 

 

If you want to split hairs, then you got a point. There's *no push* then from media or the intelligentia for japanese/asian game companies to include non-asians.

 

 

It would be hair-splitting if the... "push from media and intelligentsia", as you phrase it, had a realistic chance of achieving any effect whatsoever on how big-budget games are produced.

 

But it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

 

Absolutely. It's totally a fair thing to say "we don't think minority representation is a priority in our game". It's a valid artistic choice. But a (minority) consumer's choice to not buy the game based on this artistic choice is just as valid, which is the entire point of the article.

 

 

Their loss for their own stupidity then. With that mindset, i would've never played any of the Final Fantasy games. Why on earth Polygon thinks that this is good idea stems either from something very sinister or just very ignorant.

 

 

This thing right here, exactly this, is what the article was about  

 

??

 

 

That minority consumers maybe, just maybe, should be able to voice their complaints of underrepresentation without being insulted and shouted down.

 

 

No, it is about having games made by white people in white countries based on white culture to be changed to suit the possible needs of minorities in other countries. That's insanity.

[Meshugger]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Answer my questions first.

 

Okay,  "we"  is the general European\White race

I meant to say " we have no need to promote the White race "  

 

 

Hahahaha, i'm done.

[Oerwinde]

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Racism is the belief that races have characteristics that make some superior and others inferior.

[Oerwinde]

 

 

 

 

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

Technically, no one is forcing Western developers to include minorities in their games either.

 

 

If you want to split hairs, then you got a point. There's *no push* then from media or the intelligentia for japanese/asian game companies to include non-asians.

 

 

It would be hair-splitting if the... "push from media and intelligentsia", as you phrase it, had a realistic chance of achieving any effect whatsoever on how big-budget games are produced.

 

But it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

 

Absolutely. It's totally a fair thing to say "we don't think minority representation is a priority in our game". It's a valid artistic choice. But a (minority) consumer's choice to not buy the game based on this artistic choice is just as valid, which is the entire point of the article.

 

 

Their loss for their own stupidity then. With that mindset, i would've never played any of the Final Fantasy games. Why on earth Polygon thinks that this is good idea stems either from something very sinister or just very ignorant.

 

 

This thing right here, exactly this, is what the article was about  

 

??

 

 

That minority consumers maybe, just maybe, should be able to voice their complaints of underrepresentation without being insulted and shouted down.

 

 

No, it is about having games made by white people in white countries based on white culture to be changed to suit the possible needs of minorities in other countries. That's insanity.

 

 

Thats another thing. When we talk about Minority Representation, who's minorities are we talking about?

[BruceVC]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Racism is the belief that races have characteristics that make some superior and others inferior.

 

Okay so how would integrating minority groups in a game like W3 be racist?

[BruceVC]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Answer my questions first.

 

Okay,  "we"  is the general European\White race

I meant to say " we have no need to promote the White race "  

 

 

Hahahaha, i'm done.

 

 

Do you mind sharing why you are done ?

[Meshugger]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Answer my questions first.

 

Okay,  "we"  is the general European\White race

I meant to say " we have no need to promote the White race "  

 

 

Hahahaha, i'm done.

 

 

Do you mind sharing why you are done ?

 

 

Because trying to tell whites that their race and culture should not be promoted is quite evil, is it not? Like there is a certain layer of what the human expression of oneself can go before someone else puts an arbitrary stop-sign telling them that their culture just have had enough.

 

I thought that we all worked from on the dream MLK had as a base. Maybe he was wrong after all...

[BruceVC]

 

 

 

 

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Answer my questions first.

 

Okay,  "we"  is the general European\White race

I meant to say " we have no need to promote the White race "  

 

 

Hahahaha, i'm done.

 

 

Do you mind sharing why you are done ?

 

 

Because trying to tell whites that their race and culture should not be promoted is quite evil, is it not? Like there is a certain layer of what the human expression of oneself can go before someone else puts an arbitrary stop-sign telling them that their culture just have had enough.

 

I thought that we all worked from on the dream MLK had as a base. Maybe he was wrong after all...

 

 

Dude...seriously? 

 

I would like others to comment ..." do you guys think the European\White race  needs to be promoted in our modern age " 

[Oerwinde]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Racism is the belief that races have characteristics that make some superior and others inferior.

 

Okay so how would integrating minority groups in a game like W3 be racist?

 

 

Integrating them into a game like W3 isn't racist, saying that white-centric game needs PoCs, but a PoC-centric game doesn't is racist. Its saying the white game is inferior without the inclusion of PoC, but the PoC one is just fine without white people.

 

Its perfectly fine to have minority representation in your games, but its also perfectly fine not to.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Oerwinde

[Ineth]

video games - affects unconscious attitudes, not behaviors

So it's about thought control.

 

...aimed at the global market, making it just as fair a target for cultural criticism as any other game.

 

And when that cultural criticism is narrow-minded and embarrassingly americentric, it's fair to criticise the criticism.

[Ineth]

the market can sort out whether there are buyers

That's exactly what the SJW's resent though. They don't want games to be entertainment products subject to competition and supply & demand; they want them to be just another medium for the political "education" of the masses.

 

Really, the various responses to the new Steam refunds policy show quite clearly the difference between:

• reality-grounded developers, who do what they do as and for gamers and out of love for gaming...

   

  

and

• economically-illiterate, anti-gamer, narcissistic, SJW hipster developers...

   

  

 

Edited June 4, 2015 by Ineth

[Meshugger]

^Like clockwork.

[Meshugger]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think you are misusing the word " racism " ...what is your definition of racism in this case?

 

I know I will fail to convince you but its not racist if its intention is to be inclusive and we don't need  other cultures to prompt the white\European race...we already dominate on most levels 

I for one would not have been half as interested in the Witcher if it had not built up a great sense of internal consistency in its gameworld, if it had had the usual boring AD&D setting, or did not include the Slavic cultural mores which made it so unique and exotic. Then again we can't have something unique, distinct and rare can we? We've got to turn everything into a dull paint by numbers politically correct sermon.

 

But its really a fantasy realm so why not just include minorities? It can still be very Slavic but I don't see the big deal?

 

 

The big deal is 

 

1) Is that it is quite racist to include minorities for the sake of them being minorities.

2) The double standard. No one is forcing the Japanese/Asian market to include whites or blacks in their games.

 

 

Racism is still racism despite with "good" intensions, nice try though. Who's "we?" not needing to prompt european race? Who are you talking about? Why is it morally right for any artist pursue this racial/cultural propaganda and why should companies profit from it?

 

 

Why do you feel Japanese games have to now feature European people?

 

 

Answer my questions first.

 

Okay,  "we"  is the general European\White race

I meant to say " we have no need to promote the White race "  

 

 

Hahahaha, i'm done.

 

 

Do you mind sharing why you are done ?

 

 

Because trying to tell whites that their race and culture should not be promoted is quite evil, is it not? Like there is a certain layer of what the human expression of oneself can go before someone else puts an arbitrary stop-sign telling them that their culture just have had enough.

 

I thought that we all worked from on the dream MLK had as a base. Maybe he was wrong after all...

 

 

Dude...seriously?

 

What? Either you judge a man by the content of his character or by the color of his skin. Are you not now judging by the color of people's skin with all these minority quotas and by proclaiming gaming as too white?

 

Based on the latest developments, it seems like that ideal has sailed long ago and replaced by racial tokenism.

[aluminiumtrioxid]

 

 

No, it is about having games made by white people in white countries based on white culture to be changed to suit the possible needs of minorities in other countries. That's insanity.

 

 

Have you even read the article you're talking about in entirety, or just grabbed a screencap that reinforces your biases and launched into a frothing tirade as per the usual modus operandi of this topic?

 

 

saying that white-centric game needs PoCs, but a PoC-centric game doesn't is racist.

 

 

Not if you go by the definition of racism as "prejudice plus power".

 

 

video games - affects unconscious attitudes, not behaviors

 

So it's about thought control.

 

 

Yes. Exactly. Congratulations, you have grasped the issue perfectly. That's what it was about all along.

 

Moron.

[Meshugger]

 

No, it is about having games made by white people in white countries based on white culture to be changed to suit the possible needs of minorities in other countries. That's insanity.

 

Have you even read the article you're talking about in entirety, or just grabbed a screencap that reinforces your biases and launched into a frothing tirade as per the usual modus operandi of this topic?

 

Yes.

 

 

saying that white-centric game needs PoCs, but a PoC-centric game doesn't is racist.

 

Not if you go by the definition of racism as "prejudice plus power".

 

Haven't we already uniformally dismissed that definition since it's a joke? "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" and all that.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Meshugger