A Nigerian's thoughts on Orisa from Overwatch, the new Nigerian character

[tolu619]

irstupid said:

Lawlight said:
Turkish and German names are fairly different though. Not sure anyone of us would be able to differentiate between African names.

Well that is racists.

Might as well come out and say they all look alike while your at it.

It's alright. Let's not escalate things. I don't think he means African names are all the same. I think he means he's not familiar enough with how names from different African nations and languages sound, so he can't differentiate between them easily.

VGPolyglot said:

Lawlight said:
Turkish and German names are fairly different though. Not sure anyone of us would be able to differentiate between African names.

That's because you're more familiar with European names, so it's easier for you to differentiate between them. You're probably not as familiar with Africa, which makes it harder to tell the differences.

This is exactly why I asked my questions. I know forums like this have participants from all over the world and many different cultures. So I expected that the way I would percieve the character would be totally different from the way most other people would. Similar to how an Iñupiaq person would percieve the game "Never Alone" in a totally different way from the rest of us.

Lawlight said:

VGPolyglot said:

That's because you're more familiar with European names, so it's easier for you to differentiate between them. You're probably not as familiar with Africa, which makes it harder to tell the differences.

I was raised in Africa...

That's interesting. Do you mind if I ask where in Africa? And where do you live now?