| Runa216 said: Oh good, Nintendo is removing the feather. Definitely the right move as far as I can tell. Another win for social progress. Good job, Nintendo; I love that you're willing to see that such things ARE offensive and that, while they may have been okay 30 years ago there's no reason to perpetuate it today. And no, 'adherence to tradition' is not a good enough reason to perpetuate negative stereotypes. If you think it is, then maybe you should reevaluate yourself. |
okay, but ask yourself, really dig deep here on this one- was the sprite actually a perpetuation of a negative stereotype, or does it just resemble a Native American? was the point of this reference to poke fun at Native Americans, or was it just meant to reference one of Nintendo's oldest games? did removing the feather actually reduce the amount of racism in the world? and are you aware that in Japan, racism basically does not even exist to a point where many dont even understand the concept of it?
and now really, REALLY dig deep on this one- could you actually foresee any impressionable child or teen playing Super Smash Bros Ultimate and then developing a negative view of Native Americans based on two frames of animation that vaguely resemble a man wearing a Native headdress?
if you answered yes to any of these, you need a reality check. there are more pressing matters, more urgent issues, better things in general to complain about that this. direct that energy you have into something more than this, that could actually make a difference. because updating Mr. Game & Watch's animation didnt do that
