People Worked Up Over Mr. Game N Watch

[Runa216]

Yerm said:

Runa216 said:

Wow, what a great way to miss the point! 

It's not about protecting children or anything like that, it literally boiled down to 'hey, this is a racist caricature; maybe it would be better if we didn't include it since we see absolutely no benefit to keeping it in the game'. Believe it or not, MOST people who are labelled as 'SJWs' aren't actually offended by the things they speak out against but they do identify what is and isn't appropriate and aim to use their voice to enact positive change in the world. 

This was a great example of that. Yes, some people went overboard (As people on the internet tend to do), but the response to those who had a problem with this has been equally abhorrent. Nintendo decided it had literally nothing to gain by keeping the headdress/feather imagery in the game and chose to take it out. Simple as that. Nothing to gain but certainly had things to lose as far as image is concerned. Nintendo does not want to be associated with the idea of perpetuating stereotypes and I don't blame them. 

And I repeat, I was not offended by the imagery and wouldn't have cared if they kept it in. Had they left it in the game I would have shrugged and moved on because I see both sides of the argument (Keeping the homage to the original vs removing offensive stereotypes). However, I do feel they made the right decision and I do not see or understand how you could be so angry about this. All I'm seeing everywhere is about how 'PC Police win again' or 'SJWs ruining another videogame'. 

Wow. 

congratulations. you are the problem.

you didnt even have a problem with it. you admit that even people who advocated against it didnt have a problem with it. who the hell do you think you are to tell the rest of the world what is and isnt allowed? i want angry before, i just wanted to give some perspective as to why people were upset about this, because its not about racist depictions of any ethnicity. its about people like you poking their noses where they dont belong. its about people like you complaining about things that dont even really offend you, you just feel the need to complain. its about people like you who make the entire entertainment industry suffer because now they have to cater to the new lowest common denominator, which is you and your demented mindset.

i ask you from one person to another, no hate or anger implied, please get a reality check

Wait, I have a thick enough skin to not be offended by something while still being able to identify when something is inappropriate and I'm the problem here? Sorry, I don't take advice to 'get a reality check' from someone so removed from reality themselves. 

There's no argument that says we have to keep inappropriate imagery in a game just so you can 'stick it to the libs' or whatever other pathetic reason you have for being so aggressively against the idea of not including offensive imagery in a videogame meant for all ages.