IGN takes issue with white male lead in Days Gone.

[Kerotan]

SpokenTruth said:

Kerotan said:

They shouldn't be tired of it because it's black. Again it's a complete non factor. There's nothing boring about someone because they are the 1000th white person or black person you've met or seen. If that was the case I'd find ireland very boring because almost everyone I see are white. It's such a pointless and irrelevant metric to go by. 

OMG, I take back when I said I thought you could understand this.

They aren't saying it is boring just because the character is black but because the character is an overused trope/cliche/stereotype.  Angry. Black. Women. It requires all 3 traits to be the trope.  Not just 1.  In fact, take any 1 of them away, any one of them, and it's not longer the trope/cliche/stereotype and therefore no longer an issue.  You could then make it an angry, Asian man.  Totally different thing and not a trope. What about a cheerful, black women?  Nope, not currently a known or overused trope/cliche/stereotype.  What about a thuggish, white male?  Nope, not currently a known or overused trope/cliche/stereotype.  What about a gruff, white male?  Bingo, we found a known and overused trope/cliche/stereotype.

Please tell me you get it now.

Yeah so basically throw in 2 more characteristics and it's OK to use skin colour when judging someone. I think that's ridiculous. I don't care if a black or white character has been used a billion times I don't think we as people should be judging them like that. What they do and how they act is what matters.