Xxain said:
adriane23 said:
Xxain said: Ive watched the trailer myself and as a Black dude I didnt find anything offensive about it... I think its more offending that shes called trash lady... if you go to the South thats how most people( not just blacks) speak |
Being from the deep south, I can tell you that no one currently uses the dialect that Letitia uses. Saying that any American speaks like this character is like saying there are still Americans that use Elizabethan English in 2011. It's not racist it's just ignorant.
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Well of Course its Ignorant, most Black video game Chracters are portrayed in bad style or stereotype's ...I Mean Ralus from FF12 is the only Black character off the top of my head that had non stereotype backround. What Im saying is I seriously dont they are intending to be racist or purposely ignorant. This Dialect still exist .. not as bad as it use to. |
I wouldn't say most are, but some are. Raven from Tekken isn't a black stereotype for example. But the dialect used by Letitia does not exist in the United States anymore. Being from Natchez Mississippi and having most of my family being either from Mississippi, Georgia, or Louisiana, I've heard a lot of unique southern accents and speech patterns and none sound like Letitia's speech pattern.
EDIT: As a matter of fact, it seems like they watched The Color Purple and said, "We need Seely in this game!"