And you don't realize why this does more harm and doesn't help improve the situation at all? Please read your post again.
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Japan has Splatoon 2 plushies made by Sanrio that include a whitewashed Marina
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It's not even really just japan, or Asia, or America. Across the majority of cultures and through history, darker skin is and has been less favored over more "fair" skin tones. It's a historical phenomenon that I lack the expertise to identify a source from and it's a deeply rooted part of racism worldwide.
Banned (3 days): Excusing whitewashing on basis of being profitable
And your solution is? Offer a plushie that will have less appeal to the consumer due its culture, sorry if from a business perspective it doesn't make sense.
You guys think we'll get a comment from Nintendo or Sanrio?
Like I said, Sakurai didn't have many options back in December 2015, so I'm not sure if that's a valid point against Nintendo (the racial stereotyping with some of the spirits are, sure, but not a base roster finalized over 3 years ago).
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Unlikely?
Is there much of a twitter campaign from Japanese users complaining about this? Considering that is a plush that's only available in claw games in Japan, I'd assume that's the only way there would be an official response. Americans posting about it on Twitter probably doesn't even register with a Japanese toy company.
Here we have an example of defebding racism because money is almighty!!
I'm not a dude and I'm convinced gaijin is used quite seriousely in Japan. I've lived there for months. It's like someone trying to pass the N or the F word as a joke, it's not. When you use a pejorative word to refer foreigners, you're racist. I don't call japanese students "foreigners" or something along those lines when I speak to them or about them.
Yeah, let's defend racism because it makes money... /s
Like, seriousely ?
Actually "gaikokujin" is the more neutral and politically correct term
Holy fuck how are you not banned for this shit? Racism for money!
Making marina white won't make her more desireable, she is designed to be black and the kids view her as black . When kids look at this toy they will just think "that doesn't look like marina" and choose to not buy and if the kid only likes white skin chracter they wouldn't like Marina in the first place
Yes but gaijin is still used frequently by the average person not with contempt.
Sorry about that, I use "dude" in a gender neutral way.
I'm not going to deny your experience, I haven't lived there to be fair. I've just read different opinions on it from expats. I
Cuttlefish says some questionable things but that particular "articulate" line is out of context.
While Marina was away from chat, Cuttlefish reveals that he did some research and found out Marina was a high ranking Octarian weapons designer and worries she may be a double agent.
Cuttlefish's racism is more nationalism than about the abilities of Octarians. He and Octavio were friends before the war, but now he's paranoid about Octarians invading. It's closer to fear over communists or Japan vs Korea/China.
Well that's certainly different from what I was lead to believe previously.
That's a swing and a miss so hard that the bat just struck most of the crowd right in the face. Jeez.
I wouldn't just say high ranking, Marina is an absolute prodigy. Like skipping grades genius.
She helped. Designed that giant car wash at the age of 10!
That said the entertaining thing with Cuttlefish was that he did start to suspect her, but pearl leaps in and threatens him. Like, she will cut a fish if he tried to splat Marina. Get it? Haha.
She helped. Designed that giant car wash at the age of 10!
That said the entertaining thing with Cuttlefish was that he did start to suspect her, but pearl leaps in and threatens him. Like, she will cut a fish if he tried to splat Marina. Get it? Haha.
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Why did they abolish slavery? It was free labor and it kept the prices down. It just doesn't make any sense from a business perspective./s
Some of y'all will say anything to handwave away racism won't you?
The Splatoon leads which I guess you mean producer and director aren't that young. Nogami has more than 50 while the directors have above 35. That's normal for many and many franchises developed internally in Nintendo EPD (and before, EAD/SPD) for decades. This notion is very flawed when you look at the leads of the projects.
Less because they don't give a shit and more that the product is only sold in Japan and there's no backlash over it from there. And even in the west, I only saw this here. Companies won't change things without the public giving their feedback in a high number for them to perceive.
No problem about that, I was just precising. I didn't know we could use "dude" in a gender neutral way.
Some other plushies not by Sanrio just got announced, and Marina has the right skin color. http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/182910384369
This looks great, hope they ditch fake Marina, was no reason for it to exist the characters are beloved as is was stupid to white wash hope that version flops.
By the look of the 3D model image posted, it seems she is supposed to look like a Japanese yamamba /Harajuku girl, not black. Isn't she?
Good. Accurate Marina still looks cute in the first place, like a teddy bear.
Oh OK, that was the the first thing that I saw in my head. Also Splatoon being made by a Japanese company I just thought that was the image they were going for.
That doll is pretty fucked up of Sanrio regardless.