I was referring to the hairstyle situation.
You are right. I apologize for being ignorant.
As I said before it was a mixup of Pharah and Symetra from my part that lead to a very unfortunate comment. And yes, the US has a much more delicate system of how to identify certain people of certain races. I think it is important for the rest of the world to learn in order to improve cultural sensibilities.
As I said. Dumb comment from me and I fully apologize.
Zhang Fei is supposed to be a bit fat, very brash... so yeah it kinda fits.Why are non-white female characters held to a much higher standard than characters who aren't?
I am not trying to say cultural appropriation isn't an issue and I understand it can be but in a case like this one I feel like they are a thinly veiled excuse for some other prejudice.
Where was the outrage over this skin? A white male Swedish character with a skin based on, and named after, Zhang Fei, a Chinese military general.
But if Mei got a skin based on, oh I don't know, Jeanne d'Arc, I wonder if the community would be as accepting...
Understanding the errors is always a good thing! This is how we can build a more equal society 😊
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Because you don't get to decide the outrage. Were Chinese people angry at the skin? No? OK then.Why are non-white female characters held to a much higher standard than characters who aren't?
I am not trying to say cultural appropriation isn't an issue and I understand it can be but in a case like this one I feel like they are a thinly veiled excuse for some other prejudice.
Where was the outrage over this skin? A white male Swedish character with a skin based on, and named after, Zhang Fei, a Chinese military general.
But if Mei got a skin based on, oh I don't know, Jeanne d'Arc, I wonder if the community would be as accepting...
If anything I would think chinese people would be opposed of Hanzo having a Huang Zhong costume as Japan has colonialized parts of China in the 19th-20th century. However I never looked at chinese forums at that time and I also dont understand chinese so I dont know if there was any outrage.
Black people are not alone in figuring out short hairstyles or braids. There are plenty of other haircuts worn by fighters.
i'm also European, and I casually watch Calcio, so I know that you know damn well that Italy is filled with racism. If anything, it's even worst than the US, because at least most people in the US can admit that there is a racial problem. Italy just pretends nothing is going on, and can't go 3 months without having a black football player getting bananas thrown at them in the middle of a game.
Women can, and in this case do, appropriate other people's culture. Moreover, this is a Blizzard skin. So not only do you have a real woman engaged in appropriation, you have a largely white, largely male corporation doing the same.
This is horrible 😅
Mei actually has a bunch of good skins now.
This is..ok I guess.
There are plenty of black and multiracial people in this topic disagreeing so it's really not that.
This is the shit right here that needs highlighting.This issue goes beyond Overwatch and MMA if people are wondering why this is being called out, Sure combat fighters use cornrows for functional reasons, but culturally cornrows are a black thing. Cornrows are not even healthy for straight hair (in general), the nature of the style can lead to hair loss, this is why White and Asian women mostly go with french braids.
The "outrage" is mostly due to black people, to this day, are still being discriminated against for their hair and hairstyle by non-black people, yet non-black people wear the styles because its "functional".
Just recently here in Atlanta a local city had to pass a LAW to stop workplaces from discriminating against place hair and hairstyles!! Crazy as this is 2021
I fear my timing is flawed but the overall conversation has got me curious. In terms of functionality, that ponytail looks like a bit of a weak spot to me.
Just want to say thanks to everyone involved in clearing this thread up.
Yeah it's really upsetting.
OP is correct, Ashe had an original design as a black woman
Rose Namajunas and some others want a word. Rose has a buzz cut.
The ponytail completely undermines the point that those that were being dismissive were making. "Protection."I fear my timing is flawed but the overall conversation has got me curious. In terms of functionality, that ponytail looks like a bit of a weak spot to me.
