Something I have often wondered...

Mar 10, 2010 12:53

Why are video game characters so often white, even when they're made in Japan?

There are a lot of arguments about this; most of them are dismissive one way or another. From the above linked article (with counter-arguments):

-Game sites don’t report on things like this because they’re not political.

I beg to differ. Many game sites publish ( Read more... )

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anonymous May 4 2010, 19:51:49 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKTvFhRbBt8&feature=related

This is an interesting video on the subject. ^-^

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powerful_words May 6 2010, 13:33:58 UTC
Well, that doesn't explain American made games. Nor does it explain games where everyone is light skinned and there are no dark skinned characters.

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