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I do wonder how on earth Jynx escaped the attention of Nintendo of America, though. During the entire localization process, did ''nobody'' bat an eyelid at her design and think there might be unfortunate implications? It's all the stranger since Nintendo have a history of – if anything – over-cautiousness in this area. It's one thing for Nintendo of Japan not to realize that Jynx could be perceived as racist, but for Nintendo of America to miss it... I consider that to be quite a failure. | I do wonder how on earth Jynx escaped the attention of Nintendo of America, though. During the entire localization process, did ''nobody'' bat an eyelid at her design and think there might be unfortunate implications? It's all the stranger since Nintendo have a history of – if anything – over-cautiousness in this area. It's one thing for Nintendo of Japan not to realize that Jynx could be perceived as racist, but for Nintendo of America to miss it... I consider that to be quite a failure. | ||
This very week, a trailer has revealed that the {{bp|Generation V}} games will, at long last, introduce a black character to the franchise (Brock, {{bp|Phoebe}} and {{bp|Dahlia}} would be best described by what TV Tropes would call "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmbiguouslyBrown Ambiguously Brown]"). I'm sure many will have the Jynx debacle in the back of their heads as more information on this character surfaces, something that Game Freak are undoubtedly aware of | This very week, a trailer has revealed that the {{bp|Generation V}} games will, at long last, introduce a black character to the franchise (Brock, {{bp|Phoebe}} and {{bp|Dahlia}} would be best described by what TV Tropes would call "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmbiguouslyBrown Ambiguously Brown]"). I'm sure many will have the Jynx debacle in the back of their heads as more information on this character surfaces, something that Game Freak are undoubtedly aware of too. The Jynx controversy is one that still haunts the fandom to this day. As we've seen, there are no easy answers: no watertight argument we can invoke in order to shield the series from claims of using racist imagery (however innocently). But there is a lesson in all of this; a lesson that what's harmless fun to one culture can be deeply offensive to another... and that both cultures can be equally baffled by this gulf of understanding. | ||
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