The development team of Expedition 33.
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Liking retro makes plenty of sense. Avoiding modern because you assume content doesn't.
Endless diversity talk happens primarily on these sorts of forums where everyone gets in a tizzy whenever a character is nonwhite. Even on this thread, you scroll down and someone is showing deep concern about the size of Lara's forehead. It's wild to me how much people care about something so dumb. I'm also on reddit gaming forums and I rarely see talk about diversity.
To me, that aspect is way far down on the list of things that make a game enjoyable. I don't care if the main character is white, asian, woman, man, crosseyed, or with two peg legs. If the gameplay is good, that's all that matters.
I never cared either but I did notice when gaming magazines or comic industry constantly talked about diversity. I’m black and never cared about skin color or female characters in games/books/movies. I did find it annoying to be told I need to see myself in everything. I can see myself in plenty of things. Always connected with Superman and Spider-Man for one thing. Like that stupid actress for that Star Wars show saying she was making a safe place for black nerds. I was like I’m twice your age and never needed a safe space. What I see on here is understandable pushback in a lot of cases. As a book reader some of my favorite authors are women. I’ve done some writing. If I ever make it big I want to be known as a good writer
Part of humility is understanding that it isn't always about you.
I'm glad you felt safe in your nerd culture. I have black friends that can't always say the same. I have black friends with kids who were so excited to see a black spiderman movie because they wanted someone on TV that looked like them.
Sure, you never needed a safe space. Why assume she was talking to you, specifically? You're twice her age, so obviously she is growing up in a different era of nerd culture. Other kids are too. Maybe you need a book on humility as well.
That said, I hope your writing goes well!
I can see my grandparents making a big deal at seeing a black character in their day since it was rare but I don’t take seriously any younger black peoples discussing race since I’ve seen so many (relatives included) who act like the year is 1850. I’m sorry but in this day and age if you need to “see yourself” then that is a you problem. I had some miles morales comics as my first and liked him but wish he would’ve had a different name. I guess I’ve always known black ppl are capable of great things and of great failure so I didn’t need every show to reinforce that. So it sounds like you will believe any black person complaining about race. I guess I have just seen enough that I turn a blind eye to young ppl talking about it since they act like they have it worse than previous generations. I loved Meteor Man because he is a great character. Movie bombed but he was great. Favorite black comic character is Steel. Was disappointed his comics didn’t sell but it is what it is.
She did attack star wars fans. Granted I never watched the show and have no intention of watching another Star Wars project under Disney but the whole safe space thing is crap. Like I said, I heard stories from my grandparents or parents or great aunts and uncles that I take seriously. Whining because your show had lousy ratings due to people not watching is hardly oppression
I’ve seen so many younger black ppl constantly whining and crying about things they didn’t experience. It really annoys my parents as well. So forgive me if I don’t take complaining of black ppl around my age or younger very seriously.