Seems fair to me!

lol what racism? He said he's complaining about people in his neighborhood. Do you know how these people act? Is he justified in his reaction? You didn't seem to imply you've met these neighbors of his.

An example of something that doesn't have to do with the original topic.

You're really jumping to conclusions, mate lol

I find it tiring to have to defend myself against roles that you assign to me instead of things I've actually said, so forgive me if all I can do is laugh.

So you're kind of going off of the original topic lol. But that's okay.

Dunno why you're bringing up oppression when it has nothing to do with the topic at hand.

Moving homes is a HUGE endeavor, you know that right? You can't just "up and move" on a whim.

you strike me as the type that will rightfully condemn a white person for doing a heinous act but will bend over backwards to defend a black person who does the same thing.

Sorry, complaining about white people is a heinous act? Lol that's rich.

You really are quick to jump to conclusions, my friend.

No shit lol.

Never said it was, never thought it was.

So why do you find it odd that the white people he lives around are being complained about?

I could! But I'm here. Do I have to go to a different community and make comments before I can make comments here?

So what did they say? They said that if they don't see a black character on screen it's oppression?

Have you met the white people that your cousin hangs around with?

How did oppression come up in this convo anyway? You brought it up. Is anyone talking about nonwhite characters being a form of oppression? Or is that you using hyperbole again?

Okay, so then my original comment stands: "Nobody is feeling like they can't survive, so we don't need to worry about that."

Hyperbole is what gets people so divided. Everyone here seems to think that "Women all have to be ugly" or "people say they can't survive without seeing a black person on TV" which isn't true.

Yes, people have different values on what they find important. You don't care about race. Others like it when a main character is black. This doesn't mean they can't survive if there isn't a black character.

On this community, it seems, people are actually getting real fucking wound up if there are too many black characters or a woman's boobs aren't big enough.

Your cousin said they couldn't survive without seeing a black person on tv? Those were their words? Or were they "basically" saying that?

Cool. So, is it understandable that people want to live in a community with more people like you, than with people who see race as such a huge factor in how they see others?

People aren't acting like it's currently 1940, but you can't deny that, even in this very subreddit, there's a significant culture of people who actively want 1940 to come back. I think your friends and relatives might be worried about that sort of thing.

Nobody is feeling like they can't survive, so we don't need to worry about that.

I'm glad that you don't see skin color as a factor of who a person is. Have you met white people who don't feel this way?

I don't understand your question...

You're enjoying the content you enjoy. What else do you need to move on from?

Okay, be frustrated. How long does that frustration last? Do you still make threads endlessly talking about it? No, you moved on. You have maturity and sense to understand that not everything is going to cater to you.

A lot of others in this thread don't act this way. That's who I'm referring to.

Okay, well, the world isn't just about you and your perspective. You don't take it seriously, others find great joy in seeing more black representation. I'm white, I couldn't really care less, but if good games are being made I am having a great time regardless.

I guess I have just seen enough that I turn a blind eye to young ppl talking about it

Clearly not...since in another comment you said you (and your parents) took their conversations very seriously.

Are you and your parents around these complaining people often? Who are they?

I would say it's more a Red Sox fan going into a Yankees fan group wondering why they're talking about how much they hate the Yankees and how they wish that the team was more like the Mets.

Just...don't be a Yankees fan. Go root for the Mets. It's not that big of a deal.

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 don't, no. Because people in my life aren't making a stink about this sort of thing. We just talk about games that we have had fun playing. Life's too short to go on a tirade about how much we don't like a game when there are plenty more things to talk about about things that are fun and enjoyable to us.

I was taught humility at a very young age. My high school actually had great programs and classes that revolved around being men (I went to an all boys school) who would help others. In this, we learned how meaningless it was to get upset at things we didn't have control over, such as someone else's art. Why bother? So someone made something that we don't like, is that really worth it? Are we so self-centered that all art must cater to our tastes? Of course not, that'd be ridiculous.

There's a great book I've read, in part about humility, called "the courage to be disliked." In it, it talks about another aspect of humility, where people get all these sorts of insecurities thinking that everyone is so concerned with how they act, how the look, how they talk, how they dress, that they spend all their time trying to cater to the masses instead of being what they truly are, and speaking their mind.

It helped me greatly in not being so wrapped up in thinking that everyone has these high expectations of me, and embrace instead that I can live my life comfortably, embracing and understanding flaws within myself and within others. It offers a great perspective on forgiving yourself and recognizing the bigger picture of what's important.