A) He created the company.

I have no issue with recasting the part. Harry Shearer and Julie Kavner sound like they’re doing subpar impersonations at this point anyway. And to me, the casting issue is the only valid argument. The fact that the only well known Indian representation in pop culture for decades is a cartoon stereotype is not the…

First of all, I appreciate the tolerant exchange. It’s appreciated.

it was a progressive move back when the prevalence of negative stereotypes was so abundant that having an indian character be respected or really represented at all was considered a thoughtful approach. the funny accent, i think, was the silly hook they used to subvert whatever one-dimensional stereotype you thought…

Are you sure you want to open your PC motivated recasting to “you can’t tell your brown people apart” criticism?

Here here. Apu is probably the most decent, least insane person in the entire show. And people are up in arms that a white dude has been voicing him? In a show not only filled with ridiculous voices, but mostly terrible people? Come on now.

Well on the bright side, this will mean Hari Kondabolu's 15 minutes of fame is up

God. I never knew people got upset over that. Yeah I think I saw that mentioned in a Core-A video, and thought the reasoning was pretty solid?

I honestly love the giant hands and feet on the Street Fighter designs. Sure, it looks goofy if we think of them as real people, but Street Fighter has never tried to be photo realistic.

I think it’s partially because the larger feet and hands Street Fighter has always used became more noticeable to people in the last couple of games with the shift to 3D models. I remember seeing some complaints about how Capcom was (according to these people) “suddenly” giving everyone giant hands and feet in SFV,…

Pretty sure the whole hand thing was an aesthetic decision. They probably just wanted both of his huge arms in the frame, since the pose he’s doing can be recreated, just not at the crazy 90 degree angle in his win pose. Not sure why you think this is some sort of knock against SFV though, since his design is more or…

“If you can’t see why people who have been victims of that sort of oppression might find that objectionable, then I legitimately feel sorry for your lack of capacity for human empathy.”

I never said I can’t find that objectionable, but thanks for putting words in my mouth to try to make your point stronger.

Also,…

And protesting a cosmetic skin in a video game changes things for the better...HOW, exactly? “Awareness”? Okay. We’re aware. What else ya got? I haven’t heard anything yet about those in charge of such things in South Korea or elsewhere clamoring to change a dress code because people think a digital cosmetic reskin…

“because you’re privileged enough not to have to deal with the actual issues that the people who are made to wear these sorts of uniforms in real life have to deal with”

Nah not really, it’s the failing of people looking to a corporation to give videogame characters idealistic identities.

I think it’s happened because fans have become attached to the characters and tried to attribute meaning to them that doesn’t exist. Overwatch is a revelation in cultural representation to the same extent as Street Fighter - sure, there’s a bunch of races and genders, but they’re mostly there because one of the…

DMC5 is my GOTY, but I completely understand why it’s not popping up on many “best of 2019” lists. Most game journalists aren’t the type of players who love to dig deep into combo systems. Even among fans of the game, the number of people who can Max-Exact, jump cancel, style switch, and single/double weapon switch wit…

“Girl, they dead!”

Any tournament where Punk loses is a great time. Mad props to iDom. 

So I was there. In the audience. Most of this appears to be pulled from social media.