The trial fucking enraged me. Kobe had his scumbag lawyer “accidentally” use the accuser’s full name in open court half a dozen times just to make sure it got out there so legions of unhinged fans would make her life a living hell until she gave up and went away. And it fucking worked. The judge threatened to hold her…

That’s not always true. e.g. Fifty Shades of Grey

> How can I look a black boy in his face and tell him he is nothing?

“They don’t even know these Americans out here and they’re calling us racist because we voted for Trump?”

Black leaders have been literally putting their lives on the line to protect democracy for centuries with little to no support from White “progressive” leaders, who’ve always been more concerned with their own political careers and appearing centrist to attract right wing voters. Why should this time be any…

People are cheering on this black woman saying that she’s ready to take a bullet for what she believes in while her white colleagues and so-called allies in congress who should have her back can’t even take a second to hop on Twitter and condemn the death threats against her. It’s a grim juxtaposition that I cannot…

Thank you. The right grows more bold and aggressive daily in building detention camps, stripping away the civil liberties of vulnerable people, and rumbling for civil war. Meanwhile Democrat leadership plays politics and calls for the same old spineless centrism. This is why they keep losing. We need leaders like…

If they want these people to assimilate more why don’t they offer free schooling for the whole families. Language courses, Civics courses and perhaps job/technical training for adults and teens? These seem like better things to help assimilation and economic independence for people. Breaking language barriers and…

Exactly.  I have the same thought about what’s going on in the ICE detention centers.  You rip a kid away from his parents and make him live in a cage with no social contact?  You’re basically making a sociopath.

Exactly, came here to say this. How are Western cultures justifying the shift backwards to failed social and civic policies and practices of the past? It’s nauseating.

How on earth do these ungrateful young Muslims get radicalized? ask the people who enact these horrors, with a total lack of self-understanding.

“There are women out here in real life that do have these body types.”

Yeah, I agree with you, Michael. Lots of different kinds of games exist for lots of different audiences, but I think it’s important not to talk out of both sides of your mouth. Also, the game takes place in the 16th century, which would have been a cool opportunity for devs to make an awesome 16th century ensemble for…

I think the real issue here is that they didn’t own it, but rather tried to deflect pretty heavily. I think Yoshida really nailed it by saying that his character designs are entirely because he likes pretty girls; it’s straightforward, honest, and admits that the designs are not meant to appeal to everybody. Being…

Ugh, “white shame” references in the grays. Because of course.

When playing Detroit: Become Human I really felt it was a game made by a white CIS French man who’s never lived in America let alone Detroit. When I ‘saved the day’ by having a gospel sing along and melted the President’s heart I almost threw my controller at the TV. I felt gross for much of the game as I felt I was…

The whole “robots/aliens/mutants/etc” as a stand in for minorities, generally African-Americans, is nothing new. X-men’s been doing it for decades.

I went into Become Human with my filters off to just see if I could enjoy a basic story, even if Cage is known for ham-fisted melodrama who’s not subtle about on race/gender/and the like. Yet, it clearly couldn’t be the case. My interactions with people in my life had me just tilting my head to the side when going…

This was a great article. As much as I liked watching how everyone online played through the game, I always had a weird feeling about things within the story and the world they were trying to create for players.

I watched 30 minutes or so of this on a playthrough; the black preacher you bump into is written like a cultist in a fantasy game. I imagine David Cage saying “I did extensive research, I read the entire wikipedia entry on Detroit!”