Donnie Brasco deserves more love. There is no better snapshot of how pathetic “the life” actually is, on a day-to-day basis.

Did you delete my response to your last post..? Seems a bit insecure if so  but you do you.

I’m not pretending anything. People accused that cosplayer of blackface. Here’s the article:

So... what color should the cosplayer have made the bodysuit’s skin..? I’ve had this argument quite a few times and my opponents always refuse to answer that question.

Overwatch has always aspired to be something of a cultural showcase, with its heroes representing different multiple countries, cultures, and identities (though it took six years for a Black woman to join the game)

As a Thai American, I see no problem with this.

“Steal dance moves”? That isn’t a thing. The only people who have issues with that are people who don’t have enough issues in their lives and have to create drama. I am both black and hispanic, and I give you permission to wear your hair how you want, dance how you want, and speak how you want.

Sigh. Okay, let’s try walking through this: how specifically did minstrel shows entertain white people? By mocking black people. Nobody at those shows thought “hey, I bet black folk love being depicted as dumb buffoons!”

And no European culture invaded Thailand—Thailand is one of the few Asian nations/kingdoms that avoided colonization by western nations in the past.

So yes, by this logic, a Thai character CAN appropriate European culture.

What are you talking about? The whole point of minstrel shows was to portray black people in a negative light. The performers knew that would offend black people. They just didn’t care.

100% - also these whiny dorks don’t even bother researching the history of the things they get upset about (example: calling white people with dreadlocks or box braids/cornrows ‘culture vultures’). By that same standard every black woman that has straightened her hair is also ‘appropriating’ those with naturally…

Deadspin, Kotaku’s sister site, just put out this article recently:
deadspin.com/roger-goodell-kansas-city-chiefs-fan-black-face-native-18510489

For those who don’t know, Overwatch has been the subject of a lot of longstanding criticism regarding cultural appropriation regarding its decision to put characters in clothing and accessories from cultures that aren’t their own.

Wow this is racist. People calling out Mercy about cultural appropriation while Lifeweaver gets a free pass because he’s Thai?

I am Chinese and I am absolutely fine with Mercy in a dress typically worn for the lunar new year. Wear a Chinese dress, make mooncakes for your coworkers for the autumn festival, whatever your skin color or blood line, as long as they are done tastefully and in appreciation for the cultural occasion you choose to…

for a second i was starting to have a panic attack worrying that i wouldn’t have anything important to get outraged over. thank god! now i can be outraged!  this is a hill i’m definitely going to die on.

Hack Kotaku writer using an incredibly small sample size of terminally online perpetually outraged (probably white people) on X groups behalf in order to generate rage bait engagement for the article? Must be a day that ends with Y.

I have never heard anyone that’s black or hispanic ever say the words “cultural appropriation”. As usual this is white people trying to out SJW each other. It’s cringy as fuk.

At this point, these criticisms are just noise. No matter what you do, you’re going to offend someone. If the skins had been kept culturally matched with characters, people would be bitching about characters being pigeonholed with their nationality.

as much as I hate what is overwatch right now, I have to admit that some american properties are doing something to showcase other parts of the world, yet, always, ALWAYS are other americans that start geting offended by it, I still remember the tantrum that was tweeter when that concept art of encanto dropped showing…