Props to the devs and to the showrunners (and all those involved with the making of both), but articles like this remind why TLOU is such an exhausting franchise that seems hell-bent on irritation and light on a direction forward. 10 years ago that seemed to me acceptable—when all our cups were overrunneth with zombie…

I really enjoy Japan but they can be real sticklers about certain kinds of rules. Picture taking is a big one. If you’re a foreigner you can kind of get away playing dumb for a few quick pics, but expect that to be that and maybe even expect them to ask you to delete the photos (or even kick you out of an event). I’m…

It’s a hilariously outdated term, right up there with the Information Superhighway and the Bartman.

It was just a portmanteau word used to market to a wider audience that thought “Anna May” was some woman from the south, not “Jap” + “Animation” (which would indeed be offensive). Supposedly “Japanimation” is used in Japan to distinguish between overall animation (anime) and Japanese animation, though I’d really need…

Oh I agree. As with most issues, actually understanding why there is a bunch of culture labeled as “J<thing>“—JRPGs, J-Pop, “Japanimation” (though I hate that term)—really requires stepping back and realizing Japan did a ton of cultural export in the 70s, 80s, and 90s to the US and Europe, which resulted in…

Isn’t “Kotaku” a Japanese portmanteau of “ko” (small) and “otaku” (nerd), like how puppy (“koinu”) is “ko” (small) + “inu” (dog)? It may not be a word used in Japanese but it actually follows the language rules and isn’t just some made-up gibberish.

Not to kick a wasp’s nest here but I think your definition needs to be a bit more detailed. Otherwise anyone can decide to be offended by anything and claim exclusive right with whether or not that thing should exist. In some cases, it’s painfully obvious when that should be true, but it’s also a pretty easy “rule” to…

Wow. This is definitely one of those classic 80s/90s video games that seemed wildly simple on the surface but actually had a ton of depth to it and made you think much more than you were expecting. I’m not surprised they were pleased with such a simple concept that has as much fun as this.

VR: We have this amazing technology that can change what you see based on your eye movements and let you feel things in your hands and along with your head! Imagine how magical it would be to undergo a soothing virtual spa treatment or a relaxing walk through a Japanese bamboo grove!

Lol is “Now let me just take a sip of this beverage as I read this note I’ve just been handed” a reference to a specific gag? I get the joke it just sounds so familiar that it feels like it’s from Futurama or something

Enjoy defending neonazi’s freedom of speech, I guess.

Alright, this is where I get off the convo train. Intentionally or otherwise, you sound like you’re working very hard to justify bigoted speech.

I’m sure they are but let’s look at your comment: “Yeah and we can’t be taking “risks” with comedy. Anything that might be insensitive to any group must be removed completely and the people behind it reeducated”

TOS in general tend to be gross oversimplifications of very nuanced situations because (a) they are meant to apply to many people and situations, near instantly and (b) they’re *really* there to protect the company, which makes it better go to broad/play safe than wind up creating controversy.

Eh, I think your argument is a slippery slope one that leads very quickly to neo-Nazis complaining about censorship. But I do think pushing boundaries in comedy is important and that great stand-up comics are often very uncomfortable at times. There’s a line though between pushing a boundary and just punching down…

Yeah that was my thinking too. But if it’s violating TOS and bringing up dicey topics, there’s probably other risks of it not ironically making fun of these topics and actually spouting off some heinous bullshit

“Frankly my dear,  I don’t give a dean!”

My dumb ass thought that Deadpool was Spiderman

Yep. Assuming it’s toxic because it’s some racist thing is just silly. People have been co-opting friendly emotes/emoji for decades to mean the opposite. It’s just classic sarcasm and internet snark.

I liked Netflix’s Sandman quite a bit. HBO might have “super-sized” the output, but I can definitely tell Gaiman was heavily involved in the Netflix output because it is (generally) quite good.