Huh, an old co-worker of mine (who is the palest Irish dude I know) had no problem going to onsens and bathhouses, and he’s covered in tattoos. He really enjoyed teaching in Japan.

As SonOfSisyphus said, tats are taboo in Japan because of their assocation with the Yakuza and organized crime in general.

The counter to my mini-thesis is also equally valid. This was an interesting discussion as a whole.

It is not inherently racist to cast people in voice roles for characters who are not of their race. It does not make a character, his or her motivations, or how he or she is represented inherently racist. People of any race or creed can create fiction representing any person of race or creed. This is art, and it is up…

*ahem* Cree Summer in... holy shit, EVERYTHING.

I just find it funny that people embraced the term knowing full well what it alludes to - violent bullying, albeit in a humorous way - and let it be applied to a group of completely unrelated people they believed were deserving of said bullying in their minds.

I think that’s the joke.

I feel like this is somehow celebrating and satirizing “retro”-stylized games at the same time.

What’s the statute of limitations for a spoiler? I say if some people think it’s less than a year, they’re the a-holes.

I only ever saw this show on VHS as a kid, in 2 hour compilations. They took all the live-action parts out, so I missed out on those bits... Yet they left the ending in, so I was always wondering who that dude was.

So close, yet still so far away...

Dear internet, new game: if you use the terms “white knight,” “SJW”, “MRA”, or “Feminazi,” you lose.

Awww, Fahey, your casual racism is just too kawaii!

Then traveled back in time to 2002 so that it looks like Civil War ripped them off?

It’s a show martial art. More gymnastics than anything else.

And if they’re up against a male, there’s one weak point that nearly always works for disabling.

Does anyone know if there will there be any races in this movie other than humans and orcs? I really want to see Trolls and Gnomes.

That’s true for now, but I’m seeing people use LED lighting in ways that might be able to change that. Arrays of daylight-toned LEDs, in fairly large quantities and from a distance, do a damn good overcast day.

The style kinda reminds me of the Doraemon 3D movie, Stand By Me. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’ve been told it’s actually pretty good.

Naturally. There are black game designers out there right now, either working within the industry or trying to be independent, and just like anyone else, they’re busting their asses to get recognized. But it’s never as easy as “get a bunch of friends together and MAKE GAMES,” as if everyone’s just a bunch of idiots…