Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled's 'racially insensitive' Watermelon Tawna skin renamed

The Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled "racially insensitive" skin has been renamed after some outcry. It now reads as "Summertime Tawna."

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Par for the course. These dev teams are usually all Mayo.

[drpepperdude]

And Liberal.

[Giblet_Head]

The politically correct term is 'conqueror', 'supreme' 'vanquisher' and 'human achievement champions' are also acceptable.

[NiteX]

To be fair Beenox is in Canada... not many chocolate people there.

[thejigisup]

Whose fault is that?

[holdmyown83]

FACTTTTSSSSS

[Platformgamer]

oh no, my snowflake soul has been ripped apart by a skin name on a game, thank god they changed it!!!!
GTFO article writer.

[CrystalFantasy3]

I bet ur the same person that bitched online when they made the little mermaid black and if not many on here did and u ppl call them snowflakes lol

[Sgt_Slaughter]

What are you on about?

[Highlife]

That was so fake no one cared. You can always cherry pick a comment or two and pretend there is an out rage. Just go away.

[Sono421]

I believe people are upset by the double standard. When a famously black role is replaced by a white actor the SJW types call it "white washing" but when a famously white role is replaced by a black actor then the SJW types applaud it, causing the anti-SJW side to get upset and point out the clear as day double standard.

[Platformgamer]

speaking about the disney remakes, they can do whatever they want, i'll just watch the original disney classics and skip the remakes.
but yes, brown/white/yellowwashing characters just because "why not?" is stupid.

[PhoenixUp]

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw that costume name in the game

[aaronaton]

So is it racist to say that alot of black people eat watermelon? I thought it was fact, that black people consume more watermelon than any other race?
I just don't get it...

[Ricegum]

I didn't really understand it either so I had a look.

"When American slaves won their emancipation during the Civil War in the 1860s, free black people grew, ate, and sold watermelons, and in doing so made the fruit a symbol of their freedom.[2] Southern whites, threatened by blacks' newfound freedom, responded by making the fruit a symbol of black people's perceived uncleanliness, laziness, childishness, and unwanted public presence."

[Angerfist]

To me its a fruit, and one has to ask if its a positive symbol, i assume one of those fellow white people tweeters is responsible for it being changed

[Ricegum]

I agree Angerfist. I don't know why I got disagrees for simply doing some research into it lol. N4G eh.

It's like these people don't even know what real racism is anymore.

[Teflon02]

doubt black ppl noticed as no one I know even remotely noticed this lol. Didn't look racist. Pretty sure it just represented the darker outside of an actual water melon and shirt was the inside

[SyntheticForm]

Watermelon as a symbol of freedom makes sense in this context. Watermelons are juicy, sweet, hydrating, and refreshing, which would be great after toiling all day.

[0hMyGandhi]

you are perpetuating a generalization and applying it to an entire ethnicity.
Yeah. It is racist.

[xenz]

Define racism then, because I clearly dont understand whats racist about this

[JonTheGod]

Nope, that's stereotyping, not racism. There's a huge difference.

It's a bit like saying English people all drink tea and talk about the weather.
... or all French people wear berets and wear strings of garlic round their necks.
.... or that Germans are unfunny and like to wear leather trousers.

These are stereotypes. It is not racism. There's a huge difference.

[BuildTheWall]

You acting like it's a food associated with a certain ethnicity is profiling , giving it a name as just a joke ,YOU ASSOCIATING IT WITH A SPECIFIC ETHNICITY as if they are the only ones who eat it means that YOU'RE THE ONE PROFILING PEOPLE!!!

[BuildTheWall]

Is it racist to say that I as a caucasian eat more fried chicken & drink more grape soda than a lot of black people do? I'm sure that someone will find my comment racist , just as there are those who say that flags are racist , a flag or piece of cloth is called racist by some people , no idea how people come up with a flag being racist.

[staticall]

By she wears a watermelon shirt, hence the name. And she's a freaking bandicoot, not a human being.

Or is it the good-old «have arms and legs = human. Have darker skin color (NOT black, just darker that white) = black. Black human + watermelon = racist» logic?

[Teflon02]

I mean, I think this is dumb as the next guy. BUT you're logic isn't actually any point to be made honestly. You had absolutely no substance and that could be used against you. All you had to say is the darker skin represented a tan or the darker outside of some watermelon lol. People are considered black even with light brown skin and it being a bandicoot has no real defense. Also they're actually human representations of Bandicoots as bandicoots like Sonic vs sonic the hedgehog actually look nothing alike.
It's stupid yes. But you literally made nothing of a logical statement and actually made more of a concrete complaint out of it lmao.
It's actually a fair debate as it's definitely an oversight of seeing the racist potential. But it clearly wasn't meant to be so dumb. But the new name actually makes a bit more sense in making people understand the idea so the end result isn't a big deal.

[Highlife]

Blah blah blah. Is was dumb to change.

[monkey602]

There's reason for debate over the watermelon name I guess but the fact they changed the names of all skins with White or Black in them says everything you need to know about today's creative restrictions. You can only laugh about it really

[Teflon02]

Yeah, changing all those skin names were a bit extreme lol. But I guess it's the better safe than sorry approach

[BuildTheWall]

You are saying that it's better to be have no balls , than to have have fun with your game?

[AnubisG]

🤦‍♂️

[NotanotherReboot]

Social Justice prevails once again! The world is now a better place

[bluefox755]

Really? There's so much of a demand for "racism" and so little supply of it that they have to go digging in video games? A cartoon animal wearing a shirt with a watermelon, somehow means that the developers think that blacks are racially inferior? Give me a break.

[Teflon02]

That's not at all what the problem stemmed from and you seem to just make a assumption as the complaint while stupid and I'm not sure how this was a issue when I never heard of it and I've been everything CTR since release. But Yeah it's actually a fair complaint though dumb if you know what the skin was actually doing. But it can be questionable in the sense that she gains darker skin or fur and it's called watermelon. While I don't give a damn and didn't see anything racist. If someone did I couldn't tell them that what they see is wrong. Just that it wasn't the intent. But why leave that confusion when you can just change the name and people will better understand it represented a tan or something else

[Highlife]

That's terrible logic where does it end. Bandicoots offend me should they charge it to cats. Today's society is so weak.

[TheHan]

Doesn’t seem that theirs anything wrong to me. People just want to bitch and complain about everything.

[The_Sage]

WTF is wrong with this planet?. Everything is looked at through the prism of race. It's getting really pathetic.

[Oddmania]

I'm pretty sure it's only America, not the whole planet (thankfully). Black people aren't even associated with watermelon on my side of the pond.

[The_Sage]

Thank God that it only seems to be a U.S. issue. But mark my words... This will spread if it's allowed.

[Rachel_Alucard]

Parent's and school organizations spent years teaching kids how evil the world is and always tell them to get a parent or teachers attention if something bad happens. Now as adults they are scared of every last thing and learned to cry to the perceived leader of whatever they were "offended" by. They do not understand that being offended for other people is itself racist/sexist/rude.

[The_Sage]

Exactly, Rachel....

I worked as director of building maintenance for a school system for 16 years. One thing I can guarantee you is that there is an agenda. They want kids to accept things that are unusual while fighting against accepted norms. It's now a bad thing if your Dad was a hard working man that tried to be sure you were able to go to school, or follow your dreams. He was racist or something because he went to work to support his child/children.

[Arty84]

That cant be right game devs are always talking about how sensitive they are about stuff like this some racist gamer mustve hacked it

[csreynolds]

People were offended by this??

Oh good God...

[Kornholic]

Racially insensitive? What, it offends bandicoots?

[Acecalibur]

I didnt notice it.

[Mr Marvel]

Oh FFS! Toughen up snowflakes.

You know the world is turning into a giant pussy haven when you have to use google to understand why someone is "offended" by something.

[BadElf]

Soo annoying. Just reading that article, I felt more immature.

Dont know how folks go on like this.
Never understood the offense.

Im Irish...ive been called Potatoe Pat. Not offended. I hate potatoes, but most Irish people dont. Who gives a flying fug?

[BadElf]

Isnt she wearing a watermellon shirt?

Classic PC Liberal mindset.....act offended for someone else.

[Knightofelemia]

Can't fart in the wind without it being sexist or racist people today get offended so easily.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

I'm white, and I love watermelon, so I'm not sure what issue is. It's a fruit for Pete's sake.

[ajax17]

"Some outcry" usually means 3 people on twitter...

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

It is slightly offensive but I didn’t buy the game so I couldn’t careless. I’m sure there’s tons of offensive images in video games but who really has the time to care?

[esherwood]

This country being this successful for this long has created a nation of people looking for reasons to be offended. It’s funny how serious some people would take this too like it’s the worst thing ever. Imagine what people in the Philippines who have to whore there daughters out for survival would feel about something like this

[xRacer74x]

So sick of this Overboard Political Correct nonsense. You cant even joke with a friend anymore without someone within ear distance crying about what you are talking about. If you do not like what is being said or shown turn the channel stop listening. BUT STOP RUINING THINGS FOR OTHERS CAUSE YOU DO NOT LIKE IT.
IM offended whenever I see Homosexual content or even worse Trans stuff in TV. But If people want to see or hear that garbage they have the right to, I just turn the channel. You might not agree with my opinions and I yours but we all have the right to them . Censorship is BS.

[AK91]

Ugh

[KnightNumber86]

Why is this even news? Who cares... people need to lighten up.

[SyntheticForm]

Ridiculous.

[windblowsagain]

Pathetic.

The world has become a powder puff joke.

Grow up.

Young Black people should be more concerned about the amount of stabbings they are doing to each other.

Liberals have ruined this world.

Young men these days think they know what a slave was like they were one. You have no idea. Kids these days live in a cocoon. When the hardest thing you'll do today is pick what you-tube video to watch, you should know how easy you have it.

Also have a bit more respect for your elders. You know the Men fought and died for your freedom.

[william_cade]

What a joke

[UltraGamer66]

Stupid idiots. It's not referring to the skin color it's referring to the bloody clothes she was wearing. Christ.

[EliteComments123]

lol.....

[snoopgg]

Lol, there was a event going on in Detroit and they wanted to charge white people more for admission. What kind of racial bullshat that was, but some people had no problem with it. Would that be considered segregated pricing? Food for thought.

[Soybetaboy]

Complete BS , insensitive devs
Never buying this game

[ChristopherJack]

I'm not even American and I'm aware African Americans are stereotypically associated with fried chicken, grape soda and watermelon.

Having a dark brown skin named watermelon seems intentionally provocative so I'm surprised it took this long to pick up.

I'm sure if there were a white skin called cracker, people would have picked up on that too, not that I understand that reference, I just hear it frequently in American shows as a somehow racist statement.

Whatever, either way it's not a big deal, just funny to watch the people go apeshit around offended that other people are offended, then go straight to their typical hypocritical anti-Liberal/SJW snowflake rant where apparently this is the worst thing in the world, losing their freedom of speech and various conspiracy theories.

Some people complained, I'm not so egotistical as to assume their ethnicity, the developers agreed this was an oversight and changed it, big fucking whoop. Sure there's bigger things to complain about but it doesn't make their opinion invalid because their opinion offends you. Jumping to labelling & and name calling doesn't work as a way to try to invalidate others, only works on yourself.

[2ndhandcorn]

Omg humans are really loosing it .

[feenix-5]

Oh FFS....... the f**king left and their constant White Knighting is getting waaaaaaaay out of hand. If a animated animal with a watermelon themed outfit makes your pu$$y hurt then maybe video games aren't for you

[BrettAwesome]

Watermelon, corn bread, shrimp, peanuts, chicken, cool aid. Who cares? Or what about rednecks and mountain dew and family members fucking their cousins and living in trailer parks and hating homosexuals and doing crack and loving bbq shit like that. Come on. The only people who care, are lame ass millennials with tender little emotions instead of dicks. America! Fuck yeah! Land of the offended, home of the sensitive! If your country had been founded by Vikings like us, instead of christian fanatics, it wouldn't be so ridiculous