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So the Pokémon series finally gets a black character, but is she too black?

Meet Aloe, the first black character in the Pokémon franchise. She’s not just black, she’s Aunt Jemima black. Big ol’ hair, 70’s headband, and even an apron. She looks like an anime "Mammy" caricature ready to serve up some fried chicken and cornbread. Is this really what Japan thinks of African Americans?

EYEamNUMBER15032d ago

here we go... i know where this is going already -__-

DORMIN5032d ago

Wow this article just made me realize there were never any black characters in Pokemon.
I just never noticed it over the obsessive collecting and animal enslaving silly that is pokemon.

Anyways no one should be surprised, JRPGs and black people seem to be culturally polar magnets =/

Paradise5032d ago

Yeah brock is pretty dark

Jrome5032d ago

Yeh wtf...the first thing that came to my mind was brock lol...unless he just has a really good..permanent tan...

-Alpha5032d ago (Edited 5032d ago )

Jinx was black too (depicted black women) but the Pokemon was SO black that they had to make it purple. It offended people because the Pokemon was stereotyping black woman of some kind or something.

presto7175032d ago

I'm not surprised by this. NOT AT ALL.

writersblock5032d ago

Brock's black?

I thought he was some sort of hispanic

Army_of_Darkness5032d ago

You got a black person in the game now, but the dude has complaints of her being too black?!?! WFT?! just shut the F#@K up! be happy and catch'em pokemon's already!

HolyOrangeCows5032d ago (Edited 5032d ago )

She looks like Mammy from Gone with the Wind, but with a blue afro. Kind of an outdated stereotype.

fatstarr5032d ago (Edited 5032d ago )

Just noticed really wow...
brock is just the tan char that was there to hold space.

he could be Spanish, Black, Indian etc.

soon will be the day when the main char will be black
cant wait to see.

ExplosionSauce5032d ago (Edited 5032d ago )

Brock aka Takeshi, is not black! Look at his eyes, he's Asian. He's able to have spiked hair. Also his original name is Japanese, along with his parents'.
http://archives.bulbagarden...

And no, his tan isn't permanent.
http://archives.bulbagarden...

He was even removed from the Orange Islands story arc because they thought Americans would find his eyes a "racist stereotype". Thankfully, there wasn't enough stupid people here to make a big deal out of it and they put Brock back in the series next season.

End-o-story :)

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fatstarr5032d ago

rofl the fried chicken episode on Sunday was so funny.

Persistantthug5032d ago

Seriously,

What's wrong with Japanese game developers?

gumgum995032d ago

lmao, gotta catch those pancakes!

Wow, this topic is getting hairy...>.>

Kamikaze1355032d ago

AND is father sold rocks for a living. Nice innuendo there, lmao.

Darkstorn5032d ago

I'm not even going to TOUCH this one...

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panasonic235032d ago

No sh!t ofcourse japan believe in the american streotype of africans look at anime mr popop

Nappa5032d ago (Edited 5032d ago )

Mr popo is evil.I wouldn't dare mess with him!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

OH GOD HES SCARING ME VAGETA!!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

TheFaggot_5032d ago

Fuck you man that scared the living crap out of me

Solidus187-SCMilk5032d ago

I just watched that and my dog looked at me like 'WTF'

Tainted Gene5032d ago

obvious there is more at the end of the video since the indicator shows about 10 sec left, still funny.

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El-Fenemeno12135032d ago (Edited 5032d ago )

=O that's a cool fro =D So it's black enough for me to not ignore this game =D

XxBarretxX5032d ago

Brock is Native American...not black

washingmachine5032d ago

i thought brock was a tanned japanese or some sort cross breed lol. anyway,why would you want a gangsta girl ina pokemon game?

LightofDarkness5032d ago

I don't believe using the term "too black" is appropriate...

Qui-Gon Jim5032d ago

I think the "too black" is more about that she reads as a stereotype. I agree that the phrase doesn't come across well, though.

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The Best Games Similar to Pokemon for PlayStation

There are many worlds out there brimming with wondrous creatures ready to help you on your adventure beyond Pokemon.

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LG_Fox_Brazil53d ago

Temtem is actually really good as a single player experience or as a co-op game. Played the shit out of it when it released

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Pokémon Gen 10 Release Date Predictions: Are New Pokémon Games In 2024?

Even if Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have not yet completed their first anniversary, it is possible to predict exactly when Gen 10 is arriving.

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Pokemon Doesn't Need to Sue Palworld, It Needs to Get With the Times

The Nerd Stash: "There's been a lot of talk about Pokemon and Palworld recently, but if anything, Pokemon's new competition should be a sign to change."

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ChasterMies105d ago

Fortunately for Nintendo, the legal team is separate from Game Freak’s development team.

NotoriousWhiz104d ago

Unfortunately for us, as their legal team seems to be more competent than Game Freak's development team.

gold_drake105d ago (Edited 105d ago )

they do tho .. IF there is something to sue for. IP infringement is such a delicate thing.

but absolutely agree on the change

GoodGuy09105d ago

That, have longer dev time, and absolutely get rid of Nintendo as the exclusive platform. Imagine a AAA pkmn game on current consoles or next generation.

But money, they'll make billions with little effort.

badz149104d ago

you know that's never gonna happen

FinalFantasyFanatic104d ago

Gamer Freak, Creatures and Nintendo all have a stake in the Pokemon franchise, Nintendo especially will never let them go, I don't know how Creatures or Game Freak feels about it. Plus, the other two don't have a financial incentive to ditch Nintendo, they make mega bucks regardless. Although I think Nintendo should help Game Freak out more since they're clearly struggling, other they'll all just have to accept longer dev times and bigger gaps between games, or maybe just make some cheaper low-tier games in-between.

shinoff2183105d ago

Idk yall. I'd take a Pokémon jrpg over a Pokémon with guns, online play etc. Plus wasn't Pokémon mobile pretty fking big like 4 years ago then covid hit.

--Onilink--104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

Even Scarlet/Violet had sold 24million as of early November (and undoubtedly sold even more during the Holidays), its not like they are currently suffering.

Yes, there are plenty of things I would like Gamefreak to do better, and yes I happened to like Palworld, but not because its a Pokemon clone, because its not, but because its a good survival game, something that I have zero interest for the mainline Pokemon games to become.

Most publications keep bringing up these topic ls just for clicks, because clearly the game is your typical survival game (most who do well on PC) with some Pokemon sprinkled in and not a Pokemon competitor, the core gameplay loop is clearly just Ark with dinosaurs swapped for Pokemon like creatures

And again, while I’m enjoying the game itself, I hope it doesnt set a new precedent for what we expect from game devs these days because, based on their other games, this developer really seems to basically just try to go as close as possible to ripping off other games without getting into trouble and then not really following up on those projects as promised (Craftopia players seem particularly angry).

I doubt they ever expected the discourse around this game to reach this level of popularity to push those insane sales numbers, and they actually take the opportunity to increase the quality of their work

FinalFantasyFanatic104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

I'm going to say something somewhat controversial, the last set of Pokemon games weren't that bad, it wasn't a great game, but a good game if we ignore the performance issues (and I personally didn't have many bugs).

They just need more interesting towns and NPCs (give them interesting dialogue, there's literally no reasons to talk to NPCs), interesting areas/locations (like the sunken ship and Bellsprout Tower), and some decent side quest, there isn't really any interesting side quests in those games, and fix the barely there lore for the game (Idk even know what was going on with those 4 "legendary Pokemon"). And maybe add less new Pokemon into the next game so they can transition more of the older Pokemon into 3D.

I think Scarlet/Violet had the potential to go from a good game to a great game if they implemented most of those ideas, but they also needed more development time to optimise the game as well.

Profchaos104d ago

Yeah agree id take a remake of red in the style of the links awakening remake any day of the week

Profchaos104d ago

No they don't I don't want any of the gameplay anywhere near Pokemon the only link between them is the idea of Pokemon except there's guns you enslave humans and Pokemon and there's a survival aspect.

Pokemon is fairly family friendly can't see Nintendo going ok let's give them m16s and slaughter each other

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