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A Racist LocoRoco?
1UP blogger thinks LocoRoco's enemies fit stereotypes.
It's easy to note the visual similarities, here, but is Quan-Madrid reaching to tie racism to the Japanese-developed game?
"I'm not accusing the developers of being racist, nor am I accusing LocoRoco of being a racist game. I simply hope believe that this is a product of unchecked institutionalized racism that need's calling out." - Alejandro Quan-Madrid
Gameblog Kotaku had their usually-snarky Florian Eckhardt weigh-in after Japanese correspondent Brian Ashcraft's original report. Eckhardt offered this:
"To be fair, I don't think Alejandro is racist, but I do think he is making himself out to be one of those knee-jerk reactionaries who measures his own importance by his ability to be self-righteously offended. Not only is his argument silly and worthy of derision (LocoRoco as a metaphor for white flight? In a game about yellow amorphous blobs?), but it demeans the struggle against actual racism."
Eckhardt is probably closer to the mark than Alejandro. While the visual similarities are obvious, it's hard to not give the developers the benefit of the doubt (perhaps that's naivete on our part, however). Sony has also weighed in on possible racism in LocoRoco's:
"LocoRoco is a fantasy game geared towards a worldwide audience that takes place in a vibrant pastel world with colorful landscapes and characters and is not based on real-life places, people or things."
It's hard to dispute the visual similarities presented above, but it's even more difficult to try and connect those images as institutional racism (and that's an incredible dangerous leap to take). How do you, the readers of 1UP, feel about these images? Is merely a coincidence? A backhanded slap at Blacks? Do the images offend you? This is a a potentially heated and delicate issue, we expect your posts to reflect that. You post, we'll read.
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Comments (119)
I am Black(dark-skinned African-American), AND I don't find it racist.Posted: Jan 03, 2012 12:00AM PST by MojaMojaMatthewz
Seriously, I am of African-American ethnicity, but I don't find it racist at all. Other people who fit the ''Darker-toned'' category find nothing wrong with the game. It's a fun game, and there are so-called Caribbean(RED), Spanish(GREEN), and French(PINK) in there, and by far, I like the Blackened characters(Budzi, Moja clan) and their songs. The very notion of racism in a children's-style video game is appaling. Y'know, back then, no one really paid attention to racism, that is, it was there, but basically part of the social order. Now, in the present, people pay WAY TOO MUCH attention to racial bias, so much, that it consumes them, and soon, EVERYTHING people say or do becomes racist. Yes, there are those offensive objects that are VERY racist, but trivial things like this, don't really need to be blown out of proportion. Seriously, its a game. For children. Y'think children'll point out the racism like adults will? I think not. Good Day, pplz.
I am Black(dark-skinned African-American), AND I don't find it racist.Posted: Dec 31, 2011 12:00AM PST by MojaMojaMatthewz
For one thing, one cannot call something racist, if one is not the race being 'offended'. I am black, more specifically, dark-skinned, and the so-called racist characters of LocoRoco, are my favorites. And I am not the only dark-skinned black person that finds this accusation 'ridiculous'. But that's just MY opinion.
But its fun!Posted: Aug 10, 2006 12:00AM PST by drewdvorak
Who cares about race or any issues, if the game is fun, thats all that matters, they could have white hoods on, i dont care, id disagree with it, but play it if its fun and well done.
Your theory is wrong...Posted: Jul 07, 2006 12:00AM PST by Godheval
And the ridiculously ignorant and ill-informed replies continue. Let me address two of the more popular veins of thought: 1) What about racism against whites?! You don't see us crying!! Or as JeffRocket put it: "Unless it is a minority that is being racist, because that is acceptable in our society" Um...yeah. Racism against white people has no affect on anything - doesn't change the power dynamic, doesn't change privilege, doesn't change status, just makes white people laugh at minorities' feeble attempts. If you are "white", just think about your own experiences. First of all, has anyone ever BEEN racist towards you? Probably not, becuase it doesn't happen that often. And if so, did it REALLY even bother you, or just give you further cause to ridicule the other person? Oh, if only it weren't for 400 year history behind racism against black people, maybe we could laugh it off too and stop being so "sensitive"! Idiots. And while we're talking about "racism" against whites, there was also some comment about rednecks. Why don't white people get all up in arms when someone makes a redneck joke?! Yeah, cause it's the same thing, right? Here's what you clearly DON'T know: Redneck was a term INVENTED by WHITE people to stigmatize the sharecropper white people who worked the fields alongside the slaves, which put them in the lowest possible status bracket. Their necks were "red" from working in the sun for hours. Redneck is actually an extension of the racism against black people, because it was due to their occupational association WITH black people that they were seen as low-class and inferior. You can't cry racist about redneck, because it came from within. Not to mention that it is pretty much ONLY white people who continue to popularize the term - comedians like Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy who flaunt their "redneckness" to make money. It's never been an issue because nobody gives a damn. 2) There's racism in anything if you go looking for it! This is an argument of perception which, not having ever been in the shoes of the aggrieved, you just can't make. Hatred and discrimination have marked the history of black people in this country. It is something that has followed us for hundreds of years. In the present day, the techniques generally are not as blatant as hood-wearers and cross-burners (although those things certainly still exist in degenerate pockets of the country), but rather more subversive. Things like BET which fetishizes those aspects of "black culture" seen as marketable. Worse yet, black people are sold their own stigmas. That right there shows just what institutionalized means - that racism is so thoroughly ingrained in our society, that we're used to it, and sometimes don't even notice. This also includes the people who CREATE racist imagery - sometimes not even recognizing the undertones themselves. If you were never a victim of racism, then OF COURSE YOU won't notice. No one's "looking" for anything. To those who have experienced it, racism is as obvious and real as the sun. We'd have to be blind NOT to see it. To highlight that point, we have another comment from JeffRocket: "[There] is no way in hell, in this day and age a major company would put something in a game or any product that they produce, that is openly racist." This statement alone shows just how naive people can be, as a result of growing up in a society where racism is institutionalized. And in Japan, where racism against black people isn't an everyday issue - afterall they still put on blackface performances - of course they're not going to recognize the implications.
my theory is thisPosted: Jul 06, 2006 12:00AM PST by jeffRocket
in order to offend someone, they have to become offended. so wheather or not they are offended is decided by them alone. but it is just plain ignorant to actually go out of your way to look for something to get offended about. they is no way in hell, in this day and age a major company would put something in a game or any product that they produce, that is openly racist. unless it is a minority that is being racist, because that is acceptable in our society
He hurts his own causePosted: Jul 06, 2006 12:00AM PST by Kurgan10
Does this guy expect anyone to believe that there is a tie between LocoRoco and racism?? Seems to me that he is pandering to and trying to rile up those who look to make such accusations out of anything and everything they can.My advice to him would be to "Get a life!", and quit trying to start trouble where there isnt any.
RacismPosted: Jul 06, 2006 12:00AM PST by phoenixflamme
Perhaps our blogger friend is just over-reaching a bit on this one. I just think they look like Fuzzies from Oddworld : Stranger's Wrath...but pitch black. Now Barret speaking in Ebonics, with a low education level, always on a short fuse, that's another subject (can anyone say racial typecasting??) See? If you look hard enough, you suddenly see problems.
It's like tying Darth Vader to RacismPosted: Jul 05, 2006 12:00AM PST by Enter_The_Rift
Seriously folks.
Not Racist At AllPosted: Jul 04, 2006 12:00AM PST by ThePainElement
The pictures of the "black-faced" creatures in the game look like cartoonish spiders to me. They have fangs and what can be looked at as many appendages or a hairy body, both indicative of spiders, and not a racial characterisitic or stereotype of black people. It's annoying that some people seem to be looking for racism around every corner, I think this just makes the problem worse.
RE: xXChAoSPosted: Jul 04, 2006 12:00AM PST by MeltedGeneral
How about Pink? Also, im siding with Florian and Sony on this issue. It's a harmless whacko fantasy game where nothing is real. Thats it.
Silly Blog = Sensationalist JournalismPosted: Jul 04, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dioxel-GunArson
Slow news day? Content can not be less than 15 characters.
This is why...Posted: Jul 02, 2006 12:00AM PST by falcon-777
I'm tired of visiting 1up. They seem to LOVE starting unending debates a little too much because they do it ALL the time. So, I'm switching to gamesradar.(there's no crap like this)
RE: indysurfnPosted: Jul 01, 2006 12:00AM PST by Antihistamine
Wow...umm, did you read ALL of my post? 1. Why are you coming across as self-righteous? I'm black, I've been subjected to racism, but this is no-where in the same vicinity as say being pulled over in a small country town because you're black and you're driving (what the police believe to be) a drug car. 2. There are such things as honest mistakes, I tend to react once I understand the reason behind someone's decision. If it was to offend somebody, then I'd be pissed, but there's no way to tell if the creator's intention was to create a character that looks like black face (he probably doesn't even know the character exists). 3. There are some cultures that do think it's okay to have sex with women regardless of whether they want it or not. That being said, what would you label as missionary work? Invading another people's territory in order to "do what is right" in your eyes. But, what if they didn't ask for help? What if, once accomplishing your task, you decided that their whole culture needed to be changed. If my sister were to go into YOUR country, to change YOUR ideals, and expect NOT to get raped would seem kind of ignorant. You seriously need to think about the whole picture buddy, not just the topic that suits your argument. I'm sure you wouldn't like it if Russia, Japan, China, or whoever came to the U.S. and started telling us how we should behave, and how to live our lives. 4. My final point, all your talking about are problems. It does nobody any good to talk about their problems without talking about some solution. When you can come up with an idea on how we can officially stomp out racism (all forms of it), then you can accuse me of making satanic remarks.
iceblast21 you cluelessly toughed on WHY they choose this gamePosted: Jul 01, 2006 12:00AM PST by indysurfn
But you point what are we going to do not use the color black? Who suggested that? And why would that be a choice? Lets see are white faces used without having to be racist 95% of the time? YES! Lets see are Yellow faces used without having to be racist? Yes! See!! You dont have to stop using the color black, to not be racist. Your point is irrational.
did you ever think why they choose this game for the subject?Posted: Jul 01, 2006 12:00AM PST by indysurfn
This game was choose because it is relatively light hearted compared to others, and the racism is subtle making it easy defended. Guess what? Of course Sony is racist! ! Can you find any RPG they made directly where 95% of the black characters where something like a servant, selfish, thief? I'm black I donâ??t know ANY black people that or servants! I donâ??t know many that are hard to get along with. But Sony is telling me is that is ALL there is. I've writing to them many times, and one buy one have stopped being there series. Once they wrote back. And was smug about it at best, same with Square-Enix (less smug though, but no change). Why is this person scared to say a racist is a racist? You are what you do. (Last time I checked). With Sony even if a black man is the hero he is a selfish one by default, with all the stereotypes Sony has been thought by old 1980's TV (still stuck to the brain). Or a demon (never anything honestly good without backhandedness. Ever! Who invented the light bulb? Look it up in the libary of congress it was not Thomas Jefferson but his SLAVE, along with a TON of other things Jefferson was previously credited with.
antihistaminePosted: Jul 01, 2006 12:00AM PST by indysurfn
Your response is like Satan telling a person to relax you cant do anything about it. Or it is okay because it is from another culture. There have been a plenty of white men that have said the same thing, until they went to Japan and had to wait while everyone pure Napon and then everyone oriental got served first. Even thought they didnt comeinto the store before you where in line. Then the attitude changes. Thats why I hate to see well meaning people talk about racism until they have been on the recieving end of it. Think I can rape your sister if she goes on a missionany trip just because it is part of the culture? Will you think it is okay then? Think we should have ignored the holocost because other people will still see the Jews with a racist eye? I know lets just all relax.
Isn't this made in Japan?Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Antihistamine
Since this game is being made in a different country with a completely different culture, I'd categorize this as coincidence. I don't think the developers had any intention of creating a character that resembled black face. It's been said that racism is a part of life and will not go away; if we all woke up exactly the same tomorrow, we'd find something that would make us different by the end of the day. It's also been said that people fear things they don't know about or other people who don't look like them. However, when you're constantly pelted with images or news articles of blacks/latinos/arabs acting violently towards innocent people for no apparent reason, it's kind of hard to convince someone who's never had contact with blacks/latinos/arabs that not all of them behave that way. Although, even if they have had (positive) contact with blacks/latinos/arabs, one violent news article or footage would be enough to change their mind. It's kind of hard to "deal with it", when everytime you think you've taken a step in the right direction, something comes along and throws you back ten; I guess it's more frustration than sensitivity. So, unless society tries to understand the ideas and feelings of other cultures (instead of trying to conform them), we'll be stuck with racism till the end of time.
settle down nowPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by chairguru22
there are more pressing issues and problems in this world than racism in LocoRoco.
YELLOW BALLS !!!Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by sol740
Wait a minute ... they're yellow ... well I'm asian. Those rascist bast4rds ! This is a conspiracy of x-fillian proportion. I demand that they remove the all of the color yellow from this game. As a matter of fact, they better just switch to black and white as to not offend. Wait a minute ... blacks and whites ... together ... NOOOOO !
wait ... rednecks... i had a thoughtPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by DethRattle88
okay every time someone makes a redneck joke in a game... lets white people jump up and yell racist!!! its stupid i mean if the dude was wearing a ball cap and had a straw in his mouth, would that same fella made a deal out of it? i think not.
Wholesome family entertainment!Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by PencilShavings
That and a handful of quarters gets you a ride on the subway. Toot toot.
*sigh* It's crap like this that causes problemsPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Man_In_Black_77
Racism still exists. People of color (that's not a racist term now is it? If so I apologize for my ignorance) do have to deal with it at times. The thing is, racism now is nothing even remotely like it was as recently as 30-40 years ago. For some reason though some people still insist that racism is rampant through every facet of all societies. These people seriously need to calm the hell down. A game about little yellow balls rolling around is racist? I don't know what part the black figures play in the game (chasing the yellow ones?) but come on they gotta make the evil globs (I'm assuming that's ehat they are) SOME color. We could make them red but maybe Native Americans would get offended. Okay how about green, well that could offend sick people. Hmmmm, Purple? No the gay rights movement has claimed that as their color and we don't want to villify gay people. I think you see my point. Chill out, relax, try and enjoy yourself a little and stop looking for persecution everywhere.
It's a small world after all!Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by S Roy
As the world gets smaller with things like instant feedback via the internet, we're sure to hear a lot more of this type of complaints. Different religions and values are going to clash when walls come down as fast as they have in the last five years. The whole Mohammed cartoon fiasco back in early Feb is an example. While one thing may be silly/funny in one part of the world, it can be a great insult in the other. The question is though, how the heck do we draw lines and censor our entertainment to every ones liking?
Lmao is this a jokePosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by BloodShine
So hum... i really have nothing to say to that besides Wtf
Fuck Alejandro Quan-Madrid !Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by psp-gamer619
If you think this Madrid deush is right kiss my ass you dont hear mexicans saying that speedy gonzalez is racist!
Gimme a break already...Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by granpappy77
Its a black blobby thingy with tentacle-like ends. This guy is really stretching it. Drop the PC bs and see what it for what it really is- a black blobby thingy with tentacle-like ends. He sees a connection b/c he's looking for one. You can ay that about just about any piece of art, ever.
Re: GodhevalPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by digitaldick
Godheval says, "You have no place to criticize anyone or to comment at all on how they perceive things, until you've lived even a MINUTE in their shoes." At the risk of my contradiction on your point here being misconstrued as being in support of racism, prejudice, or bigotry, I must point out that you are indeed incorrect here. With certain exceptions, such as defamation of character or the infringement of another's civil rights, the First Amendment affords Americans the ability "to criticize anyone or to comment at all on how they perceive things." Your inability to recognize the inalienable right to freedom of speech of the individual you are criticizing is arguably as dangerous and destructive as the small-mindedness that fuels their hatred. I may not agree or disagree with their point, or your's, but I will always respect and protect the right each of you has to convey your thoughts and ideas.
Put your fishing pole away...Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by turkish101
and stop fishing. Who are you, Al Franken? Having played the demo (and greatly looking forward to this game), I can say, whatever notion you had that this game is racist is purely idiotic. Eckhardt was damn right.
Can I play the game now?Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by MAConcep00
I played the demo for months now. I like the game. When I play the game, racism is no where near what I'm thinking when I play it. That'd be the day when I finally see how a floating black anomaly that says "Moja! Moja!" and eats squishy polygonal objects can be directly associated to being an attack on black people. It's people on this page that think the Moja is insulting that ruins everyone's fun. Holy crap, I swear....if LocoRoco doesn't come out because of this argument...... ........I'm gonna buy the import and play it and not be able to read the Japanese. It'll all be YOUR fault! Ha ha!
if it were real racism, would it be that subtle?Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by bustah_wolf
Other examples of media that just seems to be insensitive are a lot more brash and obvious about it. Great example would be the looney tunes cartoons from the 40's and 50's that used black stereotypes as the focal point of their humor. WB attempted to remove a bunch of those from existence in the 60's and hope everyone forgot about them, but if you go to youtube and search for "censored" and "11", you should find them all. Were those cartoons meant to be cruel to african americans, or just ignorant to the potential insensitivity they created? America in the early 20th century accepted that sort of humor as nonincidental, so maybe Clampbett and Jones didn't honestly think they were being that mean. Anyways, my point is that, after considering that kind of possible insensitivity, this matter just seems all the more petty to me.
Racism is a just "card" to people who haven't experienced it.Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Pithy
Perhaps we should wait until something offends the unscathed majority and then and only then will we have an issue worth discussing. Also I really felt what Godheval wrote. People just won't get it until it effects them on a personal level, until then it's something that whiny minorities do.
I second godheval's postPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by 60Hz
Godheval is on point. I'll a couple of more comments but i totally agree with Godheval... Funny how easy it is for someone to tell you what you should be offended about - as if you are too dumb to know for yourself. Basically the years of desensitizing the american people have worked to the point that someone has the audacity to tell another group of people what they should be offended about.
The Image is OffensivePosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by 60Hz
Whether or not the poster's argument made much sense, those images are offensive - period. If they were done on purpose or not, they look enough like demeaning depictions of black people that they should be redesigned. To argue that "it's just a game" - is not even an argument. Sambo was just a child book - it was still demeaning. Aunt Jamima is just a syrup - it's still demeaning. What's even more incredible is that people feel the need to put down folks who are offended by that image. Does that even make sense? If you are overweight and offended by overweight jokes - who am i to put you down because you are not laughing. Why are people so quick to hate someone who is offended by something you don't find offensive? It's not a question of whether or not you find it offensive yourself, it's whether it can be considered offensive, and the answer is yes ofcourse. Whether it was done on purpose or not is not even an issue. Why put some one down just because they want a little self respect? It boggles my mind.
GodhevalPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Calel
I agree with you wholeheartedly, even though I personally have not been subjected to much racism in my life I understand that it is important to respect the histories of other cultures. Initially I had much the same response as some of these other posters..."Its no big deal....just a game....don't like it don't buy it" until I realized that if (and in THIS case I don?????t think so) if the game had racist undertones, then it would be EVERYONE'S responsibility to see it banned. I would hate to think that if there was a game with humans branding genetically inferior aliens with numbers on their forearms before imprisoning them in death camps that the gaming community would be so blah about it. All said it boils down to what is perceived by the masses, if most people see it as (even a little) racist AND accept it, then that?????s a huge problem.
Culturally sensitive editing or sensorshipPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Calel
Should western game publishers overhaul foriegn designed games if they appear culturally offensive. Does this amount to sensorship of the artists vision. I'll clear up my feelings on the matter first. The LocoRoco debate is quite timely for me because I see a trend in gaming, particularly online gaming where people feel this 'new' medium is a perfect opportunity to perpetuate antiquated ideas. (I'm sure we've all had racial slurs slapped at us online from some degenerate.) But that is behaviour relegated to the user, I would hate to see that games themselves are now responsible for some of this apathy. Do I think the game developers made their characters with black-face in mind...no, however I feel as some others do that in matters of racism I tend to give people the "ignorant" benefit of the doubt (we like to hope for the best out of others). I feel game developers have a responsibility to know their consumers. Nevertheless it doesn't offend me, but it will alienate some consumers, this is why I pose the question, should the publisher demand an overhaul of the character for western markets? We all get different language versions, is this the same? Should online gaming be policed much like message boards and some blogs for language or racist comments?
If you think THAT'S racist...Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by slodaddy
you should see Holland around the holidays. Their Christmas tradition involves having Santa's little helpers dress up in classic black face (the style as seen in the photos). It's really a rather surreal experience to see this - my wife and I were immediately offended, but you have to consider the cultural significance as well. Is it a racist tradition? Well, that's certainly a moot point that could demand some further investigation/research as opposed to the immediate kneejerk reaction.
*slaps face*Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Keaton2008
I don't see anything racist in that LocoRoco image. I understand what blackface is: had to clean out a house (for a yard sale) filled with those things. Heh. Anyone remember the blackface Jynx thing? Same thing going on here.
Sensitive? Yeah, how dare we!Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Godheval
In that you're able to dismiss it so easily shows that your experience with racism hasn't been as personal as it has for some others. It's easy to cast yourself as this guy with such mental fortitude as to just not let it bother you and "move on", but buddy...sorry, that's not how it is for some people. I don't know what you've experienced, but last I checked, filipinos in America aren't a disenfranchised minority, whose language, culture, and anything else associated with them is treated as inferior. There's no stigma against white people who dare to act filipino (is there even such a thing defined as "acting filipino?), yet there are "wiggers". Why do you suppose that is? Becuase it has been so indocrinated into our culture that there is something WRONG with "blackness". Do you know what that's like? Can you comment on that? Can you comment on growing up in a society built on a backbone of 400 years of slavery against the people with whom you share ancestry? Just because you are non-white, you think you automatically understand the experience of every other non-white person? Well news flash, you don't. Obviously, or you wouldn't say the things that you do. I would never downplay the experiences of say...Cambodians who are discriminated against in China or Japan. I may not SEE the "big deal", or may even acknowledge it from an ideological distance, but I could never internalize it like they do. So I'd certainly never tell them to "get over it". You have some nerve. So yes, "sensitive" we are. A long fucking history of degradation, subjugation, dehumanization, and humiliation will do that to people. You have no place to criticize anyone or to comment at all on how they perceive things, until you've lived even a MINUTE in their shoes.
Give me a breakPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by wingchunstudent
The political correctness has gone way out of hand here in America. Get over it. LocoRoco in no means inspires racism, and any resemblance to "blackface" is purely coincidental.
It's a GAME, a GAME peoples!Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by chross
If you think it's racist don't buy it. It a really fun and quirky game. How is it even possible that it's a racist game. I've seen more games that is more racist if not some that actully do depict racism and this doens't even compare. And "It's a damn game!". It's bad enough having politicians hate on game, but a gamer hating on game is just too much. Just play game you damn idiot! If it offends you don't play it.
Well I'm white...Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Dr.Freudstein
And I really don't care about racism. Not that I don't care the people are "oppressed" or whatnot, it's just that I don't care. People need to find better things to bitch about than the ethnicity of a video game character. Am I offended by Mario because I'm Italian? No because it's all in fun. Blah blah blah racism blah. It's the same old sob story over and over again. Get over it and find something more constructive to do with your time...like playing video games and not complaining about it.
hm, my post got deleted...Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Skyrider
I had the first response to this yesterday, basically saying: "Did 1up run out of news again?" Guess they didn't like that much... >:) Seriously, if you don't have anything to post don't go looking for news in someone's blog. Just don't post anything.
Oh boy..Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by jetlag19
While the pictures do share an ounce (correction: a smidgen) of similiarities, it is still obvious to see the developers did not base the black characters off of the one on the right. This is such a joke; LocoRoco is such a fun-loving game and to deem it racist is pushing the limit. It's like saying licorice makers are racist because they don't make a white brand beside black. No. Take the game for what it is and stop trying to create controversy and focus the energy on citing things wrong in other games so the industry can progress, not take a step back.
I don't think its intent was to be racist or offensivePosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Pithy
The people who made those LR characters or even created Mr Popo may not be aware of what those images mean to people outside of Japan. But I would hope that in the future a localization process or something like it would remove images/characters such as those or any others that offend people.
IgnorancePosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by xphaqtor
I'm not one to say that this was just blatant racism, but those are racist images. Black characters, especially in anime typically have been portrayed with the negative stereotypes that are show in American Media. Is it done intentionally? No. Obivouisly they draw their images from sources that do a crappy job of displaying diverse characters in a positive light. I've not seen Japanese television, but if its anything like what's shown here, then I can definitely see how they would come up with those images. I'm glad that someone pointed this out, and hopefully it will call attention to something that I started to notice a long time ago when playing FFVII and watching Dragon Ball Z (Mr. PoPo). And for everyone that thinks this is made up, you need to wake up. Yeah, some people do play the race card out of order, and I can't support them, but sometimes you don't have to play the card at all. I don't think the guy was looking for anything racist, he just immediately made the connection. Hell my first reaction was wtf!? I'm starting to ramble so let me get back to the point. Stop dismissing everything as playing the race card, because that's not true. Realize the racism is alive and well, especially in the media, and that's its not going away anytime soon. Also, take some time and try opening your minds, and understanding the points being made, as opposed to just discrediting the person making the statement. You just might learn a thing or two! ;)
Geez....sensitive, are we?Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by MAConcep00
It always makes me wonder why people have to waste energy on something like this. The whole argument about "you can ignore racism, but that doesn't stop it" is reserved only for those who choose to waste their time by whining about being oppressed or pigeon-holed. Let's look at this in the scope of the game, LocoRoco. You have GOT to be kidding me if you think a game like this is going to promote violence or racism. People have a bad habit of reading into things WAY too deep for their own good. This game is harmless. All this reading into a game like LocoRoco for racism is a waste of time. Use your time and energy on more pressing issues, like hate crimes and oppression of the lower class. You will not spoil my fun on playing LocoRoco. I won't stand for it. Let's look at this in the scope of reality. I am a 6'1" overweight Filipino. I've had my fair share of racism and discrimination. Whether it's about my height, my fatassness, or my non-white features, I've been hit by it. But, I don't use all my time worrying about what other people say....it causes too much stress. With family, financial, and personal issues strapped on my back (and we all know EVERYONE has them), I already have enough stress to deal with. Now, about the whole "you can ignore racism, but that doesn't stop it" deal....stopping racism? I'd like to see you try. That's a lot like declaring war on terror. Really...you can't stop it that easy. Racism is born from instinct. It's in our instinct to fear the unknown. It's also in our instinct to fear what is different. People are usually afraid to venture out into the wilderness because they're afraid they'll get lost. People are usually afraid to eat food they don't know about because they're afraid it'll taste gross. People are usually afraid of strangers because they don't know who they are. People usually are afraid to approach someone that doesn't look like they do because they don't know how they'll react or what they'll do. Every day of their lives, people experience new and/or different things. In many cases, the way people respond to their fear of something new and/or different is to become defensive and maybe even attack. As long as people encounter new and/or different things, that fear can never be eliminated. It is inevitable. The only thing we can do about it is DEAL WITH IT. So you don't like LocoRoco and how you can perceive it as being racist? DEAL WITH IT. Either understand it, or avoid it. Either way....DEAL WITH IT. You can like it, or dislike it. DEAL WITH IT.
Mr. Popo from Dragonball makes me think there's more to thisPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Pithy
For people who have never experienced racism it will be difficult to see it. But for those of us who have it's plain to see the similarities between the LR character and a blackface/Sambo character. Now what if you throw Mr. Popo from Dragonball into this? hmmmmmm If's funny how people get so upset about the mentioning of the word racist or racism, imagine how upset they would be to be a victim of it.
it does...Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Trup1aya4rea1
look a lot like black face, but i'm sure it's a coincidence...(not sure if i spelled that right)
LocoRoco is NOT RacistPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by danyo9090
You have to look very hard to find something like this and relate it to racism in a videogame. To me it seems like Alejandro Quan-Madrid was looking for something racist in this videogame and if you look for something so hard eventually you will find it...
RACIST AGAINST WOOKIESPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Hexxagonal
AGAINST WOOKIES!!! Look at the similarities! http://starwars.wikia.com/images/thumb/4/4a/Wookies.jpg/180px-Wookies.jpg http://gioco.net/starwars/ultimosettore/images/species/wookie.png
WTF? Never seen the game that way.Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Ultima9999
When I am looking at screen shots or playing the demo not one thought of this could be a racist game came into my head. Honestly, the author is diving pretty deep. Look at the game, the color sets the mood, its light, airy, vibrant, pastels, the only logical way to show an emeny is to have it bleak, dark, and not colorfull. Its simple game/any kind of art design. Contrasting colors, symbolism all that jazz. Why do people feel the need to take a seemingly harmless title and put their own cooky and bias reasoning into it. I guess pong is racist b/c the paddles are only white, Mario is a stereotype of Italians, Mega Man hates robotic animals, GTA: SA - - Ok well that is a title I agree with - - but where does it end? I think his viewpoint is trash. LocoRoco here I come!
props to godhevalPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by crunner
For being one of the few people to respond here that gets it. Just because we don't see racism doesn't mean that its not there, and if you don't notice it it will go away. That seems to be the general sentiment for everyone screaming moron at the original blogger. In order for racism to truly go away, it must be noticed and dealt with. Because when we tolerate it or deny it it eventually becomes acceptable, just like one posters use of racist jokes because they are funny.
The color black traditionally equals evil.Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Beige
You can demonize Loco Roco if you want... but doing so probably means you have too much time on your hands. Anybody who would go after the brightly colored blobs as social criticism probably has an axe to grind that goes way beyond the PSP. There's definitely a wee bit of Sambo flavor in Loco Roco's enemies but I don't think it was done in any way as a deliberate slight against black people. Historically, black is just a color used to designate badness (Black Hat Cowboys, Black Knights... etc.). I'll bet the Japanese (being mostly homogeneous) aren't really all that aware of how sensitive the West is to issues of race. Ask yourself if you were making a shooter set in the Middle East, would you be able to treat issues of cultural sensitivity regarding Shiite and Sunni muslim culture respectfully and correctly? No? Then stop projecting your cultural perspective and assumptions on the Japanese. The idea of rasta dreads and blackface are ideas that are brought to the table by people raised in *THIS* culture. It's like looking at any type of foreign art and using your own culture's lens to inturpret it. At the end of the day, any issue like this is going to be best solved by just sitting back, relaxing, and not getting that water slide under the bridge. Love Loco Roco for what it is. Tolerance and harmony between differing cultures comes from patience and mutual respect - not from getting shrill and prissy each time you percieve a slight that probably wasn't even intentioned in the first place. I can't tell you how many movies (especially old movies) I'VE watched that portrayed the Japanese in a horrible light. I'm glad they don't hold it against us today. Let it slide.
Give me a breakPosted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Phantasystar77
People love to play the race card over the stupidest friggen things. Maybe whites should start crying about all the stereotyped white characters in games. If you cant find any white stereotypes to complain about, then make some up like this guy does. Heck, maybe youll get yourself an editorial written on you too.
Aren't the things yellow?Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by genresrforposers
I seriously thought when I saw the E3 preview in EGM they were ALL yellow. Are there other colors of Loco Rocos because i don't believe i saw any black ones.
The guy is a moron.Posted: Jun 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Sern
The game is not racist. Please stop trying to make people look bad with your demeaning comments. Serriously. People are using racism arguments so much now days that it is becoming stale and repetative. This game is not recist, I promise. This guy is just a delusional fool who needs attention and to get over his hypocritical self.
What a crockPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by dallasLeBeau
These ppl just do not have nething else to do nowdays but sit around and try to cause problems instead of trying to fix them. If he feels that way then maybe he should look in the mirror next time he wakes up and ask himself this."Am I a racist or and idiot? Hell I am probably both." This guy is a clown and needs to get lost.
bass-ackwardsPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by ErsatzMike
Contrary to the blogger's statements, the colors chosen for the enemies in the game aren't a result of inherent racial conditioning. His reaction to them is.
dumbPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by sayno2evercrack
This is as dumb as that Tom Nook rumor someone started a few months ago.
Willfully blind...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Godheval
I've already replied on Alejandro's blog, so I'm not gonna spam my lengthy post here too. The thesis is this. It's funny how easy those of you who have never experienced racism can deny it. The LocoRoco character is clearly modelled after blackface - in the tradition of many other Japanese characters like Pokemon's Jynx. If that wasn't enough, then the big chunk of watermelon in front of him pretty much seals the deal. Do I think that the company has any real malice towards black people? No. I think that they find blackface amusing - just like many white people did when it was popular here in the U.S. However, what they fail to acknowledge - CANNOT even begin to understand - is its association with a long history of degradation. So perhaps it is funny - in the same way that a big squinty-eyed buck-toothed guy with a small penis chewing on a stick of bamboo and acting like a retard would be funny. After all, silly things are funny. Does it mean that they're acceptable, though? No. And would I call on that Japanese cariacature as being racist and take its creators to task? Hell yes, because I don't tolerate it in any form, against ANYone. Now does LocoRoco offend me, as a "black" person? No, I couldn't care less. It's a stupid video game, and has no bearing on anything that matters. But what DOES offend me is how many people have demonstrated willful ignorance and denial of racism in general, and their attempts to turn the criticism back on people who DARE to notice it, who DARE to be offended, who DARE to be subjected to it. Yeah, because racism will stop existing as soon as black people (or other victims) stop noticing it, right? Shut up, you idiots.
I'm Italian (no not white) and I'm pround!!!Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by microsoft4life360
I don't care about my skin color. I love my heritage and am not embarrassed to show it. I do not want to be a different heritage becasue I am happy with who I am. And I don't give a shit what anybody says discriminatiing Italians because I know that Italians are damn good people. So if anyone has anything to say about it, say it to me.
Nope.Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Solomon7589
I don't think that any of the images or things used in LocoRoco have any sort of racisim in them at all.
I WTF at that dude.Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by braidedsamurai87
He's reaching for something. What it is I don't know. But I'll pre-order LocoRoco, film myself playing it, and send it to him.
Japanese Women love brothersPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by warstar_Xbox_PS2_GC
I am a commissioned Nuclear officer in the Navy and I had a tour in Japan as an enlisted and the Women loved the blacks guys for some reason. LOL and it pissed off the men too. I remember walking back to the ship and passing an alley where there were a buinch of Japanese kids with pimped out Hondas. And get this. They were freaking break dancing in competition. Thats something black gand bangers used to compete against one another in the 80s instead of fighting. I felt like they were paying me homage. Besides Im sure Japanese are no way near as close to be as rasist towards blacks as whites are towards blacks and vice verse. Hell Ive seen white women walk to the other side of the street to avoid passing black men.
All Asian countries have racists... against other Asians...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by NeoJobe
Seriously, most people in Japan don't even know black people are real... they think that they are just dirty Europeans... Joke... it was a joke, laugh... or shake your head disapprovingly. But seriously, if you think that anyone from Japan wakes up one day and says to themselves, "you know what, I think I'm going to make a game that comments about American race issues and the white response to free blacks in American cities..." I mean that is some powerful stupid... I mean wow... Really, really stupid. And if I am wrong, and it turns out to be true that this game is racist, well then I laugh at its failure to hate in any tangible way. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Sorry, my skull just exploded... how is this front page news?
Anyone notice how Smith capitalizes "Blacks"?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by JimmySunderland
That's a little telling... :O I mean, would you use the uppercase Whites? Do we have a racist news editor here at 1up? LMFAO!
i think thatPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Blacksun
i feel that u cannot jump to conlusions so suddenly. i think that yes there is some similarities between the to things presented before us. but i believe its merely coincedence. i think no person in there right mind would make themselves that low in society by making a cheap shot at my people.
Is this the token black locoroco?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by JimmySunderland
http://img173.imageshack.us/img173/9943/blacklocoroco2ll.jpg LOL! NOTE: Copy link and paste into browser.
Has our society devolved this much?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Waychel
I will admit that there have been some racist representations of black people in videogames and anime over the years (Squaresoft's Tom Sawyer and Mr. Popo from Dragon Ball Z), but that doesn't necessarily mean we are seeing an example of racism or blackface here with LocoRoco. I highly doubt that the Japanese developers were even thinking about blackface when they designed this creature. The concept is so inherently simple and devoid of any human similarity that I can only wonder how anyone could insist on such a comparison with a straight face. There is enough real racism in the real world to worry about; do we really need to over-analyze a simple creature design like this to make up a non-existent issue? This is just a sad and pathetic example of how overly-sensitive our society has become. If Pacman were released today, would people have called it racist too?
who cares?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by traynUVthawt
everyone should just STFU and quit being so god damned politically correct.
Japan is notoriously racistPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by SenorGonads
From cross eyed big lipped Balrog, to Marduk's mock rape of Anna, to Bob Sapp big black man who eats nothing but bananas in commercials. To the black characters that goku used to beat up in dragon ball. I've had racist Japanese proffesors and their sheltered sometimes isolationist, and supremist culture is glorified in most if not all of their artistic expression. Read about the culture and how they have been towards the Chinese as well and you should have some understanding that saying that the Japanese as a culture are institutionally racist is the understatement of the year.
The Sony bashing on this site is getting ridiculous...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by JimmySunderland
So LocoRoco's racist now, huh? And since when do the inane musings of a blogger merit a front-page story? Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if a certain 1up news editor turns out to be a viral marketeer for M$ or something.
How is somebody racist for calling something racist?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by the_illest_one
Just a thought. That seems to be happening more and more. "I'm sure he is not racist but,..." I don't get that. He COULD be racist.....how? Explain please.
That is preposterous!Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by ChuckQuizmo
To assume that LocoRoco is racist, and call it that, cause it coincidentally resembles old American art work and representatsions of the African people is ridiculous. It's a well known fact that a majority of Japanese people are as facisnated with our Western culture as we are with their Eastern culture. A more likely scenario is that, while they do look similar, the Japanese developers were inspired by the old American art-NO RACISM ATTACHED!! Either that or it's a complete coincidence.....
'Removed' By Own Request?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by jollydwarf
Maybe 1up only obliged his wishes, as I'm sure his PMs were multiplying like Viagra spam in my old Yahoo! Mail account. I'm sure they were all very supportive, though.
Hmm...seems more like ignorance than racism.Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by the_illest_one
From what I know about the Japanese they really are not racist they just don't know what's PC and what's not. I can't believe that this is purposeful. Of course there is always a possibility..............
Japanese ARE VERY Racist!Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by rocknsu34
Do you not realize that the Japanese will not give anybody citizenship unless your whole family is Japanese and has been for centurys. They also can't have ever left the country to aquire citizenship somewhere else.they have koreans that have lived their for centurys and who veiw themselves as japanese but can't become citizens and are discriminated against. Ignorant people please stop posting. I don't like typing!!!
Alejandro has been removed from 1up.Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by acegamer13
I clicked on his name to read his blog about his comments and it's not there. Apparently 1up doesn't like it when you express yourself even in the harshest way, wether he's right or wrong. Actually, he's wrong anyways.
About Black and White pplPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by bay-burnah
there are no such people as Black or white people , only Brown, Dark-Brown, Light-Brown, Pail, fair-skinned, Olive complective, Beige, Albino, Frekaled, Caramel, and red blue and yellow...my face gets red, when i strain or am blushing, and turnes blue when oxygen is not flowing to my lunges and i have seen yellow people, and but that's because their kindeys have failed them...People open your eyes!!!! There are no Black people on earth,...oh yeah we all are Turn Black when you turn off the lights but honestly if you consider yourself a Black or White person look at your skin now, and be honest is it really white, or is it really black, if it were would you be happy with those colors....my guess yes, cause it's what's on the inside that counts
Stop.Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by UISjackolope
Let's stop putting so much importance on race, for the love of pete. Race is such a big stink everywhere, let's keep it out of video game discussion, please. This is a non-issue and the fact that it is even being addressed is embaressing. If you want to whine about race relations, go be a politician. This is not what video games are about.
It makes sense if you want it to make sense.Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by pulyx
Things are just like that. People believe what the want to believe. For an example. i think GTA San Amdreas is extremely racist and no one seems to care about it. While in loco roco those characters might resemble, but a lot things have resamblances and that doesnt make them the same thing. I think they look like black squids. So what ? I think Alejandro is making a storm in a glass of water. GTA is racist. Racist against jewish people racist agains black people, racist about hispanics and racist about italians. So, that is over reacting. Thats what i think.
hhahahaPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by toxicwaste21
Silly, silly, silly. When I look at those images I see a tarantula-like <b>enemy</b> colored black as a universal symbol of death. It's a god damn enemy! Of course it's going to be some sort of evil color such as black (death) or red (danger). I'm sure there are just as many red enemies as there are black. They just happened to choose black for that enemy because it looks like a tarantula. I've never seen a bold red spider. No racism indeed.
Uh..Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by OminousPotato
Well, I guess they look similar, but I really don't see the relevancy. If this guy thinks that Japanese developers put this in on purpose, he is an idiot. Besides, think of all the stereotypes there are in gaming already. Mario and the characters of the Mushroom Kingdom, GTA, and many other games have had racism, and I'm sure the developer meant no harm by the design of the enemy characters. Besides, you're a yellow blob. It's not like you're white or anything...geez. People play the black card for anything nowadays.
Its Hawaiian inspired...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by RyoHazuki
The game is obviously Hawaii inspired just like Super Mario Sunshine was. There is even a Hawaiian dish called Loco Moco which is undoubtedly where the title "Loco Roco" came from. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loco_Moco Jpn. developers have dwelved into race stereotypes before (Samba De Amigo: Amigo is a monkey with big hat) but it doesn't detract from the game if you don't let it.
The japanese are notoriously racist...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by TheBarryman
I'm not necessarily offended by this, but it's pretty widely known that the Japanese culture is highly racist against non-Japanese.
Racist, you must be crazyPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by scion0614
Loco Roco is not racist beecause the loco rocos has difftent colors red, blue, green, black,pink; So I wonder if you still think Loco Roco Racist, because to me it doesn't seem that Loco Racist here take a look for your self. http://www.locoroco.jp/home/ when you get to the loco roco web site click on "character" on the left side of the page.
He does have a good point...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by crunner
The creatures do look like blackfaces. I think its an interesting thing to bring up. Now I sincerly doubt the makers of LocoRoco meant to be racist, but they most certanly seems to be oblivious. This definatley shows a disconnect between Japanese and American culture. From the examples in the article, Japanese see the blackface just as a form of entertainment while in America it represents the very racist and segregated society of past. The Japanese arent bothered at all by it, but Im sure many Americans, especially black Americans, would be very offended by it. Now will most people see blackfaces when looking at these creatures? Not likey. And if they did nothing else about the games seems to resemble any form of racism so the majority of Americans wouldnt be bothered by this, IMO. Did the original blogger overreact to this? Maybe, but who cares? There are far more important things to be concerned about.
stupid race baiters...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Klus_Goose
Go to hell................
Race CardPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by TheLongShaft
Why is everyone so quick to pull the race card? This is a videogame and a harmless one at that, this guy is obviously a moron. He must be the type that thinks everyone is out to get him. Let fact be known that I have imported the game and there is in no way shape or form that this a game about any type of races at all. This is a game about blobs and people who think differently should probably stay away from games and for that matter life. Good day!
Meh...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by StyleDiedin79
In terms of being intentional, I really doubt they were actually GOING for looking like that particular character. This isn't the first time this has happened either. Barret = Mr. T in Final Fantasy VII complete with excessive swearing and "black" accent (ending verbs in in' instead of ing). For a game that's attempting to be innocent in appearance and presentation I doubt that a Japanese developer would take a stab at African-Americans especially since they did not experience anything to the effect of the Civil Rights movement of the 60s and 70s. Unintentional and really insignificant as the characters don't even have "races" associated to them that are close to human races. For christ sake, they're circles.
This Made it into the Main News Page?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by that_jon_guy
How come my opinions never make it to the homepage? Guys, the dude is entitled to his own opinions and observations. Just because it's different and a bit obscure, does not mean you need to rip the guy a new one. Lay off him okay.
They are charactersPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by bananaboy32
in a trippy looking world. If they DIDN'T fill stereotypes THAT would be the surprise. Honestly people need to lay off the politically correctness. If you can't laugh at yourself you have no business laughing at all.
RidiculousPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Jiguryo
Sorry, buddy -- it's not the first, nor the last time that dark-coloured creatures will be portrayed as villains. And yet, we all go down to Semantics-ville: how many times did you have to battle the ''forces of darkness'' on tons of RPG games? How many times did one associate it with ethnic portrayals just for the ''darkness'' definition itself? Seriously now... I think that's pretty much what I'd call ''overreacting''.
Bringing up racism...Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by StaryxTaldin
...in an attempt to snuff it out just further ingrains the differences in the minds of the people. It's like fuel to a fire.
Way to go Alejandro!Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by sharktastic
A great step backward for the anti-racism movement! It's just like PETA. A lot of their causes are just, such as the pointless fur trade, and the torture of slaughterhouse animals. But because they do stupid crap like try to rename cities or ban certain logos, everyone dismisses them as a bunch of loonies and their causes are completely discredited. If this Loco Roco garbage picks up steam, sincere anti-racism activists will be branded as maniacs on a witch hunt.
Random AccusationsPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by !Wissy!
Loco Roco is not a racist game and i do not see how anyone could think that. How could you say that it's a racist game? While people are making random accusations against a fun and unique game why can't I join? I think Loco Roco is trying to make children fat by teaching you that if you eat things and get bigger then you can protect yourself. How about that. Yea I said it Loco Roco what you gonna do, your secrets out and your going to sell like the Dreamcast. Yea what do you think now?
Slow news day huh?Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by blackchild1101
You gotta be kidding me right? This kid seriously needs to get out more if he thinks that those "black" face goombas (I know) are "racists" portrails of African Americans. While were on the subject, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and King Kong are also protraying African Americans as monkeys. Mario is sterotyping all Itailians as pizza eating plumbers. And the Halo franchise sends the message that soliders that are not "chemically" enhanced won't make it in the army of tommorrow.
First off!!Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by bay-burnah
In my entire 25 years of living on this earth..I have still yet to see a black person, the image of the figure that we see in the picture is not from this world, no one looks like that, and if anyone says that loco roco is a racist game then they need to start taking their medication again, because they have totally lost their mind... This whole black and white thing has gone to far... if i can date back to kinder garden, i believe i know how to differentiate colors, the last time a saw some one that color was when i saw pics of an individual who was caught in a fire, and their skinned was burnt. It's sad, because adults and children should all be re-educated as far as learning basic colors. People ask me &quot;what are you&quot; I'll tell them, &quot;I'm American&quot;, and then they say...&quot; no i mean, are you mixed with black and white&quot;.. I tell them &quot;look at my skin, does it look black or white to you&quot;? (black and white makes Grey) I have to get on my lady about that stuff... she's Filipino...the same color as me i bet she would be offended if i called her black, or white.... we are all one race, just different colors... except black or white..
and in Todays Negative Gaming NewsPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by sqratch
I was waiting for today's negative gaming news nugget by Luke but this one did take me by surprise. Writing a news report with such an inflammatory title based on a 1Up.com blogger is pretty sad. These characters look a lot more Carribean to me but anything to attack Sony right. Stay negative. At least it entertains and keeps people coming back for more. Enjoy.
Oh boy...here we go.....Posted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by coldcrush
I've been playing the European version of Loco Roco, and when I first saw those little dreadlocked enemies, I was instantly reminded of those old 30's and 40's print ads I always saw in the south (where I grew up), with blackface/minstrel-esque paintings of black people smiling and holding hot sauce. There seems to be a certain lack of understanding when it comes to the Japanese Culture and racism towards black people here in the states. Here's a bit of history for you: "There seems to be a lack of sensitivity among the Japanese toward racism against blacks. For example, one Japanese doo-wop pop group (see Rats & Star) in 1970s routinely appeared on stage painting their skin dark brown and wearing sunglasses to look black, totally oblivious to the implications of such an act in the West. Similarly, during the 1980s, Takara created and sold a doll called "Dakko-chan" (snuggle baby), an inflatable dark-colored plastic doll with fat lips and arms that could wrap around human arms or other pole-like objects. The doll was a commercial hit and was soon exported outside Japan as "Little Black Sambo". Many Americans made claims that it resembled blackface costumes worn by performers in the minstrel shows popular in the past. After receiving numerous complaints, the sales of the doll were stopped. In Japan, as a sort of hasty reaction, there were efforts to remove anything that people believed were racist against black people. The sale of Japanese translations of the book "Little Black Sambo", was halted. Any pictorial representations of blacks with fat lips, especially in manga and anime, were purged during this period." In anime back in the 80's and early 90's, I would still sometimes see black people drawn with the big lips and everything. Now mind you, I'm no over-sensitive P.C. whiner, but the visual similarities between blackface and those little Loco Roco guys can't be denied. But I seriously doubt that the developers meant any harm in their depictions. I think there's a social disconnect between our society and theirs, and they may not even realize that it's offensive, especially given the bit of history above. To be frank, the most overt racism in Japan is mostly directed at Chinese and Korean people, for obvious reasons. Japan is a much more racially homogeneous country than the US (but there is certainly still discrimination). But to be honest, the racial implications that go along with blackface images are lost on many of the Japanese, who simply don't understand what blacks had to go through before (and after to this very day) the Civil Rights Movement. there are numerous situations where the Japanese appropriate foreign images without even realizing what the image implies. Simiarly, why aren't people in the US still angry about the Aunt Jemima logo for their pancake mix??
BTW: LUKEPosted: Jun 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by blackchild1101
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This will be quite a read but here it goes, I need to know what my rights are in terms of police seizing my property. In this case 8 horses. On June 9th, 2012, there were 4 horses dropped off at my property (one was for training, the other three were to train and resell). Each one had a disease known as strangles, which is highly contagious between horses. These four then gave it to my three personal horses and my whole herd got thin from it. Then I got weight on them, and the strangles mutated and went through them all again. This time they got scary thin and I had the cops called on me from people who saw them from the road. The Sheriff came out once, I asked him if he wanted to look at my horses, and he said no and left.
After this Sheriff came out, a detective and cops came out to my property several times while I was not home and they did not leave any notices or anything that said that they were out here. In late August, I was in town with my husband and my mother in law called my husband and said that the police were on the property looking at the horses. When we pulled up, I was greeted by a detective, a Sheriff and a vet. They went on to tell me how thin my horses were and how they needed to be fed and watered and have shelter and that if they came out again, they would seize my animals and I would be charged with 7 counts of animal cruelty. They did not listen to what I had to say about these horses' history, much less what was wrong with them. The vet did not take any fecals, draw blood or even care to look under their jaws and notice the huge blister like puss filled gouges under them. Again, they did not have a search warrant or
order to be out here.
Now I just had a filly pass due to a hoof abscess in February. She was down for a lengthy period of time because of this abscess (I was in Bismarck giving birth to our second son so I do not know for sure how long she was down). But when I came home, her leg was beyond swollen and there was no way she could get up. We went through a blizzard the next two days, and she passed in early morning the day the vet was going to come out. I had to have a necropsy performed on her for insurance purposes, and the vet that was doing the necropsy looked at me and said that she was "a little thin". I told the vet "no, shes been getting top quality hay and feed". (By "top quality, I mean the best stuff on the market for horses, which is Standlee Hay, at $15.00 a bale for a 50 pound bale.
Then on March 27th, the detective and sheriff that were out last August, came out and looked around (again with no search warrant) and the detective told me that the vet that had done the necropsy turned me in and said that I had starved that filly to death. So she went and made a few phone calls, came back and told me that she was going to seize them that day. She and the sheriff left, and a couple hours later were back with a truck and trailer and a vet and seized them. Once again, no warrant, no court order, and ALL (except for two, but they were in good shape too) my horses were seized. They were all healthy (except those two that were still gaining weight from the strangles that ended in December in them). They were all fit, sound, had excellent weight and had fresh water. They were fed by hand (we live on a dry lot) and one would think that they were owned by a professional horse person (which I am).
I asked the Sheriff if they could seize my horses with no warrant, and he told me yes.
I dont really know what to do here. I dont want to be in trouble for something I did not do, and I really dont want animal cruelty counts on my record because I am not cruel to animals. Never once starved or neglected any of them. And, I want at least two of these horses back. Any suggestions?
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Hi- I wanted you to know I've begun research into North Dakota animal cruelty laws. I didn't see in your post what section you were charged with. I did find the following:
36-21.1-05 Animal with infectious disease.
No person owning or having charge of any animal, knowing the animal to have any infectious or contagious disease, or to have recently been exposed thereto, may knowingly permit such animal to run at large or come into contact with another animal, or with another person without the person's knowledge and permission.
In this regard any statements you make to a police officer or detective are admissions or could be used against you and as such silence is golden because I believe this is a
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Hi! I haven't been charged with anything yet.
On June 9th, 2012 I had four horses dropped off. They had "just gotten over" strangles, or so I was led to believe. One of these horses was my cousins, one was my moms, and the other two I took in to train and resell. They all came from the same place, the lady/breeder brought them to my house on Staurday June 9. My property isn't big enough to keep everyone far away from each other for 30 consecutive days to prevent any "leftovers" from spreading to my personal horses.
I've had horses for most of my life (16 out of 21 years), so I did know immediately when my horses started losing weight in late August. I thought that there would have been no need to call in vet assistance (what would they have done to a virus?), so I didnt. August 27th, 2012 (I believe) a detective, sheriff and vet were in my yard and petting my horses. I did immediately tell them that the horses had strangles. They seemed to not care and went on to tell me about "proper horse care". Then the detective pulled me aside and told me if they were out here again they'd seize my horses. Then they left. No paperwork was left or sent to me, nothing.
So I started taking TONS of pictures of my horses. I have 1,621 on my iPhone of them in fact. I just did what I've Benny doing and all but forgot about what had happened. I bought a filly from a friend of mine in October and kept her isolated from the rest of my herd as she wasn't even a year old and the second youngest I had was two and a stallion. In mid December, I left for Bismarck to have our son. I didnt come back until late February, after he was born. The first weekend of March I went to check on this filly and she was down with this huge abscess on her hind leg. My mother in law (who was taking care of the horses while we gone), did call me two weeks prior to this and did tell me that this filly has been laying down a lot. I didnt expect her leg to be so swollen when I saw her though.
Anyway, we went through a blizzard that weekend so no vet could come out and look at her. She passed two days later, so I called my insurance company and told them that she had passed and they told me that I needed to get a necropsy done. I took this filly in two days later. The vet was not my personal vet, and didnt say anything or ask hardly any questions. All she asked was how long the filly had been down, how much I've been feeding her and she was a little thin. This filly had been down for quite a few days, I don't honestly know how long for sure, and she's been lying down quite often the past two weeks.
Then on March 28th, I had the same detective knocking on my door that had been here before. She asked me to go outside and just looked around and told me she was going to make a phone call. She came back and told me she was told by a vet to seize them. Didnt tell me why. I kept my mouth shut almost the entire time they were here taking my horses. I only asked the sheriff if they needed a warrant to be here. Then I left it all be.
I really feel like I have done something wrong when I haven't. I had 8 horses seized, and all but two were in excellent condition. The two that were about a 4 on the body condition scale. Hope this helps some...
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North Dakota actually is considered to have lenient laws when it comes to animal cruelty. That being said, with regards XXXXX XXXXX seizure of your horses without a warrant I found the law that basically gives any joe schmo cop the right to do what they did if they have "Reasonable Cause to Believe' cruelty has occurred and then they can even sell them to pay for the expenses. A copy of the bill is here:
"SECTION 9. A new section to chapter 36-21.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows:
Seizure of animal - Warrant - Court order.
A law enforcement officer may seize an animal, without a warrant or court order, if:
a. (1)
There is reasonable cause to believe that the animal has been subjected to
an activity prohibited by this chapter; and
(2) During the time normally required to obtain a warrant or a court order, the
animal would be subjected to extreme suffering; or Other exigent circumstances exist.
A law enforcement officer seizing an animal without a warrant or court order, in accordance with subsection 1, shall show cause for the action thereafter. If the court finds sufficient cause, the court shall issue an order ratifying the seizure of the animal. If the court finds insufficient cause, the court shall order the return of the animal to its owner or order any other appropriate remedy."
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In reference to the above analysis, the taking of your horses will be easy for them, particularly wit the assistance of a vet since all they have to prove is reasonable cause that abuse or neglect is present. Note: they don't have to be right. Ideally, if you can prove them right, you can get your horses back, but unfortunately they could be sold by then. I would call and ask how long they keep the animals before they sell them. Do not say ANYTHING else about yourself or the case. Just find out so you know how much time you have to try to beat this thing.
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I thank you so much for all your help! I will contact someone today about the time frame.
If my horses have already been sold, would there be any way I could get them back? They all had water, all but two were 100% healthy, and all got fed too quality feed twice a day.
Again, thank you so much. I surely appreciate it!
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I didst find anything pertaining to your rights once the animals are sold. I would imagine that if you are charged with a crime and found guilty, a condition of your
would most likely keep you from harboring animals in some way. However, if no case comes of all this I would ask my lawyer to get a "release" whereby the district attorney acknowledges that these are not evidence nor of any legal use to them now and they must be returned to you. I think you should have your lawyer do this. It seems unfair to pay for your own horses. But if it comes to that I found no law prohibiting it.
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Ok thank you. This just baffles my mind. I didnt do anything wrong.
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That's why you have to fight it as far as you can. Unfortunately, it's up to the personal opinion of a few people who can wreak havoc on your life. Hang in there. Fight the good fight. Find a vet who can testify as to your version of things. Make them prove everything and in the meantime make a motion for the release of the animals. It's a longshot, but since they have yet to charge you with anything they have no legal entitlement, one could argue.
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