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Nice, but you might trying a little too hard now. (Is there some journalism class that teaches people to do these things?)

1. I was going to ask if Native Americans are still getting offended over this sort of stuff, but I changed my mind after reading this: http://www.refinery29.com/2016/01/100504/chris-hemsworth-native-american-racist-instagram

It does beg the question as to why the Native Americans aren't getting mad at the Japanese for portraying their culture like this. I guess it's just easier to scream at and sue companies in North America, where everyone's close enough to be brought to court, even though the North American publishers have nothing to do with the original content of a Japanese-developed game.

Funny we still have The Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins still named as.....The Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins....along with Johnny Depp portraying Tonto in "The Lone Ranger" movie....because.

I will put it this way, odds that changing the one character from Indian to cowboy brings in another sale is close to zero, while odds it takes away an actual sale might still be low but a lot more likely; and the odder the game Ie stuff like monster mono, the greater a chance the censorship does not gain sales but loses them.

This is not an issue about right or wrong, but just some common business sense.

BadNewsBlues wrote:

Funny we still have The Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins still named as.....The Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins....along with Johnny Depp portraying Tonto in "The Lone Ranger" movie....because.

Also the Seminoles in Florida. I remember that team's name was under attack until the chief of the Seminoles stepped up and said he felt honored to have a football team as good as they are named after his peope.

Tsubasa's outfit was changed for the English version, but Kiria's outfit change actually happened between the development stage and end release of the Japanese version, so that has nothing to do with the English localization.

Mr. Oshawott wrote:

If Nintendo of America's censoring of Fire Emblem Fates and Bravely Second isn't bad enough, they're in their first stages of censoring the upcoming Fire Emblem title Tōkyō Mirage Sessions #FE. 2016 is indeed turning out to be yet another bleak year of censored gaming for Nintendo.

Tsubasa's outfit was changed for the English version, but Kiria's outfit change actually happened between the development stage and end release of the Japanese version, so that has nothing to do with the English localization.

Riddle me this, Batman. If people scream for diversity and games, and when diversity does show up you get Native Americans getting ushered out the door for white American cowboys no less, how is diversity supposed to happen? Does this also mean Red XIII is in danger of being censored in the FF7 remake as well?

I'm Puerto Rican; if someone's going to put a Puerto-Rican character in something, telling me I should be happy because the character is a drunk, poncho-wearing man with a sombrero and not another white guy is an insult.

Chester McCool wrote:

Riddle me this, Batman. If people scream for diversity and games, and when diversity does show up you get Native Americans getting ushered out the door for white American cowboys no less, how is diversity supposed to happen? Does this also mean Red XIII is in danger of being censored in the FF7 remake as well?

Diverity based on stereotypes is no better than not being represented at all.

I'm Puerto Rican; if someone's going to put a Puerto-Rican character in something, telling me I should be happy because the character is a drunk, poncho-wearing man with a sombrero and not another white guy is an insult.

You don't get diversity by just propagating stereotypes. You get it by showing people as people and not costumes.

Diverity based on stereotypes is no better than not being represented at all.

I'm Puerto Rican; if someone's going to put a Puerto-Rican character in something, telling me I should be happy because the character is a drunk, poncho-wearing man with a sombrero and not another white guy is an insult.

You don't get diversity by just propagating stereotypes. You get it by showing people as people and not costumes.

Quite frankly, guns make more sense for a cowboy class than a Native American class to start with.

Snakebit1995 wrote:

Basically Censorship has to be involuntary and forced, not a chosen practice made to appeal to a larger audience.

Uh, no. What has been done is self-censorship which NoA and Treehouse themselves openly, willingly and stubbornly done as per their own decisions. No one was pointing guns on their heads making them alter it against their free will.

And how laughable it is now to defend such acts as parts of "localization" when people were calling out on Rice balls being called "donuts" in Pokemon or disco guns in Gundam Seed, but when it suddenly irks their creep senses, then they fully justify needless alterations.

Levitz9 wrote:

Chester McCool wrote: Riddle me this, Batman. If people scream for diversity and games, and when diversity does show up you get Native Americans getting ushered out the door for white American cowboys no less, how is diversity supposed to happen? Does this also mean Red XIII is in danger of being censored in the FF7 remake as well? Diverity based on stereotypes is no better than not being represented at all. I'm Puerto Rican; if someone's going to put a Puerto-Rican character in something, telling me I should be happy because the character is a drunk, poncho-wearing man with a sombrero and not another white guy is an insult. You don't get diversity by just propagating stereotypes. You get it by showing people as people and not costumes.

Most Puerto Ricans ARE white, though. In fact, more so than the USA proper, which is about 72% white,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Puerto_Ricans

"Hispanic" is not a race. You do realize that White Spaniards, which include Basques are ALSO Hispanic, right? Same with the term "Latino".

It's not even a historical thing. Right now The Johnny Depp Lone Ranger movie, where a white man played a Native American (despite plenty of Native American actors available for the role) also stirred it up.