Hell, some people didn’t even wait for the GamesSoWhite hashtag. #GamesSoWhite that 50 shades of stubble is seen as groundbreaking diversity #gamessowhite Fallout 4 has customizable characters and still went with default white male for cinematic trailer. What do you mean #gamessowhite just look at the diversity of women in games – we've got blonde, brunette, and redhead #GamesSoWhite that mixing up protag stubble thickness is the closest we get to diversity When they wrote a serious story for a black character but still designed him to be the comic relief. #gamessowhite that Resident Evil 5 forgot part-way through its depiction of modern Africa that it wasn’t the black and white minstrel show. #gamessowhite So this is a fantasy game and anything is possible? Then why is everyone white? #GamesSoWhite that racist stereotypes embodied through monsters are easier to find than actual representation of POC #gamessowhite the only black Assassin's Creed PCs were Vita exclusive for a year or DLC. Whatever you feel about games and representation, that’s kinda fucked. Oh god, now you KNOW games representation is that bad. #gamessowhite no poc featured prominently in marketing. #GamesSoWhite including a character that isn't white and isn't a stereotype – that's "unrealistic/disingenuous/pushing an agenda/propaganda" #gamessowhite stereotypical pokemon are easier to find than the ethnic groups they mock /iiT2bK4yMH #GamesSoWhite folks can say without blinking people of colour are represented by fantasy beings, so race IS being dealt with in fantasy game #GamesSoWhite people speaking modern English in a medieval-Nordic-inspired world is not a break of realism, but having PoC appear is. #GamesSoWhite I had a bunch of folks arguing about historical accuracy in a game with dragons, elves and magic but few POC #gamessowhite that I mean seriously read the comments section anytime publishes an article on an unmoderated site This is starting to grate on people’s nerves, especially around E3 time, and Twitter user Desertfox899 decided to start a hashtag, not unlike the OscarsSoWhite one from last year. The amount of games that let you play hard locked as someone who’s not a white dude are painfully slim, and even the games that let you customize your character will more often than not have a white dude used in their marketing. It’s pretty much agreed upon that representation in video games is really lacking in protagonists that aren’t white dudes.
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