5th Gen Black people

[Storm_has_formed]

Seriously!!!?

In case you havent noticed
Pokémon has never had BLACK people in it,

Do you think tehre gonna put black people in ,

Pokémon Black and White?

I think they should
its really racist to be honest!

why do people think like this!? Black people are seriously not needed to prevent racism of any sort.

 

[HaloSonic]

look, im black, and i dont really care that they arent any black people in pokemon, next thing they know is they put one in, and somebody goes on about stereotyping.

isn't dahlia in the battle arcade black?

and brock is black, you would know if you looked at his dad!

but race doesn't matter in pokemon at all in my opinion.

dhalia seems indian, and Brock seems like he's from southeastern Asia as opposed to Africa.

 

[Hamilton]

People are saying that it's a cultural thing, but think about it this way:

There are plenty of blonds in Pokemon. There are no blacks in Pokemon (except maybe Dahlia)

However, there aren't that many blonds or blacks living in Japan, so the cultural thing doesn't really make sense, since there are still blonds in Pokemon despite blonds being just as common as blacks.

well there are also a bunch of people with purple hair, blue hair, green hair, red hair, and rainbow hair- why not blonde? it's just another color on the spectrum

 

[HannahMontana]

Brock is not black.

Phoebe is Pacific Islander.

Dahlia is latina, the name says it all.

Many races and ethnicities aren't portrayed in Pokemon, black people aren't an exception, particularly when taking this from a cultural point of view. What annoys me is how hyper-sensitive people get when talking about race, and how we have to be so afraid we might offend someone.

 

[umbreon_4_life]

Why does it matter? It's a game. So what. I don't think we should be bringing racism into Pokemon games. People are people. Sometimes they have different colored skin. We don't need to argue because the color of the peoples' skin is all in the hands of the creators. It's just a game sprite. I don't understand why you're all so fired up about this.

 

[Crobat]

im black but im not african american. my father is egyptian and my mother is haitian. neither haitian nor egyptian is african american sooooooo people can be black without being african american.

i totoally support having skin color changes

 

[Charizard632]

All human characters in Pokemon so far are either White or Asian in race. Now that the next reigon might represent Washington (The State), there might be a few black people. In Pokemon Battle Revolution, you can change your character's skin color from white, to tan, to brown. So there might be some black people in Pokemon Black and White, maybe more in Black.

 

[HannahMontana]

All human characters in Pokemon so far are either White or Asian in race. Now that the next reigon might represent Washington (The State), there might be a few black people. In Pokemon Battle Revolution, you can change your character's skin color from white, to tan, to brown. So there might be some black people in Pokemon Black and White, maybe more in Black.

That was only in the versions outside Japan (or at least the US version) because people complained. But it really doesn't matter.

And I don't know where you're getting Washington.

 

[UlvMor]

Well having the option of changing the skin colour of your character in game would be kind of cool would it also not be a little bit weird since you would be the only character that had dark skin?

This shouldn't even be an issue though, as so many people have pointed out the games are made and set in an Asian country oh and umm also.. Not real.

 

[Unionhack]

In case you havent noticed
Pokémon has never had BLACK people in it,

Do you think tehre gonna put black people in ,

Pokémon Black and White?

I think they should
its really racist to be honest!

It's not racist if they don't include them, it's racist if they make fun of them. Plus, like many have said before me, it's based on Japan, where there are very few dark skinned folks.

 

[tylerab01]

Well now that you have mentioned it none of the anime or manga has ever had black people

 

[yung_link]

im black & this is how i c it, if they put a black person in pokemon & his pants r 2 low, or his skin is 2 dark, or his dialect is 2 "black", black ppl will hav a problem with it. putting black ppl in a pokemon game would just make GameFreak more vulnerable 2 accusations of racism & stereotyping, by the ppl who asked 4 it 2 begin with. do i want 2 c black ppl in pokemon? not if it keeps the next game from coming out cuz of a lawsuit! besides, we got a black president, thats good enough 4 me...

 

[Planetes.]

In case you havent noticed
Pokémon has never had BLACK people in it,

Do you think tehre gonna put black people in ,

Pokémon Black and White?

I think they should
its really racist to be honest!

spencer sort of is, and there's no black people in japan, and you don't think its racist to call the thread "Black People"? Its like asking why aren't there aliens in madden?

 

[Arolu]

In case you havent noticed
Pokémon has never had BLACK people in it,

Do you think tehre gonna put black people in ,

Pokémon Black and White?

I think they should
its really racist to be honest!

What about Brock from Red & Blue? D:
Although, I do think he was the only black person in the whole game. It would be great if Pokemon could implement different races into the game.
However, as the game is Japanese, they usually do just prefer to stick to lighter skin tones as that it the general preference.
So, our only chance, really, of another skin tone is probably an important character such as a Gym Leader or Elite Four Member.

 

[brownkidd]

I've thought about this for a while before commenting, but I truly hope that they include more diverse races for NPCs, but I really hope that they don't give players the option to choose their skin color.

Here is why: How do all the Pokémon games start? The Professor asks if you're a boy or girl, right? Well, imagine a little kid playing this game (because, let's face it, that's who these games are primarily targeted towards) and being faced with the question "Are you white or black?" or "What color is your skin?"

Now, my girlfriend has 3 kids ranging from 9 - 13 and only last year did they find out what black people were. Sure, african american kids go to their school, but we never taught them to draw distinctions between races of people, so they grew up just thinking everyone was the same, which is a pretty rad way to grow up, if you ask me.

If the new Pokémon games taught kids to draw racial distinctions, I think it'd just be a bit of a bummer. People are people and color really shouldn't matter.

When it comes down to it, it's just a game, so have fun with it and try not to take it too seriously.

p.s.
I'm very brown.

 

[Conan Edogawa]

I've thought about this for a while before commenting, but I truly hope that they include more diverse races for NPCs, but I really hope that they don't give players the option to choose their skin color.

Here is why: How do all the Pokémon games start? The Professor asks if you're a boy or girl, right? Well, imagine a little kid playing this game (because, let's face it, that's who these games are primarily targeted towards) and being faced with the question "Are you white or black?" or "What color is your skin?"

Now, my girlfriend has 3 kids ranging from 9 - 13 and only last year did they find out what black people were. Sure, african american kids go to their school, but we never taught them to draw distinctions between races of people, so they grew up just thinking everyone was the same, which is a pretty rad way to grow up, if you ask me.

If the new Pokémon games taught kids to draw racial distinctions, I think it'd just be a bit of a bummer. People are people and color really shouldn't matter.

When it comes down to it, it's just a game, so have fun with it and try not to take it too seriously.

p.s.
I'm very brown.

Thank you. You put out a very good point and I think that's the only real reason that they haven't added that feature is that very reason. The race of the character shouldn't matter, as well as the gender. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with having both genders playable, it just wouldn't bother me if we could only be girls or boys. I think it would be cool to see other races as NPCs, but adding different races for your character is not the greatest idea.

 

[EJ]

Lol somebody said dahlia was latina...nah She's most likely ~Indian/Middle Eastern.

I can tell you a thing or two about latinos. ; )

 

[war rock exe]

I'm black and i don't find this thread racist! I actually like the idea of black people in a pokemon game!!

 

[Kirbychu]

im black & this is how i c it, if they put a black person in pokemon & his pants r 2 low, or his skin is 2 dark, or his dialect is 2 "black", black ppl will hav a problem with it. putting black ppl in a pokemon game would just make GameFreak more vulnerable 2 accusations of racism & stereotyping, by the ppl who asked 4 it 2 begin with. do i want 2 c black ppl in pokemon? not if it keeps the next game from coming out cuz of a lawsuit! besides, we got a black president, thats good enough 4 me...

U do rlize that its not just certain black ppl that hav a problem with black stereotypes, rite?

Lol somebody said dahlia was latina...nah She's most likely ~Indian/Middle Eastern.

I can tell you a thing or two about latinos. ; )

If that's what floats your boat, and good for you. =D

I'm black and i don't find this thread racist! I actually like the idea of black people in a pokemon game!!

Just because we like the idea doesn't necessarily mean it's a good one.

 

[Jaiyke]

I guess the "Jynx" incident has gone over everyones head heehee jk jk
but still weren't they sued or something stating that Jynx was too much of a stereotypical African person resulting in it's color change from Black to Purple? i dunno.. dont care much.
But still... i would like to see many different Races incorporated into the games... it's not really a Necessity but it'd would be nice =)