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Lord Varion June 11th, 2010 7:36 AM

Black people
 
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!

JP June 11th, 2010 7:38 AM

There's a screenshot of a darker skinned fellow sprite in the early Coro Coro pages.

Lord Varion June 11th, 2010 7:40 AM

Awesome
!!

but still cant believe there was no black people all along

luke June 11th, 2010 7:41 AM

JUST EVERYONE WATCH WHAT THEY SAY IN THIS THREAD!

ANY RACIST COMMENTS AND I WILL CUT YOU DOWN SO FAST YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT YOU.

Anyway, I hope we get more variety in the races of people in this game. I kind of understood in the first four games because they were based on Japanese locales but this one is looking likes its taking place somewhere else, so hopefully we'll see something different.

LethalTexture June 11th, 2010 7:41 AM

It's not racist? The game is based on real-life Japan, where there are a very small number of dark-skinned people living there.

The Doctor June 11th, 2010 7:51 AM

It would be cool to have four character choices.

White And Black Male
White And Black Female.

Although that could look a bit racist though it would be better.

Myles June 11th, 2010 7:52 AM

What Horizon said.

And dahlia (of the Battle Frontier) is black. And someone (I don't know the name) in Shadows of Almia is too.

dithyrambos June 11th, 2010 7:55 AM

Where is the "Will there be white people in Pokemon XXX?" thread. These characters aren't white. They're fair-skinned, but they aren't white. You should rephrase your question.....

If you're specifically looking for dark-skinned persons in video games, then point your finger at heterogeneous countries, like America. We really have no reason at all for the lack of diversity in our games (but we're making an effort these days?).

Heart Gold June 11th, 2010 7:56 AM

I don't see anything racist about this other than the people that make it look racist. Japan doesn't have a lot of black people living in it, so they don't really add them in their games because they don't see them a lot. Also, there is no reason this is racist because the games are based in Japan. It's only racist if you make it racist or your a troll.

dithyrambos June 11th, 2010 8:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myles (Post 5871952)
What Horizon said.

And dahlia (of the Battle Frontier) is black. And someone (I don't know the name) in Shadows of Almia is too.

Don't forget Phoebe! I absolutely love her. She's so pretty.~ (Though I really see these characters as Indian due to the nations close proximity to Asian countries but whatever. I don't think I'll get far arguing that point here.)

luke June 11th, 2010 8:13 AM

Yeah I always saw Phoebe as more Pacific Islander than black. But Dahlia was definitely of African descent.

JakeyBoy June 11th, 2010 8:42 AM

There better be an Italian Gym Leader in the games otherwise they're racist.

Haza June 11th, 2010 9:10 AM

Dahlia is not of African descent... she is Middle Eastern and they did their best to let you know without saying it. Look at her battle facility, theme music and Pokemon. She IS in fact poof that there can and will be other races included.

Slowkingz 4 Lyfe June 11th, 2010 9:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nintendork15 (Post 5871914)
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!

I haven't noticed it because I don't care about race. We're all human, we all originally came from Africa, so what difference does skin color/physical features make? The people who point this stuff out and complain about not "putting black people in it" are the racist ones because they think only about race. Sure, I wouldn't mind seeing black people in Pokemon, I think it would be cool, but that's not what I think about when I play Pokemon.

Darksun June 11th, 2010 10:11 AM

Brock? Or am I way wrong now? ;)

PokéToast June 11th, 2010 10:14 AM

It's not racist in the bit. Pokémon is made in Japan. It's based off the Japanese regions, and it's majority retail comes from Japan. So, being a company, they're going to make their products relatable to their biggest buyers, ie, making 99% of the game's characters light skinned.

99%? Well, there is Brock...

Dylan1 June 11th, 2010 10:16 AM

i seem to remember a darker skinned character in colloseum. or am i crazy?

Myles June 11th, 2010 10:22 AM

Brock is Japanese. He is just heavily tanned in some of his appearances.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/7/7b/HeartGold_SoulSilver_Brock.png/150px-HeartGold_SoulSilver_Brock.png

Tropical Sunlight June 11th, 2010 10:39 AM

I don't know for all you American people, but I hope they don't put any black people in it.

Dawn June 11th, 2010 10:41 AM

Huh. I just noticed that. I don't think it's racism though =/
I certainly didn't call Pokemon sexist back when we couldn't choose to play as a girl.

Pokémon Ranger ✩ Moriarty June 11th, 2010 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 5871928)
It's not racist? The game is based on real-life Japan, where there are a very small number of dark-skinned people living there.

I agree. It's not racist, it's a cultural thing. :|

Sylveon June 11th, 2010 10:50 AM

I was actually thinking the same thing this morning, but I don't think that it is racist.. not at all :\

Lord Varion June 11th, 2010 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PkMnTrainer Yellow (Post 5872430)
Huh. I just noticed that. I don't think it's racism though =/
I certainly didn't call Pokemon sexist back when we couldn't choose to play as a girl.


Well those were the times when us men did it all

Tanaki June 11th, 2010 10:56 AM

I don't particularly think that it would be too great of an idea. Just look at Resident Evil 5. It's entirely too easy for one culture to have misconceptions about another culture they don't fully understand and make generalizations that are offensive to others.

Bluerang1 June 11th, 2010 11:00 AM

It's be alright if the only Dark-Skinned person in the entire game was an Elite Trainer. Since Dahlia didn't cause any fuss. Hopefully they won't stereotype them xD

This is what I spotted:
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/132/b/2/OMG_Pokemon_Multiracial_by_Bluerang1.jpg
But the full scans proved me wrong :(
http://www.serebii.net/blackwhite/male-field.png (taken from Serebii :))

Actually, she still looks a tad dark skinned... hmmm.


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