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war877 Since: Dec, 2015
2016-08-05 00:11:18

I don't think this is an unfortunate implication about fan reactions. If I am reading it correctly, it is saying that there is a racist implication in the work, that you have a good chance of seeing if you are Japanese.

Unfortunate implications have always been the sort of thing where sometimes you need to squint a little to see it.

NubianSatyress Since: Mar, 2016
2016-08-05 05:04:42

No that isn't what the example says. The example refers the the belief that Americans are blaming Japanese developers for adding tropes to appeal to Japanese players, thus resulting in a game hated by Americans.

The example itself is saying that this is racist of American FANS to say because Japanese fans didn't like the game either.

Candi Since: Aug, 2012
2016-08-05 06:29:00

That's... A bit of a stretch to me. It's entirely possible to dislike Executive Meddling and the like without being racist against anyone caught in the middle.

Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
supergod Since: Jun, 2012
2016-08-05 06:35:23

I watched the linked video, and it's about Americans (or Westerners in general) being racist towards Japanese people for claiming that Samus appearing weaker and more helpless than usual is because of a supposedly inherent sexist attitude towards women in Japanese culture (details of which are on the Values Dissonance entry on the game's YMMV page here).

I'm not sure that example should stay.

Edited by supergod For we shall slay evil with logic...
StarSword Since: Sep, 2011
2016-08-05 07:03:54

I don't think that's a valid example of Unfortunate Implications. Internet Backdraft maybe, but the example is troping the fan reaction, not the work itself as described on UT's page. I think we pull a SCOTUS and remove based on the technicality.

Edited by StarSword Trust me, I'm an engineer!
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
2016-08-05 07:09:45

That should absolutely not stay. It's not Unfortunate Implications for the game, it's Unfortunate Implications for that group of people.

For example, if in a review of the game a reviewer said something with unfortunate implications (not pointing them out in the game, but making his own), that UI entry would go on his page, not the game's.

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chasemaddigan Since: Oct, 2011
2016-08-05 10:49:22

Okay, I removed the entry for the reasons given above. If anybody wants to refute it, they can take it to the discussion page.

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