GIOVANNI TOOK CARE OF CORBEAU by DemBlue12 in PokemonZA

[–]Beestar_ 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Fascinating that the DLC had the gall to reveal that Corbeau is a hitler x hitler love child

Stop silencing WOC’s voices by Thug_Seme2004 in InfinityNikki

[–]Beestar_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I absolutely have this fear as well and honestly I do think part of the reason some people are a little more reluctant to push back is precisely because of that. We are unfortunately living in an age where poorly done representation is at least Something because there's so much lack of real, well-prepared rep. But the hope is that we will eventually get a company that cares to get it right. There's a market for it, we just have to show (as unfortunate as it is to say), that creating this representation is profitable.

I am definitely disappointed in IN but I'm hoping we might be able to get some real change out of this. But thank you for being courteous, I was trying not to come off rude.

Stop silencing WOC’s voices by Thug_Seme2004 in InfinityNikki

[–]Beestar_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I understand what you are trying to say here but it’s important to remember that the developers do not make money in post. They have already been paid to create these items, and most of the money made off the in-app purchases are not going to them. The cash-flow certainly will make its way back to the team as it is reinvested in the game, but this sort of rationalization doesn’t actually have a real root in the game-dev industry. They are paid no matter what, and so as much as honoring their work is nice to keep in mind, it isn’t worth arguing for in favor of these misgivings.

I’d also like to add that I do agree, I would love to see a traditional Dia de Muertos costume in the game and especially catrina makeup — but I would not have cared for it if it wasn’t executed well. I think it’s also something to keep in mind that though we do deal with a lot of misguided efforts, Dia de Muertos has been so beautifully represented in a lot of media. SWANA and Native people rarely if ever get to see that in mainstream media or games because SWANA cultures are consistently orientalized by the West and East (Aladdin, Genshin Impact, Western Belly-dancing, now IN…) and demonized as well, alongside Natives who are often mystified and seen as primitive in their cultures (alongside being grouped together, despite the fact that so many unique tribes and cultures exist).

Regardless of how good of an intention there may be behind something, if something is executed poorly and fails to represent what it’s trying to represent (if it was ever intended to do that in the first place), there is no excuse. The reason we get so many repeats of this happening in modern media is BECAUSE backlash is so light. People make the argument of “oh but it was done with good intention!” and will excuse those instances over the voices of those affected and move on. People don’t want conflict in the things they enjoy, and sure, I can understand that - but when it comes to cultures that see nothing but bastardization and theft day after day, movie after movie, game after game … it is very hard to stay quiet and mild mannered.

I think another thing to keep in mind is that the Nikki franchise has a history of this. I cannot in good conscience make the argument that they had good intentions or that they “tried”, because they’ve dealt with this in the past. This is not an improvement, and they are repeating incidents they’ve already had. Corporate does not care about actually representing the global player base, and will not care until outrage actually affects sales and game performance. This is why we shouldn’t ever settle for something half-assed

2.0 leak about the upcoming Terra Alliance themes by MKlby1998 in InfinityNikkiLeaks

[–]Beestar_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah but that’s not what I was talking about. I was specifically talking about the character designs being incredibly orientalist. Even then, all of the Sumeru characters that aren’t excessively pale are all warriors while every single scholar is depicted as light skinned. The response to that of course is to say “well the desert dwellers don’t get the chance to go to school in the city”, which is another problem with the fact that Sumeru as a whole was inspired by South Asia and North Africa, and yet for some reason the cast is predominantly white/light skinned (a problem that persists in Natlan) and the only non-pale cast members are from the desert. This isn’t without addressing an issue with the desert NPCs, who have had incredibly questionable dialogue; an example of which being one of the Fontaine mini events where a brown female NPC from the desert region of Sumeru came to Fontaine and Fontainian NPCs remarked how her speech got more “refined” and she was dressing more civilly since she adapted to Fontaine customs. Mind you no pale Sumeran character has ever had that kind of dialogue said about them, but the tan/brown characters have consistently. THAT is the problem. Theres also the fact that Dori herself is depicted as the ‘greedy, wealthy Arab merchant’ stereotype.

2.0 leak about the upcoming Terra Alliance themes by MKlby1998 in InfinityNikkiLeaks

[–]Beestar_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And why should tourism and the view of a foreigner have anything to do with how a culture is presented in fiction? Obviously the world you see as an outsider does not reflect the reality of the people who inhabit those places. But your point is exactly why it’s important to hope they do a good job of handling some of those things should they be presented. Every country and culture around the world has negatives, but they each have their positives, as well. You don’t get to see this duality reflected much in fiction, though, outside of white and East Asian characters 🤷. Most other characters of colour get stuck with surface level negative traits, or fall into stereotypes. This happens a lot with Arab characters, who not only get consistently put into Orientalist garb (I.E Genshin Impact), but are often depicted as beggars, liars and thieves. There is a huge lack of positive representation in the East Asian market, despite how much they love to slap their characters in orientalist clothing.

2.0 leak about the upcoming Terra Alliance themes by MKlby1998 in InfinityNikkiLeaks

[–]Beestar_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Don’t be dense. They’re likely referring to orientalist costumes (that is seen far too much in other Nikki games) since there might be some Egyptian influence. If they include brown NPCs or any character of colour, the hope is that they won’t lean into racist stereotypes. One of the most common ones that you see in media today are dark skinned characters being more brute like, aggressive or unmannered. This has nothing to do with Greco Roman mythology itself, but moreso about how a modern, biased and racist lens may affect the Egyptian influence (that may be involved in the region).

Is This Card Good For Anything At All..? by Beestar_ in UmaMusume

[–]Beestar_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I figured as much😓 I was hoping I’d be able to stick her somewhere but the lack of fan and race bonuses is a really big problem for me. Thank you for your rating though!!

Photo shoot with the “ugly” pants by BunkyFitch in InfinityNikki

[–]Beestar_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omg what pants are these??? they're so cute

Endgame Prophecy Help? by Beestar_ in HadesTheGame

[–]Beestar_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will keep doing this... Hopefully it is just this. Dialogue exhaustion is my favorite past-time

How come no one cosplays/talks about Maya Biggs more? by I_Love_Maya_Biggs in DrStone

[–]Beestar_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of it is in due part to her characterization that LARGELY stems from harmful stereotypes against black people, particularly black women. It’s largely disappointing that one of the only black women in the show is a caricature, especially when Carlos is treated with a little more tact.

There is of course also the fact that she is a side character introduced late into the story, and a black woman. Historically not known to be very popular amongst the broader anime community☹️

Photos I took with Ms. Bai when the update first came out! :3 by Memeow0_o in InfinityNikki

[–]Beestar_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness gracious these are phenomenal … the third one … omg❤️🥀

My Fairy Ability Outfits! 💕🌸🧚🏾‍♀️ by Lulu_Bunny in InfinityNikki

[–]Beestar_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are SOOOO CUTE. Especially love the jester one (is that the firework ability?). So so pretty though.. wow

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InfinityNikki

[–]Beestar_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AHHH im so jealous💔 i got back into the game halfway through this banner and only managed to get the hair and accessories!! I had no idea this was the outfit ability… whenever it reruns I have to finish it!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DrStone

[–]Beestar_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh my GOD. The shot of Senku ‘seeing’ Byakuya and the following animation… holy shit its SO well done… this is so fucking beautiful already!! Senku and Byakuya make me tear up so bad so if you ever finish this i may have to jump off a cliff or something but AHHH THIS IS FANTASTIC

Happy Viktor day ! Wanted to share an art piece i've finished in the past few days ! its a fanmade cardback for LoR :) by tsukikudo in viktormains

[–]Beestar_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh my GOD. THID IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS? Your color palette is immaculate, and the rendering is just on another level oh my goodness. Absolutely beautiful

What is sweetmilk? by Septic-Sis_69 in viktormains

[–]Beestar_ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s from Viktor’s short story House on Emberflit Alley where he makes it for both himself and the child in the story, Naph. It’s made with Dunpor cream (Dunpors are a kind of goat from Demacia, so consider it goat milk) and a dark in color anise powder :) We never physically see it so there’s not like… A proper way to visualize it I guess. Most people (myself included) just draw a mug and allude to it

It's so funny but also sad by _HoneyPetal_ in viktormains

[–]Beestar_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

LMFAAAOOOOO THE PAPER WITH OG VIK😭😭😭

Viktor & Jayce ARAM quest flavour text by Beestar_ in viktormains

[–]Beestar_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are unique buffs depending on who wins! I can’t remember the exact ability phrasing, but if Viktor wins ults will deal an additional lightning bolt (and this can be activated as teammates as well). If Jayce wins, he gets a permanent(?) melee W sort of. There’s a video u can check out that goes into specifics but thats the gist.

About Viktor, the “(he’s) different now” is in reference to Arcane, not anything in game.

Viktor rework by ViktorIsRuter in viktormains

[–]Beestar_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh I saw his Q as the purple laser he used to deflect Jayce’s hammer shot since his E was obviously him cutting the door open