The times, they are a-changin’. Right now Thor is a girl, Iron Man is a black girl, Spider-Man is mixed race, and if you disagree with these changes you’re…here it comes again, sexist and racist. Because that’s easier than actually understanding the nature of the complaint. Or maybe it’s the actual racists and sexists that yell the most. What do you expect, by their nature they’re angry nitwits; but both sides of every debate ever have plenty of those. Especially politics and fandom, and with so many things being politicized certain parties assume it’s always politics. Heck “politics” seems to have taken over “social issues” and made it into the same thing lately.
To better frame this I’m going to post a commentary by Bob Chipman. While the Game Overthinker has popped up on this site many times, “Moviebob” has another show nowadays, In Bob We Trust, where he discusses politics and media, sometimes at the same time, and in the latest episode he goes over some of the things I want to discuss, just with more swearing. This is a hot discussion topic by comic commentators in both the blogosphere and vlogosphere. While Chipman tries to make the case for the new round of “diverse characters” replacing the originals, there’s a reason why fans are upset, and it’s not racism or sexism. It’s also Marvel’s fault.
BW V-Log: Can We Talk About Nintendo Switch Games?
image source: Wikipedia, with color modification to match the official look
I hear complaints that the Switch isn’t launching with enough games. Maybe that’s actually a good thing? I decided this would make for a decent v-log as I talk about why having only a few games may be a blessing in disguise, while acknowledging a few more games wouldn’t have been too bad.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on January 24, 2017 in V-Logs, Video Game Spotlight and tagged commentary, Nintendo Switch, v-log.
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