Hi ive been liking this a lot so far but i just got to chapter 4 and I must say the racist joke with that lakitu is really not okay. I'm extremely disappointed.
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I absolutely get the criticism, you're totally right - and I apologize in hindsight for not noticing it myself. Genuinely very sorry for this, I really didn't have any bad intentions in mind.
I think I changed his name in one of the newer versions though and it should not be in the game anymore, did you update?
If I recall correctly, an Asian Lakitu called Rakitu. That's all it was. Hardly a thing, not even actually offensive outside of White People Countries because you gotta self flagellate these days, and actual Asians in their home country play on that known similarity all the time. I feel like the only sane person left in the world sometimes.
You're not missing out but it was utterly ridiculous that it was even changed to begin with and even more ridiculous that the creator grovelled about it. People have truly lost their minds.
Probably only white people or otherwise "white people country born" people who are sheltered from the real world being offended on behalf of other countries' people, too.
Actually it does bother me. I didn't feel the need to list every single instance of racism to get my point across that I didn't like the racism. While yes I thanked the creator for making an effort to make it better, that doesn't mean I suddenly think it's flawless. I checked the game to see that the name was changed, but haven't played it since then, and don't plan to. If you look at my comments you'll see that I never asked for a change or demanded anything, just expressed my distaste for it. It was the creator's decision to do so. If it were up to me, I probably would've redone the entire character, design and dialogue and all. So I think I'm being pretty consistent. If you want to be consistent too you can continue being a giant asshole, but if you wanna beat me at my own game you can surprise me by not replying or not being a dick.