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somehow making games protects you from being a racist uh huh

Seeing the way you're approaching this in other comments..you disregard how much culture and folklore can matter to a person. I see what you've said about it deeply affecting someone, and guess what? It did enough that I'm not the first person to bring it up. Some things are not meant to be shared.
I did process your points, and I have had to argue about this before and I am always met with people excusing appropriating culture the way you are.
It also should be said, YES, culture CAN have artwork derived from it in a respectful manner, but that doesn't apply to ALL cultures. Not everyone wants their culture used by others, especially those who are not originally apart of it (of which the game creator isn't, based on the comments and way they've responded).

At this point I am asking you to leave it at that, if you aren't going to understand why this is upsetting to me, this conversation clearly isn't worth having. You are acting just like the others before you, unmoved in their insistence on defending those who never have other's culture nor comfort in mind.

racists be racist. couldn't even defend yourself.

I'm not going to argue that you have no right to say something like this, and while I appreciate having outside input, my point still stands. I never said it was only my folklore either. Don't get it twisted.

As much as I would like to agree with sharing culture, there is a time and a place. This is not one of those times, nor is it one of those places. If your whole argument is only questions, I'm going to disregard it.  Wanting to protect my own folklore is not being elitist. It also doesn't matter if something is "derogatory" if it is appropriating culture. It's still bad.

Even if something is scary, that doesn't make it okay. That doesn't mean using someone else's culture is okay.

The fact you brought up another widely appropriated culture goes to show how little you understand about this topic.

There is no defending this. 

That's really funny, I'm Native and this is my friend who I gave full permission to comment something like this. The fact you have to make excuses like this despite being asked in the kindest way possible goes to show you have no actual care for how it is affecting other people.
It IS different. To put it simply, this is modern colonization of native culture. It would not be the first time someone has claimed "oh it's just a monster" directly to my face in the name of using something they should not. I'm of Cree descent myself, and it is apart of my folklore. Next time multiple people tell you to stop doing something because its appropriation, maybe you should listen and reflect on yourself as a person.