Poll: Which is more racist?

[Custard_Angel]

No black characters in a game set on a robot planet? Completely acceptable.

No black characters in a game set in America? Questionable.

No black characters in a game set in Africa? Full retard.

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White man writes a good black character? Nice.

White man writes a bad black character? Bad writer.

Black man writes a good black character? Neat.

Black man writes a bad black character? Bad writer.

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Options aren't inherently racist.

 

[PrinceOfShapeir]

I'd say it's all context and a black character written by a white guy could be just as profound and genuine as a white character written by a white guy and whatever, but that's already been said several times.

 

[Arsen]

Characters shouldn't HAVE to be created for the sole sake of being "equal" in every false sense of the word. This is why several horrible, token black characters are introduced.

 

[FalloutJack]

The answer is C: Great Balls of Fire!

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

Having token black characters.

Stick with your pantheon as is. Don't write a character around being black. Characters should be based on personality, not race. I know this wasn't the question, but it's what I see you leaning towards.

Also, there are more races than just black and white.

 

[snowpuppy]

well time to shout my new favourite phase, YOUR ARGUMENT IS FLAWED!

 

[Risingblade]

So just cause you're white you can't write a about a black person?

 

[Merkavar]

niether of those options seem particularly racist to me

 

[mjc0961]

As many others before me have said, neither option is racist without more context.

Characters shouldn't HAVE to be created for the sole sake of being "equal" in every false sense of the word. This is why several horrible, token black characters are introduced.

Having token black characters.

Now that these guys said, these are worse than both of the scenarios presented in the poll.

 

[Akytalusia]

neither of those options seemed racist to me, so i didn't vote.

 

[Gigano]

I don't see why you'd have to be black to write a black character.

Not including black people in a setting and time where they naturally belong, with no explanation for their absence, would be somewhat racist though.

I don't really put much thought into whether a bunch of characters are black or white though, it isn't a trait of much importance; As long as there's a Black Russian in the vicinity, I'm good.

 

[Nouw]

I'm not quite sure if any of them are racist....

I see no reason skin color would matter when creating a superhero.

It doesn't but when you're adapting it to a film it's best to keep the original ethnicity.

the better question is, do you have any black supervillains?

Black Mask

 

[Trolldor]

In recent years I've created a pantheon of superheroes and a universe for them to dwell in, but Movie Bob's latest video has brought me to a realization: I don't have any black superheroes. Which now brings up this question: Which is worse, having black characters written by a white guy, or having no black characters?

What about an Asian superhero? An hispanic one? What about a latin-American one? Do you have an Indian super hero?

It's not racism that caused you to leave them out, it was identification. You're white, you make white heroes. It's a very normal, ordinary thing to do. You create identities you relate to.

 

[Saelune]

Nothing at all racist about either of those without racist context. Hell, black people can make black characters and be racist.
In my DnD campaing, most of my human characters are white, since I am. Maybe if a bunch of black people were playing DnD, most of their humans would be black and have typically "black" names.
Though I did have a part full of Middle Eastern, Egyptian, and Indian based characters, but the heros were in the desert region, and the main populous were based off the Mulhuroundi(sp?) of the Forgotten Realms setting.

(Ironically, most of my humans are Irish or Scottish, but Im from New York)((I like doing the accents, since I like making voices))

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

You forgot the "None of these are racist without context" option. Or the obligatory pancake option. There really is no racism in either one unless they're in some crazy context. No black people in the middle of LA, that's racist. A former member of the KKK writing a book where the main character is black, probably racist. No black people in the middle of some upper class white neighborhood in the 50's, not racist. A white man with many black friends who also helped him to develop the black characters, not racist.

Huh, I'm tempted to vote, just to see how many people actually voted, but I know I'll probably be annoyed at how many did.

Edit: Thank god for a "View results" button. Wow 36 people? that's way too many. Especially for the answer they chose...

 

[Xirema]

What about an Asian superhero? An hispanic one? What about a latin-American one? Do you have an Indian super hero?

It's not racism that caused you to leave them out, it was identification. You're white, you make white heroes. It's a very normal, ordinary thing to do. You create identities you relate to.

Characters shouldn't HAVE to be created for the sole sake of being "equal" in every false sense of the word. This is why several horrible, token black characters are introduced.

Having token black characters.

This, in a nutshell.

The worst thing you can do is write a black character for no purpose other than writing a black character. The threat isn't a white person writing a black character, but rather, a white person writing a "bad" black character. (Note that when I say "bad" I am not referring to their status as hero or villain)

You don't have to be of the same race as a character to identify with their motives, especially if their motives don't have anything to do with their race.

 

[Xirema]

Nothing at all racist about either of those without racist context. Hell, black people can make black characters and be racist.

(Insert obvious Tyler Perry reference here)

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Umm... Neither? The race of your characters shouldn't even come into it. Does skin colour change personality or something?