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The Black Culture Thread |OT7| Luigi took our stare
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cant sing for shit though
It's sad really
Storm Chamber
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TheKaeptain
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My dad: "Wait Kendrick Lamar lost to that cry baby dude?"
This is hilarious. Chris Brown came on and he turns the channel.
https://twitter.com/NO_TATS_B/status/483413705900982272
This is hilarious. Chris Brown came on and he turns the channel.
https://twitter.com/NO_TATS_B/status/483413705900982272
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Nearly spat my mojito on my monitor. Damn.
Classic. Chris Rock is so out of touch, I am lovin it
User 73706
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Okay, so, prefacing this with a bit of context:
The game (let's just call it PLC) takes place in a fully-sealed dyson shell that functions as its own planet. Because of the closed-circuit nature of the world, it's allowed for the development of true mathematical / scientific absolutes, and as a result the tech levels have skyrocketed. Like, no overpopulation, necessities are always available, the economy is largely recreational, on-the-fly materialized objects and food, etc. Eight intelligent species live in the world, and nationality / ethnicity as well as the concept of a hetereonormative majority have largely been phased out of the worldwide culture, and from a diversity standpoint the other species have just as many potential ethnicities as humans. Anyways, part of the high tech standards have all eight species speaking a single language but in different dialects and accents mostly boiling down to personal preference. Here's where my inquiry comes in.
One of the eight main characters (playable classes - think TF2) is part of an alien race similar to Glacius, and has personally settled on a black voice. As far as his actual career, he's a cop who's made a good name for himself and has two children. In the story's present-day he's middle-aged, and as a result he's grown kind of bitter and aggressive because political corruption exists and that some people in the world are still trying to run hustles when the world provides them with just about everything they could ever need. Most crime here stems from recreation or wanting to bring other people down more than actual necessity. He's personally settled on his voice / cultural identity because he feels it's the right mix of intelligent, captivating and stern for his line of work, and his character on the surface acts a bit like Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. Problem is, I really don't want him being introduced out of the gate as the "arbitrary angry black guy" that starts beating the shit out of the other players. So, I guess my question is how do I pitch the notion of a socioculturally-equivalent world that's free of a realized majority to the same guys that made this thread an overly defensive war rather than a discussion?
The game (let's just call it PLC) takes place in a fully-sealed dyson shell that functions as its own planet. Because of the closed-circuit nature of the world, it's allowed for the development of true mathematical / scientific absolutes, and as a result the tech levels have skyrocketed. Like, no overpopulation, necessities are always available, the economy is largely recreational, on-the-fly materialized objects and food, etc. Eight intelligent species live in the world, and nationality / ethnicity as well as the concept of a hetereonormative majority have largely been phased out of the worldwide culture, and from a diversity standpoint the other species have just as many potential ethnicities as humans. Anyways, part of the high tech standards have all eight species speaking a single language but in different dialects and accents mostly boiling down to personal preference. Here's where my inquiry comes in.
One of the eight main characters (playable classes - think TF2) is part of an alien race similar to Glacius, and has personally settled on a black voice. As far as his actual career, he's a cop who's made a good name for himself and has two children. In the story's present-day he's middle-aged, and as a result he's grown kind of bitter and aggressive because political corruption exists and that some people in the world are still trying to run hustles when the world provides them with just about everything they could ever need. Most crime here stems from recreation or wanting to bring other people down more than actual necessity. He's personally settled on his voice / cultural identity because he feels it's the right mix of intelligent, captivating and stern for his line of work, and his character on the surface acts a bit like Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. Problem is, I really don't want him being introduced out of the gate as the "arbitrary angry black guy" that starts beating the shit out of the other players. So, I guess my question is how do I pitch the notion of a socioculturally-equivalent world that's free of a realized majority to the same guys that made this thread an overly defensive war rather than a discussion?
EscoBlades
Ubisoft Marketing
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Byakuya769
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Have fun with all of that.
You should know that Space Dandy is amazing, but it's not really an action show.
It's a comedy that does not give a fuck if it makes sense.
Also, Scarlet is a secondary character.
Storm Chamber
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Storm Chamber
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Esco comes to North America, and now all these English black women actors are suddenly appearing and getting the instant comeup.
Not that I am complaining.
Stop. The IRS wants their pound fo flesh, so he decided to pack on extra.
Not that I am complaining.
Stop. The IRS wants their pound fo flesh, so he decided to pack on extra.
I had to check my blood pressure afterwards.
Angelus Errare
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Wish I could just stream the damn awards, I'll have to wait for highlights tomorrow.
Alligatorjandro
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Your pressure rose when that dude said he was a white girl at heart
Angelus Errare
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That's his salary for the year.
Uno Venova
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I thought it was great, expected laverne cox to be on more though
He probably has to sweep and lock up after the show. Damn they just shaded Robin Thicke on his new simp album
Mrs. Manky
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The Book Of Negroes. Sounds like something out of a fantasy story.
"But, how will I defeat the evil Archmage and free the princess?"
"Son, you will have to go to the Black Tower. Inside will be...THE BOOK OF NEGROES. Within this tome is the spell to destroy the Archmage's power."
Vermillion
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Lol yess
Manmademan
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don't make yourself house poor: definitely not worth it.
as for your wife, there are tons and tons and tons of mba and ms programs designed for working professionals. They take anywhere from 1 to 2 years, plenty are online, and some are saturdays only. Going back to school full time is a sucker move for a graduate degree.
The forbidden bending art. lol
Angelus Errare
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Saw some pictures of some of the stars on the red carpet.
What the shit is that Zendaya chick wearin? Like really.
What the shit is that Zendaya chick wearin? Like really.
MikeBreezy92
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Travis barker not Kelly...
Prototype Viktor
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Black people don't know how to use the internet, get the DVD of the awards from the corner tomorrow
Manmademan
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Reading through that thread is a chore, and I'm not 100% certain it's directly applicable to what you want to do with your game. But as far as I can see, if you don't want your character introduced right out of the gate as an "arbitrary angry black guy" then don't make it arbitrary? No one has a problem with well rounded fleshed out characters that aren't perfect. If that's ALL there is to the character then you might want to go back to the drawing board.
how i feel
Manmademan
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has there ever been a significant fantasy story with an all black cast? There's some potential there to get away from the typical tolkien tropes.
I always wanted to write a book where a black youth gets transported to a fantasy world where magic spells are done in rhyme. And he becomes the chosen one because he is skilled at wrapping.
Alligatorjandro
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lol
Byakuya769
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We have two kids, and I'll be working crazy hours. Night school isn't even on the table.
Manmademan
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Manmademan
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I feel you on the rough schedule. I clock in well over 60 hours a week and have a 2 year old myself. There's a saturday only MBA program I've had my eye on. There is literally a program designed around the needs of every working professional you can think of these days.
This caught my eye on the gaming side. An RPG developed in Africa: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=846479
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/african-rpg-aurion
Hope we see more of this from other countries across the globe. Diversity is definitely something that game development lacks, and it'd be awesome to see games coming from different cultural POVs.
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/african-rpg-aurion
Hope we see more of this from other countries across the globe. Diversity is definitely something that game development lacks, and it'd be awesome to see games coming from different cultural POVs.
Byakuya769
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Hahaha, nah... big 3-0 here.
Angelus Errare
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lmao @ militant
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