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Captain Durag
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DeepEnigma
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saintjules
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DeepEnigma
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It was introduced this past February for Black History Month. I never seen it, but it popped up again in someone's algo they sent me, somehow, someway...
IAmRei
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if only they can design better character, no offense,
but the character is like cheap shovelware parody character duh
it doesn't like superhero enough in my opinion .
DC titan like cyborg (not go version) is better suited design wise,
and still look fun and badass.
i mean, look at durag design is like homey cosplayer
than superheroes
but the character is like cheap shovelware parody character duh
it doesn't like superhero enough in my opinion .
DC titan like cyborg (not go version) is better suited design wise,
and still look fun and badass.
i mean, look at durag design is like homey cosplayer
than superheroes
roosnam1980
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Trilobit
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Why is it so common for Black superheroes to be some kind of billboards for African-American culture? I prefer when the main focus is on the character as a person and not on their ethnicity. There are probably lots of Black youths in USA who aren't urbanites and who don't live for spraying graffiti and listening to rap.
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Pejo
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IMO that's why Snipes' Blade landed so well for so many people. He was played straight and without pandering. I don't think Hollywood understands how to even do that anymore.
Jinzo Prime
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Durag? As in this?:
Why? Why would that be your Black superhero? Who would think of that as a name for a superhero?
Fuck that shit, this is a hero:
Random Japanese games make better Black characters these days, no excuse for Disney:
StreetsofBeige
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He's also a garbageman. lol
Jinzo Prime
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Grildon Tundy
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Celebrate diversity 
...No, not like that!
...No, not like that!
I remember thinking how refreshing Falcon was in The Winter Soldier. Just a good dude whose race is inconsequential and never mentioned. Imagine my disappointment seeing what they did to his character with his TV show during peak Hollywood retardation.
Avid Reading Horse
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Durag eh? Looks more like the name of a miniboss on like level 3 that the devs didn't put much thought into.
I always figured it would be hyphenated (do-rag).
I always figured it would be hyphenated (do-rag).
I think a lot of these types of superheroes were created to SPECIFICALLY target/appeal to these demographics. The suits see a wedge of "potential audience" that they want and they order up a stereotype to go after it.
Creating an actual novel hero is really hard as well, MUCH easier to slap some ethnic traits and give it a social cause to trumpet and move on. Take Spawn, for example. I don't recall many racial plotlines in the run I read. Hell, you could read a lot of issues and not even realize he WAS originally black.
Trogdor1123
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I read it entirely wrong at first.
I read it as Dur - ag
I read it as Dur - ag
StreetsofBeige
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Probably because the audience embraces it because every demographic will have a certain identity they can relate to. In games it's no different.
For every chill Black woman character like in Alan Wake 2, there's probably 10 or even 100 urbanite characters with giant afros or killermonger hair, big meatheads carrying the big gun in a shooter, and attitude chicks from the hood.
The Asian characters are almost always the skinny female with straight hair, while the Asian guy (often lean too) has short hair. And instead of meathead roles or big loud attitude, they will be the sniper, scout or communications specialist role.
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struggler_guts
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"conforms to stereotypes with durags and black people"
Next month:
"_____ cancelled for cultural appropriation for having a non black character wearing a durag"
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