LambdaTeos
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Favorite quote to this day
Too bad a lot of people don't understand it but god I love using it...
That and "did you mean to do that? " or "were you done talking?"
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Overwatch has one of the most positive depictions of Arabs I've seen in a video games
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Favorite quote to this day
Too bad a lot of people don't understand it but god I love using it...
That and "did you mean to do that? " or "were you done talking?"
I knew I was forgetting somebody
But I mean, really, who could resist that mighty beard?
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Mexico in OW does seem to not be the usual drugland it's depicted as, it's basically where their Elon Musk is at.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Same with Africa and the Middle East. Oasis in Iraq and Numbani (made up country kind of like Wakanda) are well developed
Psychoward
Banned
Uh
https://youtu.be/cPRRupAM4DI
Plus yeah it's host to one of two organized gangs in the universe
There's a really big divide between the rich and the poor there though yeah
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
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Perfect gif in more ways than one.
AlexFlame116
Member
Poor Australia became a wasteland for junkers.
I'll preface this by saying that I don't play the game:
It's good to see that you found somebody who you feel is a great representation for you OP, as a Brazilian with just a passing knowledge of the heroes in the game I cannot agree.
Lucio is just another party centric dude from Rio de janeiro because that's basically the only city people from outside the country know exists. So they do pretty well with some characters but I don't feel like Lucio goes beyond stereotypes for Brasil. Just like Laura in SFV.
If anybody who is Brazilian and plays the game more wants to chime in, I'd be happy to be proven wrong in regards to his characterization because I don't know anything more about it besides the fact that he's a DJ.
It's good to see that you found somebody who you feel is a great representation for you OP, as a Brazilian with just a passing knowledge of the heroes in the game I cannot agree.
Lucio is just another party centric dude from Rio de janeiro because that's basically the only city people from outside the country know exists. So they do pretty well with some characters but I don't feel like Lucio goes beyond stereotypes for Brasil. Just like Laura in SFV.
If anybody who is Brazilian and plays the game more wants to chime in, I'd be happy to be proven wrong in regards to his characterization because I don't know anything more about it besides the fact that he's a DJ.
Nux and Immortan Joe are a fun duo.
Lucio is probably the worst stereotype in the game besides widowmaker.
More games with diverse settings are always a good thing, but that's no reason to knock Overwatch, which does indeed have a story.
Red Arremer
Member
I remember there a discussion about an article a while back that said that the depiction of various cultures in Overwatch was bad, and one person in particular being extremely upset over the eye tattoo on the Amaris' eyes, claiming that it was an attempt of cherrypicking "only the cool stuff" out of the culture by mixing Ancient Egyptian and modern Arab.
What do you think about that, OP?
What do you think about that, OP?
iirc he was originally made to be canadian (hence deadmau5ish and hockey skins). they didn't really change him enough to be specifically brazilian tbh
love the character but yeah
edit. apparently that was debunked at some point. weird that he's in the situation where a lot of people could take that as a serious theory
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
I don't think Lucio is such a great representation of Brazil. He has an American accent, is a DJ, has a soccer skin, and speaks no Portuguese. It's a parade of stereotypes and it lacks even the baseline Brazilian accent that could have at least given it a shade of legitimacy.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Egyptian sistas
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Yearsoflurking
Member
Um no. Arab isn't a race or phenotype. It's actually a very offensive term to many there.
Iirc he was gonna be canadian until last minute, thats why he doesnt have an accent and thats why one of the alternate attires is a hockey uniform
What? I've never heard this in my life, and I know a lot of Arabic people who are not big pan-Arabists.
Also ever heard of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Republic, which Nasser was behind?
Abilidebob
Member
I WISH he was more "Brazilian". As already said in the thread I can't really tell that he's Brazilian. Right now he's as Brazilian as, I don't know, Will Smith is.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I'm talking about having single player so I can experiance the story rather than read about it.
Red Arremer
Member
What? This is the very first time I've ever heard that, even Arabs I know refer to themselves as Arab.
It's a term used to refer to the Arabic-dominated cultural region of the Arabian peninsula, Egypt and the Mashriq+Levant region.
CountAntonius
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ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Lucio is not a stereotype.
gablekevin
Neo Member
Im not sure if there is. I have always heard nothing but good things about him and he was also first revealed to everyone at a gaming event in Dubai. Not only that but he is regarded as one of the best new characters in SFV which always helps.
AppleSeason
Member
"Diversity sells"
I guess that the more and better you represent different people while avoiding stereotypes and bad depictions, the more people that will buy your product.
I guess that the more and better you represent different people while avoiding stereotypes and bad depictions, the more people that will buy your product.
You do realize the HQ of the Arab League is in Cairo, right?
So he wasn't even made with the intention to be Brazilian and they just fell back on stereotypes? Wonderful.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
I like Rashid's theme
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Never heard this before. Its my perspective from what I have learned in classes about the Middle East that speaking Arabic is what makes someone an Arab, not being from Saudi Arabia.
easterislandhead
Member
Since when. I have alot of Arab relatives. Never heard of that.
Are you going to tell this Brazilian person that they are wrong?
More than the French Femme Fatale?
Rynocirator
Member
Throwing shade at Rashid?
Only in the NA dub, Latin American Spanish dub gives him the accent and Portuguese voice lines.
I assume others do too.
This too!
I'm an Arab and I've never heard anyone saying that the term "Arab" is offensive.
sems4arsenal
Member
Ummmm no it isn't. I'm Egyptian.
slick7rick
Member
Thank you for your concern, but no it's not an offensive term. Source: been an Arab for 30+ years
Red Arremer
Member
Not really, the other Northern African countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) generally are not considered to be Arab, but Berber. Arabic also is a very wide-spread language among many Muslim countries, since it is used as the main language of the faith.
The term Arab has to do with the culture, which also was cemented historically and politically at this point, rather than based purely on language.
Arabs from Saudi Arabia are specifically referred to as Saudi Arabian or Saudis.
At least, to my knowledge.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
He looks like every other dude that's really into EDM.
Yup.
I watched wonder woman or big budget blockbuster to see how far diversity come along.
I'm particularly impressed with the native genocide and the brown guy would be actor but born into the wrong skin color lines.
Spinosaurus
Member
Are you talking about Rashid? I'm arab and I love him! I don't know what's stereotypical about him outside his awfully silly battle costume.
I'm big on Shaheen too, but Ana's definitely the best of the bunch. I've been really happy with the representation of us lately.
Dreams-Visions
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Yearsoflurking
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Lol i pushed send too quick go back and read
capitalCORN
Member
She's blue. Clearly an Asari.