One of my points exactly. "American commentary" - Kotaku doesnt purport to be the American Gamers Guide its "the Gamers guide" with editors for Japan and Oceania and dedicated sub-sites for each of those regions. If you can speak English Kotaku (theoretically) should be for you. Why is this being brought up when it is culturally relevant to your country exclusively? Also, lets not be willfully naive enough to think this feature was "targeted" to Americans, it was aimed at clicks.
So youve encountered the term when you got to college, that doesnt support the "everyone knows about it" argument very well. Also, if these classes were on race, ethnicity, or american history youre recieving highly specialized, high-level knowledge that falls well outside the "mainstream". I'm not saying people dont know the terms use - again, I said in the OP i DO and I'm not American - its just a weak argument.
Also related - who gives a shit if theyre American developers? They didnt know the particular useage of this particular word as it relates to *one* countries cultural history. Just becuase that country is America doesnt make it any more important considering the situation at hand.
I don't mean to offend you in anyway, but IMO that is enough of
a trope that it wouldn't quell a controversy. Why not make the protagonist a black guy?
Yes, lets recall/edit the game because there is the chance that a small minority might be offended inadvertently by an honest lack of knowledge that results in a gameplay situation that is tenuously racist. Do you hear yourself?
Make the next protagonist black? Why? To apologize for this "offense"? Get out.