What's really interesting to me is that the extremely, factually racist act of removing black people from stories has remained unchanged today - with the sole exception that we no longer call it racism. Now, it's artistic freedom. These "artists" don't have the dignity to erase black people from their works and then call it what it is, racism.
Let's first take a look at a definition of 'racism':
"Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that ones own race is superior"
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/de/definition/englisch_usa/racism
Don't you think your comment is quite a stretch? I have a hard time believing that the creative leads at Quantic Dream have the belief that they are superior to black people and thus chose two white protagonists (with a third still to be shown). Just because a story is based in Detroit, the main character does not necessarily have to be a person representing the majority in that location. The game can still be good, regardless of such questions. Again, it's a fictional story, not reality.
Are you suggesting that the reason Sony wanted Ellie off of the cover wasn't for the sake of pandering to men, and the reason why Netflix turned down a show with a black lead wasn't for the sake of pandering to whites?
So where do white males benefit from it? I certainly cannot see a benefit for myself or any other white male. Would be glad if you at least tried to explain instead of just repeating yourself.
Arguments tend to be one-sided when one side has nothing in the way of solid argument.
That's always the best way to engage in a discussion. Not trying to engage at all.
Yes, I agree, you absolutely don't care. Because you don't HAVE to care. And I really, really hope you reflect upon why you are so adamantly against the idea that people who have to constantly settle for and hope for games that represent people like them do. Because people who don't care about representation and people who complain about those who care are categorically separate.
Why do I have to care who appears in a movie, game or any other story as long as the story is enjoyable? You seriously cannot enjoy a game with a white male? Because I greatly enjoy movies and series with non-white males. And I definitely do not think that is detrimental to my joy (nor does it necessarily enhance it). Perhaps you should just try to calm down a bit and reflect on your sense of "self-justice". Maybe then you will also be able to enjoy media which do not have characters who represent yourself.
You bring up some very odd statements in your posts. White males benefitting from Sony's and Netflix' decisions to not have a female character on cover or have a show with a black cast, telling me that I am only happy because white males are overrepresented in Western media, and so on. Obviously, if you want to discuss in an orderly manner, you should explain such statements properly as they do not make too much sense at this point. And making wild assumptions about me being well-represented in games and thus not making the demands that you make, is an incredibly poor (and actually untrue) argument. I do not know you, you do not know me. You may strongly identify with your skin colour, origin, or other traits (whatever those might be), I do not. And that's certainly not due to media representation, in fact, the last thing I would feel represented by is those white male video game characters.
Are you part of this demographic and want game stories that you identify with? Or are you just shitposting?
While he is "shitposting", I don't think you necessarily have to be part of that demographic to ask for more representation of a certain group. I would be all in for more diversity in all directions. You don't necessarily have to identify with those if you think it could create better or different stories. And having the story revolve around a handicapped person could be more interesting than the poster you were quoting would think.