Video Games and Cultural Appropriation

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17:40 "Why did it exit the fullscreen mode?" *presses F* "Oh..."

So if the game creators of Never Alone worked closely with a specific tribe of native Alaskans... I mean that just sounds like the entire game appropriated that culture, since the creators had to work with an outside source to make the game.

Rags is a logical thinker. he doesn't base his opinions based on the feeling it gives him to have them. He doesn't antagonize people to antagonize people, he antagonizes people who are wrong. He bases his opinion on purely logical thinking. that's why I like him.

I don't want to be oppressed! :( I want to be the opresser :)

I'm First Nations and I'm very very pleased. Thank you rags I loved the poltergeist bit

I do not like your content because it appeals to the male fantasy. Smh, nazi lover, anti-gamer
*Autistic screeching*

"We have sovereign nations, and thank god we do". Agreed for the most part... Though I do wish one of those nations was based in space; even though for the foreseeable future that's an absurd notion. But oh well, Lunar Republic for 2060 I guess.

But for real, I think separate independent nations allows a better foundation for populations to prioritize issues most relevant to them at that moment; and give some measure of space to distinguish themselves from the rest of the world. One that ideally, can latter be shared with the rest of the world if they show some interest in it.

Meanwhile, an "Earth Federation" would be pointless unless there are other nations that are not of this planet; and even then would only be useful in the context of foreign relations to the other planets. For example, with a Mars or Lunar Colony.

Life is a compromise between conflict and negotiation; between two sides trying to make sure both get what they want, and trying to make sure that they're in the position to get what they want even if the other side won't allow them to have it.

Yay Minnesota

How can someone mistake German for Arabic? Like... how? They're not even similar.

Dude Rags, you play FPS shooters. You don't know what a good game is. That's like saying you like Pearl Jam and therefore must know what good music is.

which ones worse. not as many blacks in a game as whites or some kid calling me a pol*k-**ke

This video was uploaded on my birthday!

RIP Rag's dick T^T

If anything, the Spanish culture of native Spain is oppressing the Castilian and Basque cultures. So ha, take that Jamin.

As a history major, I can attest to the fact that believing cultural appropriation to be a negative is just imbecilic.

"That's a triangle, I went to kindergarten, you can't fool me, that's a shape, not a letter."
Haha, this is one of the reasons I love Rags.

Hey Rags, just wanted to say I love your videos. I always listen to them in the background as I play single-player games like Terraria. Your content is usually very intelligent and your commentary is pretty clever as well. It also really helps me calm down when something frustrating happens :3

Does anyone else physically struggle to listen to Jayman talk?

That triggered me when he said that was Arabic, as I am German.

I'm pretty sure the wise man was from the original prey begging

the worst religion is probably christianity @19:48

The native American was from the original prey as the protagonist's native American grandfather

24:15 they are consonants rags, if you say vowels you have to follow if with consonants not "letters" RAGS!

Is this not the exact same argument Anita threw in that one video, up to including the game about the Inuit...?

GO MINNESOTA! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!

minnesota yeet

Dude, the xbox ad before a rags vieo. fucking priceless.

anyone in Africa, please answer this question. does it matter that in resident 5, you kill African people? does it offend you or Not?

As a mechanical Engineer, Well in training, I notice the guns they use, Are multi-cultured. The ak-47 is a soviet weapon, when they raided the middle east and it didn't work, they left alot of stuff. Yet, He doesn't wish to talk about the weapons or vehicles or the things that kinda matter. Or lets talk about why no one gives a fuck about the language in games because guess what, PEOPLE aren't buying games for culture reference, We buy them to blow heads off fictional enemies.

I KNOW RIGHT! It really offends me when people who aren't white use cars, the internet, and most especially electricity. Like, hey minorities, stop appropriating white culture!

The only good thing about Jamin's (completely forgot how to spell it) video was the jacksepticeye clip

in case anyone relise the game was in afganistan

So by this collective logic, even though I was born and raised in America, I am appropriating American culture because I am Asian.

Well then, no one tell Jamin that he is appropriating Korean culture by owning a Samsung. (assuming he owns one).

Also, that game at 25:00, is Prey 2006. A game that featured a Native American protagonist and supporting characters voiced by Native American actors who also curated the game's story for cultural authenticity where it is appropriate. Shows how much research Jamin did.

"Native americans are the most stereotyped culture in games"...to be honest the most badly stereotyped culture in VG are Germans

Texmex is bestmex

10/10 northern accent

Rags, permission to use your likeness/Namesake in the book im writing? (It is a non profit novel named Nast're's Adventure that may someday be published) you would be regarded as a "Tall Intelligent Humanoid Anthopomorphic Shiba-Inu"

Oh god, not another butthurt Indian, like go shit on a street or something.

The virgin mary is human, not a god.... she wouldn't fit in it at all....

pretty sure i heard some abdo in there..

You allmost had me until you said "Islam the worst Religion in the World." Being critical of Islam is okay, Cucking like this is not.

That guy is concerned about cultural appropiation only when its trendy, because 3 years ago he didnt gave a shit about it. Always be true

Come on... I like Phantom Menace...

24:22 we made a language

Ha! Im Scandinavian and i love! LOVE SKYRIM! As a Norse i think vikings are awesome. I also have a painting of my viking grand grand etc. grandfather. So my point is, scandinavians don't get offended of their culture being imitated.






I really like your videoes.

@18:40 - MW2 was NOT made by Sledgehammer Games, it was made by the original Infinity Ward team. At least Get your facts RIGHT, SJW/Anti-Gamer/Console gamers/Feminists/"Reasons why console is better than PC" people! (Btw I know some Arabic, so I saw this coming. add me on Steam @ The Twice-Ler)

what a dumbass this guy.

I feel that it needs to be mentioned that the Adam Sandler movie was a satire. The Natives were mistreated not because they just thought it was funny to degrade Native American women but rather because the people who created classic westerns thought it was funny. The joke wasn't intended to simply laugh at the natives, but to laugh at how the dumb white people treat them in the dumb movie. I seem to remember a native american in an older western being repeatedly kicked from somebody's front porch by the same guy. Nobody got their panties in a twist about that, and that wasn't meant as satire.

Lol that Indian accent was actually pretty good

At 23:53 the Arabic.... It's correct

Cut off BABY hands, don't forget that.

Can they put Allah in that game?

but Phantom Menace wasn't that bad ;_;

Havent seen it in the comments, but I also didnt look very hard.
I'm not sure if you are aware of that Rags, that part didnt make it quite clear 22:12
OPFOR stands for Opposing Force. By this time you probably alredy know this or you did know it all along and it just came around weired in the video but better safe then sorry.

I love how he starts talking about getting dropped off in a foreign land and becoming a powerful person, and goes into depth about Far Cry 4 while I listen to this video while playing Far Cry 4

thanks for the reminder that i still need to instal Oblivion

19:50 "The worst religiion in the world, Islam." As a "muslim" myself, I cannot agree more.

Why is this recommended to me? This video gave me autism and cancer. Fuck this shit

Rags, with your discussion with cultural perspectives on Native Americans, that reminds me of F-Zero GP Legend where a Native American character pilots a F-Zero machine called the "Wind Walker." Basically in Japan it was called "Crazy Horse," and America changed it to the "Wind Walker" because they thought it was racially insensitive (Really?) Personally I feel like the Crazy Horse name is better than the Wind Walker.

depicting an asian as a bad driver in america is stereotyping. depicting anyone in traditional clothing is not. he just hates whites. fkn sick and tired of all this sjw bull.

What does a jacksepticeye goat simulator video have to do with native Americans being blamed for surreal shit? In goat simulator, you're a goat who can do the weird shit you can do because video games, and it's not about the woman he had flopping around there, she was white, not native American

It's 8:40 and got bored so I watched this. I think I'm going to ask my sociology teacher tomorrow "who own white culture?" If he gives an answer I'll update this. I might also ask who owns black culture

How have I never seen this channel before?

39:56 it's actually the nerf hammer or bow

a better example would be if you had medusa but isnt medusa already in smite?

24:57 the character he is showing, which game does that character come from and what is the name of the character?

Rags this is a great video but it's nearly Identical to one of Fringy's. You two are pretty similar though.

100 years from now there will be a football team called "The Niggers" and no one will bat an eye

Ok , i liked your video but i disagree with you on AC3. Connor feels more like someone you could trust and also a more relateable .(Ezio always seemed to me obnoxcious and just to much of a disney prince . Plus the game got on my good side for being kind of like an east german western (they would have storys about how some asshole cowboys fucked over some indians and then the indians would get their revenge(best example is "Apachen" from 1973(skip through it if you have the time)))

Resident Evil 4 should piss off spaniards, then. They give them mexican accents and slang, and there are Aztec ruins somewhere...yes, you read it right, AZTEC RUINS IN EUROPE.

the witcher 3 literally nails every aspect of polish mythology dead on... yet they call it racist for having only white people when that is culturally true... WTF? so whats more important, cultural realism or diversity?

54:30 The difference would be that Jamin isn't bitching about cultural appropriation all the time.

That indian guy talking about change on the wind was from Prey, a great game combining Native American spiritualism and alien abduction.

OMG I live in MN.

We need more developers that were alive in the 1600's, because I am literally shaking regarding the amount of developers making games from around that era. Also, the Romans totally culturally appropriated the ancient Greeks. How dare they preserve so much art and science!

25:49 The screencap is from Prey, in case nobody hasn't mentioned it

i woould not call russians white, they are asian type. mongolian, russia is so big its mixed so much.

hey rags if you happen to see this comment, that game where the jaimon guy flashes a native American saying "I sense change on the wind" that game is Prey that was released in 2006, decent game.

Oh no they are displaying God's in a game, blasphemy

I love the Witcher 3

I thought you were a conservative until you mentioned empathy.

my favorite place is the American place. nobody likes Japan land

Good boy.

Hang on a second... there is no German speaking faction in Modern Warfare 2, there's not even one in the entire series. (multiplayer wise) He got it from a completely different game. That's fucking hilarious.

JEW!

"You can't fool me, you sneaky Greeks!"

"Facts don't care about your feelings." - Ben Shapiro

I liked Assassins Creed 3....

didnt that shut down?

The Arabic sign literally says "Iraqi Border 70km", the sign to the left of it, I can't tell. It definitely isn't Arabic, that first letter is completely unknown to me, but it could be Urdu or Farsi, really depends on where 70km from the border it is. I'd be willing to bet it's correct.

The only thing I know about Karachi is that it smells like shit, and you can start smelling it before you can see the city.

"Cultural appropriation" is an artistic tradition that stretches as far back as trade routes, ffs.

I want to fuck that dog

I would personally take it as a compliment if a majority culture adopted and aspect of my minority culture... but what do I know I'm just a white male.

Cultural Appropriation is an ultra-racist term meant to divide people into "us" and "the disgusting others."

For one, culture is innately shareable. There isn't a single culture today which has not borrowed from another culture. Therefore, if something is innately shared, it cannot be stolen. Culture isn't an item... if one person starts to eat feta cheese, they are not stopping me, a Greek person, from also eating feta cheese.

i don't play cod much but how do you fuck up the year and development team that made the game you're talking about heckin god dang man

don't spake ill of connor the best assassin

is it weird if your videos help my anxiety

Even though I love Skyrim a ton I still laughed when he described it as a game where you collect potions