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[Onyx Jaguar]

Darkstar87uk wrote...

Onyx Jaguar wrote...

Gavinthelocust wrote...

It is the future, you are going to see a lot of mixes. Not surprising seeing as our gene pool has gotten more diverse over the years.

That isn't necessarily true.  Places like Asia Africa and Europe aren't going to see much genetic convergence.

Europe is..

Not enough for generations to be completely mixed.  I should have said all places, I cut what I was originally going to say in half.

[syllogi]

monkeycamoran wrote...

fortunesque wrote...

monkeycamoran wrote...

fortunesque wrote...
Admiral Kahoku

Kahoku is more Polynesian than Asian. The guy looks like he has a Pacific tan.

In my post, I said that the list included those that are likely to be part-asian as well.

So, that admit you could be wrong. Kahoku's not Asian dude. Not a lot East Asians are that (naturally) tanned.

Are you claiming that south-east asians are NOT asian??? 

Also, the guy's name is obviously of asian origin.  Skin tone doesn't really mean much anymore when determining someone's origin, and I'm sure it will be even more true in the future.

[GenericPlayer2]

And a new thread type is born. "Where are all the <insert racial group here> in ME?"



If you don't see your racial group in ME you should count your blessings. I'm Arab and I am stuck with Khalisah Al-Jilani and Zaeed to represent, and they both can be punched by Shep.

[Sigma Tauri]

TeenZombie wrote...
Are you claiming that south-east asians are NOT asian??? 

Also, the guy's name is obviously of asian origin.  Skin tone doesn't really mean much anymore when determining someone's origin, and I'm sure it will be even more true in the future.

I'm south-east Asian and we're also not that bulky of a people.

Kahoku is not a (common) Southeast Asian name. The guy's not named Nguyen or Macapagal.

Modifié par monkeycamoran, 09 mars 2010 - 05:45 .

[Lightice_av]

Not enough for generations to be completely mixed. I should have said all places, I cut what I was originally going to say in half.

You're an expert on future history, now? Simple changes in socio-economic situation in various areas could seriously kick forward immigration and other population mobility that in turn encourages intermarriage. For example, it's implied in the novels that the United States is no longer a single political entity, Texas is a third world country, and India is super-rich.

If you don't see your racial group in ME you should count your
blessings. I'm Arab and I am stuck with Khalisah Al-Jilani and Zaeed to
represent, and they both can be punched by Shep.

 
Don't forget Udina. 

Modifié par Lightice_av, 09 mars 2010 - 05:38 .

[fortunesque]

monkeycamoran wrote...

fortunesque wrote...

monkeycamoran wrote...

fortunesque wrote...
Admiral Kahoku

Kahoku is more Polynesian than Asian. The guy looks like he has a Pacific tan.

In my post, I said that the list included those that are likely to be part-asian as well.

So, that admit you could be wrong. Kahoku's not Asian dude. Not a lot East Asians are that (naturally) tanned.

No, I'm not admitting that I'm wrong in any sense of the imagination. I said that he could be part asian.

[Onyx Jaguar]

Ha, its not letting me quote you for some reason.



Genetic and population migration trends are what I look at. Future history doesn't exist, its more or less projections under what may happen and there are some who believe that the Earth will become overpopulated and that global infrastructure will collapse which would make both of our points irrelevant.

[Sigma Tauri]

Modifié par monkeycamoran, 03 mars 2011 - 07:32 .

[GenericPlayer2]

Well what about this Kasumi character that everyone thinks will get a DLC, she's Asian - no?

[guise709]

Well there are people who are from the Asian area of the globe but they don't look Asian if you get what I'm trying to say. Not to sound racist here but you know the yellow skin and squinted eyes as of right now the only hope for the Asians to receive justice is through Kasumi but who knows who she will look. So far all of these supposed Asians don't look anything like them cept by their name.

[TrueHD]

As a 100% Chinese (Hong Kong)...who gives a ****?

[RinpocheSchnozberry]

I normally avoid anything asian because my friends have a *creepy* fixation with Japan. However, I decided to make my Paragon Shep an asian dude. He looks pretty badass, even if I do dress him in the Charlie Brown casual suit.



So Jacob knows one asian dude.

[tsd16]

who gives a ****, there arent any asians in 90% of american made films I dont see anyone crusading against them.

[Bann Duncan]

monkeycamoran wrote...

TeenZombie wrote...
Are you claiming that south-east asians are NOT asian??? 

Also, the guy's name is obviously of asian origin.  Skin tone doesn't really mean much anymore when determining someone's origin, and I'm sure it will be even more true in the future.

I'm south-east Asian and we're also not that bulky of a people.

Kahoku is not a (common) Southeast Asian name. The guy's not named Nguyen or Macapagal.

Yeah because all Southeast Asians are Filipino... Give me a break. I grew up in Southeast Asia and there are people of all sorts of names - including names that don't seem too far from Kahoku.

[tsd16]

TrueHD wrote...

As a 100% Chinese (Hong Kong)...who gives a ****?

Agreed, a chinese buddy of mine just picked up mass effect 2 he has yet to complain about a lack of asian representation in the game.


The fact of the matter is, most of these idiots that make these threads about bioware being racist, or certain ethnicities being under represented, are idiots that dont realize the game was made in North America, save for certain localized areas, on a whole you wont see an even mix of asians, whites, blacks, latinos, indians, arabs etc. etc. etc.   The fact is most people you are going to see are white, and thats just the way it is.   I think the way all ethnicities in ME are represented are typical of north america.

Sure they could have taken into account other countries around the world, and equally represented them all, but the devs went with what they were used to, so the **** what.

In the end you can make shepard what ever the hell ethnicity you want him/her to be so who the hell cares.

Modifié par tsd16, 09 mars 2010 - 07:41 .

[tsd16]

Bann Duncan wrote...

monkeycamoran wrote...

TeenZombie wrote...
Are you claiming that south-east asians are NOT asian??? 

Also, the guy's name is obviously of asian origin.  Skin tone doesn't really mean much anymore when determining someone's origin, and I'm sure it will be even more true in the future.

I'm south-east Asian and we're also not that bulky of a people.

Kahoku is not a (common) Southeast Asian name. The guy's not named Nguyen or Macapagal.

Yeah because all Southeast Asians are Filipino... Give me a break. I grew up in Southeast Asia and there are people of all sorts of names - including names that don't seem too far from Kahoku.

Heck, I new a kid from guam born and raised, with the last name blackwell.  We went to basic training together in the Army, it was the first time he had ever been to mainland USA.

[rabbitchannel]

Ok, I am Asian. It doesn't really bother me that there aren't much Asians. The only thing that I found worthy of noting, however, was what seemed to pass as Asian eyes in the character creator. Those ridiculous looking narrow diamond ones that either tilt up or down at a 30 degree angle. I'm not really offended. Just amused. It looked like an artist's interpretation of what they should look like based on a description. Also, eyebrows are mostly uneven and crap. You can have variety while still sparing aesthetics.

[Bwaksson]

The guy who sells Ramen at the citadel? Never really looked at him. He knows a Japanese word though...

I don't think there would be alot more mixing in ME than it would in the real world.

But I don't really care, perhaps because I'm represented...Wait. No? Give me more Vikings Bioware!

...

Nah. not really. I'm more concerned with the lack of Hanar.

[Sigma Tauri]

Modifié par monkeycamoran, 03 mars 2011 - 07:32 .

[Llandaryn]

guise709 wrote...

Seriously where are they?

"In ur cassle, advizin ur king".

Seriously.

[Halmiriliath]

Bwaksson wrote...

 Give me more Vikings Bioware!

Space Vikings! Just imagine, sailing into the Citadel on space longships, sails roiling in the imaginary wind... swords and axes at the ready...glorious.

Daydreaming aside, I'm curious as to what is meant by 'Asians' in this post. Do you literally mean the entire continent? It just always strikes me as weird when someone says that - like referring to anyone from Europe or North America as a 'westerner'. T'is odd that all that variety can be subsumed under such a misleading term. But, as people have already said, it doesn't matter all that much. If we're talking about national contingents in the Alliance army/navy however, then space Samurai is an entirely different matter all together...

[BattleVisor]

The way Jacob's american-african stereotype was done, it was a joke...

PS I like a sense of realism in the game, Bioware didn't impress in that regard.

Modifié par BattleVisor, 09 mars 2010 - 09:40 .

[Arhka]

My Shepard's asian. Does that count?

[Pauravi]

GenericPlayer2 wrote...

If you don't see your racial group in ME you should count your blessings. I'm Arab and I am stuck with Khalisah Al-Jilani and Zaeed to represent, and they both can be punched by Shep.

Oh man... sorry, but I had to LOL at that.
That's pretty harsh, though, hehe.  At least it was a memorable part..?

That said.... I'm Mexican, and I don't honestly even remember whether there were any "Sanchez"'s or "Garcia"'s or any other hispanic names floating around.  That is, any other than Vido Santiago, the murderous (and possibly dead) merc leader who only shows up in DLC.

Ah well, whatever.  Nothing to get sensitive over.

Modifié par Pauravi, 09 mars 2010 - 10:08 .