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As Pokémon became more popular in the US, this perceived similarity to a racist image from America's past offended some. In particular, it had offended children's book author {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, who accused Jynx of being a racist stereotype in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" in the magazine ''Black World Today'', shortly after the anime episode ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' aired. Episodes that contained Jynx in its original design were left unaired outside of Japan, including [[EP250]] and portions of ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly]]'', with the exceptions of ''[[EP090|Stage Fight!]]'', ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]'', and the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment of ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]''.
As Pokémon became more popular in the US, this perceived similarity to a racist image from America's past offended some. In particular, it had offended children's book author {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, who accused Jynx of being a racist stereotype in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" in the magazine ''Black World Today'', shortly after the anime episode ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' aired. Episodes that contained Jynx in its original design were left unaired outside of Japan, including [[EP250]] and portions of ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly]]'', with the exceptions of ''[[EP090|Stage Fight!]]'', ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]'', and the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment of ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]''.


In response to this controversy, [[Nintendo]] changed the color of Jynx's dark blue hands and its black face to purple in Pokémon games, including in the international versions of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. In addition to this, Jynx's facial expression in its Silver sprites were also changed, as was its hair color in both her normal and {{Shiny}} forms. Jynx has since appeared using its new design, with the exception of some side-games, free of issues. The [[Wii#Virtual Console games|Virtual Console]] version of {{g|Snap}} recolors Jynx's face.
In response to this controversy, [[Nintendo]] changed the color of Jynx's dark blue hands and its black face to purple in Pokémon games, including in the international versions of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. In addition to this, Jynx's facial expression in its Silver sprites were also changed, as was its hair color in both her normal and {{Shiny}} forms. Jynx has since appeared using its new design, with the exception of some side-games, free of issues. The [[Wii#Virtual Console games|Virtual Console]] versions of {{g|Snap}} and {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} recolor Jynx's face.


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