Pokémon controversy: Difference between revisions

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(→‎Jynx: It may be the old design but this makes you compare anime artwork with game artwork instead of only game artwork.)
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===Racism===
===Racism===
====Jynx====
====Jynx====
[[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|left|200px|The original design of Jynx in the anime]]
[[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|left|x200px|The original design of Jynx in the anime]]
[[File:124Jynx.png|thumb|right|200px|Jynx's current design]]
[[File:124Jynx.png|thumb|200px|Jynx's current design]]
{{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that {{p|Jynx}}, which had recently appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}'', and further compared Jynx to {{wp|Mr. Popo}} of the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise, a character who is also potentially offensive in his design.
{{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that {{p|Jynx}}, which had recently appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}'', and further compared Jynx to {{wp|Mr. Popo}} of the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise, a character who is also potentially offensive in his design.


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