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→{{pkmn|controversy|Controversy}}: the article also had Carole compare Jynx to drag queens, calling jynx quote, “a dead ringer for an obese drag queen”. So I figured that shouod be brought it.
(→{{pkmn|controversy|Controversy}}: the article also had Carole compare Jynx to drag queens, calling jynx quote, “a dead ringer for an obese drag queen”. So I figured that shouod be brought it.) |
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[[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|Jynx's original design in the anime|150px]] | [[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|Jynx's original design in the anime|150px]] | ||
{{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that Jynx, which appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative stereotype of African-Americans in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" on the magazine ''Black World Today''. 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, | {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that Jynx, which appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative stereotype of African-Americans in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" on the magazine ''Black World Today''. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}'' and further compared Jynx to {{wp|Drag Queen}}s and {{wp|Mr. Popo}} of the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise, another character who is also potentially offensive in his design. | ||
Weatherford's complaint caused many repercussions in the Pokémon franchise. The sprites of Jynx in the Western releases of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} were edited, and [[EP250]] was cut from international airings of the anime. A sequence depicting Jynx in its original design in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'' was also cut from the dub. Jynx's design was officially revised by [[Game Freak]] to be purple rather than black, including in Japan and South Korea; this change was reflected in later [[core series]] games (starting with {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}) and in the [[Pokémon anime]] starting in ''[[AG115|Mean With Envy]]''. However, Jynx's last anime appearance came just 53 episodes after the redesign. Although the manga is colored in black-and-white, Jynx appearing in [[VIZ Media]]'s reissues of [[Pokémon Adventures]] are recolored as a dark gray rather than a straight black, suggesting that they are purple instead of black. It is also recolored to purple on the back cover of the reissue of {{PAV|4}}. The [[Virtual Console]] versions of {{g|Snap}}, {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, international {{game|Yellow}}, and Japanese Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal also recolor Jynx's face. Jynx was recolored in the ending credits of [[PK01]] and [[PK04]] for the 2012 Japanese Blu-ray release. A recolored version of ''Holiday Hi-Jynx'' aired in Japan and is available on the Japanese [[Prime Video]] and [[Netflix]]. Since 2014, ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', ''[[EP090|Stage Fight!]]'', and ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]'', which all feature Jynx in its original design, have not been in circulation of the English dub. | Weatherford's complaint caused many repercussions in the Pokémon franchise. The sprites of Jynx in the Western releases of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} were edited, and [[EP250]] was cut from international airings of the anime. A sequence depicting Jynx in its original design in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'' was also cut from the dub. Jynx's design was officially revised by [[Game Freak]] to be purple rather than black, including in Japan and South Korea; this change was reflected in later [[core series]] games (starting with {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}) and in the [[Pokémon anime]] starting in ''[[AG115|Mean With Envy]]''. However, Jynx's last anime appearance came just 53 episodes after the redesign. Although the manga is colored in black-and-white, Jynx appearing in [[VIZ Media]]'s reissues of [[Pokémon Adventures]] are recolored as a dark gray rather than a straight black, suggesting that they are purple instead of black. It is also recolored to purple on the back cover of the reissue of {{PAV|4}}. The [[Virtual Console]] versions of {{g|Snap}}, {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, international {{game|Yellow}}, and Japanese Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal also recolor Jynx's face. Jynx was recolored in the ending credits of [[PK01]] and [[PK04]] for the 2012 Japanese Blu-ray release. A recolored version of ''Holiday Hi-Jynx'' aired in Japan and is available on the Japanese [[Prime Video]] and [[Netflix]]. Since 2014, ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', ''[[EP090|Stage Fight!]]'', and ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]'', which all feature Jynx in its original design, have not been in circulation of the English dub. | ||