The recent Persona 4 Mod “controversy” shows that some LGBT Gamers are sadly not immune to anti-Asian Racism and Hate

The recent decision by the modding community to incorporate a mod that promotes cultural erasure of Japanese culture in a Japanese game that is primarily centered on the experience of a Japanese student life in a rural Japanese town has so many problems in both logic and the naked racism of such a decision. The … Continue reading The recent Persona 4 Mod “controversy” shows that some LGBT Gamers are sadly not immune to anti-Asian Racism and Hate

After watching a long video on a certain social link in Persona 4 Golden that vastly improves the Plot, Character Depth, Setting, and Themes of Persona 4; I’ve since been moved into a Change of Heart over the game :’)

Spoilers for Persona 4, Megami Tensei Novels, and SMTIII: Nocturne included.

The Failures of Persona 4’s Plot

This will contain massive spoilers for Persona 4

Polygon and Siliconera’s Racist Double-Standards against Japanese Game Developers and Japanese Culture

Japanese developers are being scapegoated due to racism in the "gaming journalist" community. From Kazuma Hashimoto falsely accusing Japanese politicians of being White Nationalists, to Annette Polis deleting comments of ethnic minorities who point out Atlus's positive LGBT representation, to Jenni Lada's distortions, and finally the racism of Laura Kate Dale and Allegra Frank against Atlus Japan.