CD-Action, the biggest Polish magazine dedicated to videogames wrote this on the topic of percieved racism in the Witcher 3. [x-post reddit] Taken from Cd-Action 08/2015 https://imgur.com/AlbPaD8 I'll do my best to translate. Apologies in advance for my English. Title: Geralt, the black gay from Tokyo >First Paragraph: Enlightened Americans! Apostles of tolerance, the advocates of minorities! You, who hold the reigns on the ride to progress, you, who lead the battle against unfathomable beasts more terrible than the biblical Leviathan, their names being: Racism, sexism, misogyny and homophobia! Please, allow me to at least love a white woman. >Second Paragraph: So we are clear - propagating homophobia, the notion that women are worse than men, the belief that black people steal bikes, the view that all citizens of Mother Russia drink en masse spiritus with polar bears, are views that I percieve as completely idiotic. I further agree that opposition to such banal views is necessary. However this should be a thought-out battle, where computer games should not necessarily be the vessel in defending minorities. >Third Paragraph: Polygon, the leaders in unintentional entertainment, have already fallen into infamy due to their criticism of the "sexist" Bayonetta 2, their dissatisfaction with the low number of dark-skinned and Latino Pro players in SC 2 and LoL tournaments and the disapproval that Ciri in the Witcher 3 has not completely buttoned up her blouse. The true storms of the debate arrived when Polygon accused the Witcher 3 of Racism. Further (often polemic) reaction to the "controvesy" has been led by the mainstream media, such as the american Forbes, and even the polish naTemat or Biztok. >Fourth Paragraph: "Even Elves, have the opportunity to exist, people of different color however, do not, (...) we are not treated like human beings" says Tauriq Moosa, a journalist of African decent, who further adds, "the white industry tells the story of white people for a white audience". Even though "The Witcher" is set in Slavic mythology and the setting is reminiscent of medieval Poland (who were still awaiting colonialism), the verse of Moosa's text conveys a messianic message, that characters in game should be mutli-cultural/racial, even if it were to break the immersion of the experienced virtual world. Going out for a quick run, I'll be back in 40 min to finish translating. This post was mirrored from http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3bo1t7/cdaction_the_biggest_polish_magazine_dedicated_to/ and may have been edited at the original location.