Racism in the Pokemon Community

Today we address the racism in the Pokemon Community, from either the audience or other Pokemon KZbinrs...
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[@GlitchxCity]

We need to continue to talk and scream about this. I LOVE Pokemon but absolutely hate the community at certain times. 10 years with the community and I've seen the ugly side more times than I can count sadly. And it wasn't just that incident with Nintendo which favors certain creators because of "certain qualities", it extends more far out than you think. Overall y'all, we gotta be better, and we'll continue to scream this from the heavens that this ain't okay. Not in this community, not in any community. God speed Nick, miss your face ♥

[@yellowrodri55]

I love your work so much

[@xjjay554x]

I'm sorry you've probably been treated horribly at times. You're by far my favorite member of the pokemon community.

[@fatuusdottore]

Nintendo hasn’t done anything wrong, you’re just a drama queen.

[@truemoon564]

@@fatuusdottore people like you are a problem and your the members of the community that generally ruin it’s name. Them defending basic rights that they have as people isn’t them being dramatic. If people didn’t discriminate against us black people because of purely the colour of our skin. Then we wouldn’t have to constantly scream it out now would we?

[@Jose_Sanchi]

@@truemoon564 ain't just black people being called out. I know shocker. I was called a beaner and where's your green card by surprise surprise black people. They're not the only ones being attacked or treated badly because of their skin or race. Nice try though

[@Purplecliffe]

this is a discussion that’s really needed to be brought to light. way too much injustice in gaming and ESPECIALLY in pokémon. thanks for talking about this

[@sirderiusholmes2862]

I am glad he is talking about this, I haven't even seen this racism in pokemon communities much

[@diamondminer5459]

Question: As a person of color who has had a great time being part of the Pokémon community, should I just leave? You make it sound like the whole community is bad, is that true?

[@primarinegaming6761]

@@diamondminer5459 don’t leave in my opinion! There’s lots of nicer and more genuine poketubers but unlike the ingenuine and bad ones they don’t upload as much. If you need Poketuber suggestions lmk

[@jdcopeland123]

@@sirderiusholmes2862 it’s always in the depths of it and where the Superfan mfs are. Normally they were the mfs bullied and now use racism as a crutch if that makes sense

[@Warr666]

@@jdcopeland123 pretty much the video game community period. Like Homie said, racism is everywhere.

[@isaac-77]

So this is the video that triggered many people to the point that they decided to unsubscribe ... pretty much shows what type of people they are.

[@isaac-77]

@@IchBinDeinGott they unsubscribed just from seeing the title

[@GatesOfAvalon1]

That's ok because I subscribed to replace them : D

[@diamondminer5459]

Question: As a person of color who has had a great time being part of the Pokémon community, should I just leave? You make it sound like the whole community is bad, is that true?

[@nemesisoftheinternet927]

@Ricardo Martinez What the hell does it matter if they aren't an "ally" or whatever the fuck? He made a good point and you're just ignoring it, the words said in that video would be seen as racist if the races were reversed, so why isn't it seen as racist now? Failing to respond and give a rebuttal to the other side's argument only gives them more weight.

[@alitafullarmor5957]

@@nemesisoftheinternet927 I think that he or she is stumped from that comment and won't make a rebuttal.

[@kinovsthewrld]

I hate people who say that “let’s not make things political” when it comes to our people wanting to be seen as PEOPLE! Equality shouldn’t be an option that can be questioned. Representation and inclusion is never a negative thing.

[@willm5941]

This^^^

[@GreyLeo]

I wish I could heart this cause it's true.

[@32rush79]

same thing as them people that are all like "diversity for the sake of diversity is bad!!!" like, the whole point of diversity is... diversity, stop tryna sugarcoat racism lol

[@gymleaderlevi]

facts especially cause if you're the person who gets offended by representation it's like bro just mind your business and let those being represented mind theirs. It doesn't hurt anybody so I don't see why so many people got a problem with it

[@stark8363]

I would agree if racism wasnt being a headliner every time to get views and pull by the media.. I feel like sometimes politics need to bring brought in.. I just think the school system needs to teach shit like this instead of the useless shit they teach that you wont use 80 percent of in adulthood

[@polyrhythmz2620]

As a 33yo white dude who loves pokemon black creators are my main source of pokemon entertainment lol. Keep putting out great content man.

[@nerdguru86]

💪🏾💪🏾💯💯💯💯💯

[@yayomax2088]

I will never understand how people think racism is ok and how racism is a political opinion. Then again wearing a mask is now a political opinion so it doesnt surprise me

[@lordmonarch2995]

People are mental

[@kaisolomon5187]

That is because people are dumb lol

[@danielphillips413]

This is why we need aliens. Maybe the slower humans would realise that we all the same race and we should be treating each other as such.

[@stark8363]

Facts but I do feel sometimes racism when it comes to latinos is over looked because I see some comments I mean alot but black people deal with worse so why are they complaining this that and third.

[@B0BBYJ4CK]

I think the issue is people making a big deal out of things that don’t matter too much. Like the mask thing. Wear one, don’t wear one, who REALLY cares? Mind ya business. 🤷‍♀️

[@54hb56e5drtgfhntdgdv]

Racism sucks and seeing people call you the n word for having a black trainer sprite is downright disgusting. The community is all over the place.

[@YourChannelisAss]

Ngaplz

[@jaydenalexander3720]

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[@pdelta]

@John What?

[@metroglitch3628]

Wait what?? People actually did that? Since when was it wrong to have YOUR own character look like you. Those people are stupid.

[@sirderiusholmes2862]

Agreed, those people can be dumb at times like these

[@manny-pm7rw]

i’ve played pokémon since before i can remember, and i don’t think people understand the tears i shed when pokémon x and y came out and i saw i could finally make my character black. even though it wasn’t my exact skin tone, the idea of being black in a game as i am in real life just overwhelmed me. i was 8. i was so happy that i was finally receiving the bare minimum. at EIGHT YEARS OLD i was feeling the impact of misrepresenting and racism. let that sink in, and know that that is not an exclusive experience. many black and poc children go through the same pain.

[@vaporterra]

That moment is similarly important to the African diaspora/African American community as it was for women to play as Kris in Crystal, it’s always a great day when Pokemon becomes more inclusive but the process has been slower than we would like

[@jrkularatne2900]

im brown and i feel you

[@naeshaunedwards7731]

And then we got even more representation years later with Nessa, Raihan, Olivia and Leon and Hop. I’m glad, and racism sucks

[@pingaspearce9403]

Good for you I'm chinese and I still can't get a Chinese player character in the new Pokemon games

[@aria4830]

@@vaporterra YESSSSSSS As a black woman I really appreciated being able to actual play as a female character. But when X/Y let us customize our trainer y'all couldn't tell me anything. I was so happy.

[@terrencelee9366]

Black man here making a fan game, yes sir

[@Zikuu_]

Ayo what's it called? Down to play some pokemon

[@javonestephens7856]

I like this

[@souptime8420]

Im down for more fangames, What it's called?

[@potte2314]

Can't wait for it bro

[@Ky-ma-ro]

I'd be glad to play and make a series on it when completed.

[@Xorame]

As a black man who also plays Pokémon from illinois, I needed this.

[@pastelgoth9370]

I'm in illinois to chicago

[@deviousj5868]

I too am a black man who plays Pokemon In Illinois. It sucks since I'm nowhere near a big city so this applies double for me.

[@nerdguru86]

I'm in Florida.... I felt this... 💪🏾💯💯

[@ZachLifeStyleVlogs]

Facts

[@Trex10100]

Chicago, IL as well

[@flux5595]

I remember that pokemon Twitter post around the BLM protests, people were literally arguing that Pokemon, A CHILDRENS GAME, should not be teaching their audience to accept and respect others regardless of their skin color because that's seen as "political", I was so mad

[@bruhchill8646]

Ikr all I really want in a Pokémon game really is to have like my brown skin and curly hair on a character

[@johannessguten2527]

@@bruhchill8646 you can’t blame them for not doing that with the fit people threw over animal crossing

[@bruhchill8646]

@@johannessguten2527 true

[@Soul-em1qh]

@@johannessguten2527 it was a white girl who made that go viral, that's the crazy part.

[@johannessguten2527]

@@Soul-em1qh this is the problem with white people speaking for us.

[@hj1408.]

what a legend, so many people can just say they don't agree with racism so they can maintain an audience but the fact that this is so clearly important to you makes me believe that we can get a community that has a lot of representation and all the drowned voices can be heard. a lot of good will come from these types of videos and if we had more people that take this sort of shit seriously the pokemon community could be more welcoming and expand even more

[@littlewill0984]

Important topic to cover, thank you for your thoughts. We love you man, thank you

[@100-People]

Directing attention to racism and representation isn’t a political issue, it’s a human rights issue, that all people need to acknowledge. Godspeed to you Nick, this community sucks ass sometimes.

[@alphamarigi]

Other people's art isn't your human right.

[@jorden9821]

You don't have a human right to not be discriminated against, in fact one using their own brain to make such judgements is their right.

[@cassiopeiathew7406]

alphamarigi, they never mentioned art being their human right. Notably in this video the art was never being criticized besides the trainer models which I feel was valid criticism and it wasn’t unwarranted. Also Jorden, why shouldn’t it be a human right? Why should anyone be discriminated against? It’s their “right” to feel bigoted towards other races or the lbgt+ but what isn’t their right is attacking people who belong to those, hurling slurs at them, bashing them for who they are, etc. you can argue the freedom of speech and free thought but actually applying them to those demographics is disgusting and wrong. I’m not saying that they aren’t allowed to think or have opinions that in my opinion are objectively bad, baseless and flawed but criticizing people for things they have no control over or who they are as long as they aren’t doing anyone any harm is not okay in any sense of the word.

[@PaintedHoundie]

Jorden literally missing the point to end up defending the right to discriminate. In the context of a person saying prejudice should continue to be addressed, to initially react and say "you dont have a human right to not be discriminated" but then say a person being able to do so is a human right, is stupid.

[@jorden9821]

@@PaintedHoundie yeah, I must be dumb or something, people expressing themselves being a human right is a stupid alien concept 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@trainerkai1313]

The whitewashing of Nessa, the mischaracterization of certain black characters (I.e Raihan and Leon; making Raihan a feral monster and Leon a clueless moron, when they are far from that in canon) are just a few painful examples. It's freaking disgusting how bad black characters are treated by fans and even more disgusting how black fans are targeted and harassed for calling out the racism in the community.

[@javonestephens7856]

Facts I noticed that off top when I first got the game

[@averagesky8549]

far from that in Canon is an overstatement, in fandoms any characters personalities are exaggerated in fanmade content, like with the Scottish protag talking in the most exaggerated slang and deep accent ever

[@lillith7257]

Feral? Never heard that before Could you elaborate? Not saying you're wrong i just didn't notice I didn't really enjoy the game so that might be why

[@lillith7257]

Oh i will say though that the Nessa thing kinda brought it on itself The original fanart wasn't white washing but Becuase of the outcry at the time it opened the door for these idiots to come in with their "fixes" like the whitest they could get it (was really hard to look at) on both sides as well That whole ordeal was a mess

[@trainerkai1313]

@@lillith7257 like making him hyperaggressive, making him hypersexual and rough and mean, stuff like that. It's depicted in art and fanfiction alike.

[@phantasmsarcasm7619]

the craziest thing about racism in individual communities especially the Pokemon community is that everybody is doing the same thing, there is no difference between everyone besides the color of skin, the fact that someone can hate someone so much due to the way they were born is riduculous to me, we're all people and we all bleed red we need to do better as people

[@diamondminer5459]

Most of community would agree with you that some people suck, but the bad people are a vocal minority. Some bad experiences don’t mean a whole community is bad. Actually, talking about “racism in x community “ can scare people into disengaging with communities they would potentially like. It makes it sound like an inherent problem with the fandom.

[@phantasmsarcasm7619]

@@diamondminer5459 but racism isnt the vocal minority in the pokemon community, its a whole lot of it

[@AnimeAvenueAA]

Wooooow this video was soooo needed! I have dealt with racism from biggest to small creators in Pokémon’s. I make a variety of different content, But I get more flagged comments for slurs on my Pokémon videos THAN ANY other. Truly sad and I though I was alone in noticing this tbh. Great video and keep representing 🔥💪🏽

[@kaiser7972]

you know when you brought up naming 5 black poketubers outside of yourself, nexus and shofu, i couldnt really think of any. which in itself is really tragic

[@kaisolomon5187]

It's a very sad reality

[@Weareonenation303]

Glitchcity and VantaJay (JayYTgamer.) came to mind. Maybe PKsparxx? Even though he is not a Poketuber per se. The elephant in the room would be Nappy though he doesn't count because he is irrelevant trash.

[@lillith7257]

@@Weareonenation303 I also thought of Glitch but considered maybe he meant the gamer variety

[@lickilicky5288]

I thought poketipsmike was lightskin, so he might count, I don’t know tho

[@kaiser7972]

@@Weareonenation303 you see all of those people that you mentioned came to mind originally. But Jay doesn't do Pokémon anymore and hasn't for a while. Glitch is great but I've always seen her as more of a muscian rather than just a poketuber. And Pk hasn't been on KZbin for a while and i would more so consider him as more so a Nintendo/gaming overall creator.

[@FullSwing9]

Pokémon Trainer is a universal title for anyone. People being racist over that really missed the point of the joy of the games. Pokémon Company needs to diversify the character selections.

[@anonalpaca2513]

Never heard about PokeTubers getting to freely circumvent the Sun&Moon embargo before, that’s wildly unfair. Thanks for bringing these things to attention & being a positive influence as you said

[@buzzlightyeet5346]

There is no such thing as "casual racism" in my eyes. Racism is racism. I'm glad that I was born in a time where we are trying to collectively come together and live as one people. No matter what ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender you identify with. Stay true to yourself. Much love to all y'all out there. Keep your head high, and just know that you're stronger than those who throw hate your way

[@lillith7257]

What does casual racism even mean? Sounds like they have fun being racist to me Casual smash player is someone who plays for fun without going hard at it Casual work is dressing fun yeah? So it sounds like they mean they have fun playing around with racism which is fucked

[@CassilydiaEden]

@@lillith7257 pretty much. "Casual Racism" basically boils down to making light of the suffering of BIPOC at a really gross pervasive level.

[@caseysbye]

The fact people are against representation is wild to me, why make other people feel invalidated and forgotten just because they don't want "politics" in games. As if representation is politics anyway its human decency to include others no matter their skin colour, gender, sexual orientation, pronouns and many other factors.

[@brian_Austin27]

Exactly especially with some minorities, for example most pokemon, are made from different regions and places on different things and animals and species without representation we wouldn't get anything

[@Loaves_of_Cat]

So long as those people shut up about politics, it won’t be political😒, it’s that simply. They’re the ones who r making it political by screaming “oooh, stop it!!😩stop making this game so political!!😩I just want to enjoy it as a game😩😩😩”

[@stark8363]

I feel like its because alot of the time when representation happens they do it horribly look at star wars look at what they did with Finn.. and also when they try to represent women in movies or shows in mainstream shit they do the cringe "Woman Strong" "I need no man and I can crush you" type stuff.

[@pingaspearce9403]

Because it's fucking fiction lmao

[@Jayday12345678910]

@@stark8363 Yeah but when white characters are poorly written, its considered bad writing. When minorities are, racists will rail against the minority rep itself.

[@BigNation1]

Who remembers the shameful artist on twitter that said "I fixed Nessa" and changed her skin tone from black to white. Truly a despicable action that discipline needs to be bestowed upon those that are ignorant.

[@javonestephens7856]

I do remember that I was extremely pissed off at that time

[@vaporterra]

That was sadly one of the first things I thought about when I saw this video topic and I bring it up when people tell me racism doesn’t exist in the Pokémon community.

[@princesspikachu3915]

Nessa is one of the prettiest Pokémon characters. 2nd only to Olivia IMO.

[@jrkularatne2900]

didn't even know thats really fucked up

[@kingp260]

The dude wasn't racist. He was just doing it for shock value to promote his friend's art. Someone leaked a DM on 9gag of him saying that he knew it would cause the tweet to blow up and people would probably look at his bio and click the links in it.

[@sparda12]

As a fellow black pokemon trainer from gen 1(circa 1998 w/pokemon red), I'm now 34 years old and I stand with you young brotha ✊🏼❤💚🖤

[@MistresseTristesse]

and you are 34 and still going strong on Pokemon. same age, same passion ;-) there is no place for prejudice, racism and extremism in this hobby btw and noone has any right to judge anything or anyone else than themselves 💪

[@indoovytably2904]

As a white Person who loves Pokemon I am one of those who couldn’t name black Poketubers other than really you or NumbNexus. I watched Nappy until his true nature was shown. I also watched Twit a lot until he stopped uploading Pokemon content. Who are some African American Poketubers you recommend? God bless you Nick and all the African American community who doesn’t get the credit they deserve.

[@PokePrinceHD]

Lumiose Trainer Zac is a good one

[@32rush79]

shofu but he doesnt really do much pokemon anymore

[@downbeatdialga1341]

It might be kinda selfish, but...I’m a black Pokémon youtuber to some extent. I’ve made a few remixes of Pokémon themes, not as good as Glitchxcity’s but I’m steadily improving.

[@Hagopsfunzone]

trying my best

[@coolperson82yea59]

I don’t really watch poke tubers that often so I felt guilty for not knowing enough. Is that my fault? Idk

[@milesmorales4394]

Preach man. I don’t understand why people don’t think representation is important. It took 6 generations for black kids to be able to have a character that looks like them. It’s only political to people that it doesn’t effect.

[@yaboiJAT]

Who the literal fuck cares about a stupid character sprite in a pokemon game. It's all about the pokemon. Didn't know people are so insecure that they needed diff color sprites.. jesus. I can see why people say don't bring this shit in pokemon. It's a game about awesome creatures u battle with! Why are u so focused on a character that doesn't even get to talk lmao. Jesus christ. It's just a skin color who cares. I'm not racist but this is just stupid. I play pokemon to play pokemon not to have my character look like me since it still doesn't look like me even when I make it a black character. This is dumb but people shouldn't be calling him slurs that's messed up

[@micahltaylor4438]

Majority white people

[@Scriblyn]

Black people are people. I don't know why that's such a bad thing to some other "people".

[@galientl4723]

Your assuming bigots are rational, unfortunately they aren’t or they wouldn’t be bigoted.

[@chocoroons]

I cannot express how refreshing it is to have someone talk about this. I may have just found this channel today, but I already really appreciate you and I support all the work you're doing.

[@rossbob4215]

I remember how excited my sibling and I were seeing Justice Smith as the lead protagonist for detective pikachu

[@willkage]

KZbin algorithm at it again putting up videos I needed to see. Didn’t know bout this channel because I haven’t been giving Pokémon as much attention as I used to, but consider me subscribed. Keep Grinding

[@abdullahalfailchawy8798]

I’m from Kuwait and I want to say , ( you are a good person , the earth lacks the likes of you unfortunately , I’m happy for your people to have such family member , such a friend , such a person ) , thank you for being here in my generation , I’m cheering from far away ) , I want to say more but it will be boring for all of us , but one thing is sure , you are precious , good day sir 🇰🇼

[@Mazee.s7]

Kuwait is so racist probably most racist Arab countrie I am Egyptian and they treat people bad in Kuwait like my family

[@Ami-ut2us]

@@Mazee.s7 im sorry to hear that, I hope they treat everyone better. Maybe OP is one of those better people.

[@trapkingdesu2489]

" 'We don't need representation, it's not that important', YES, it is". Well said Nick. People don't realize how important representation is, just as those same people don't realize how privileged they are, because they ARE the ones always represented. Thank you for this video Nick, you said a lot that needed to be said. Always supporting

[@pingaspearce9403]

It's literally just a fictional video game it's not that serious lmfao

[@KD-ro4iy]

@Blackbeary Stoneheart Dude, don't even bother with these people. They're willfully ignorant and trying to bring you down. I just tell them if it's not as serious as they claim then there should be no problem if we want to add diverse characters. Usually then they have to *explicitly* say that they don't want minority groups in there games which just shows how bigoted they are, or they be quiet

[@yaboiJAT]

It's all about the pokemon who tf cares about a character that doesn't even talk... this is stupid. People shouldn't be calling nick racist slurs but who cares what the shitty sprite looks like. Black, white, green. It still doesn't look like you lol. I care about the pokemon not the color of the silent protagonist. Ugh this is dumb

[@Lissy_YT481]

​@@KD-ro4iy comments deleted...

[@aaronw-a1691]

This is topic that should be more discussed, but it’s getting brushed aside

[@sacredslash2014]

This is such an important topic to bring up and talk about. More needs to be said and done about the racism, discrimination, and injustices that many still see on a daily basis in this community and the world at large. It's such an important thing, you would think more would be done to change the situation, unfortunately it seems many think it's not an issue, don't care, or actively believe these hateful and racist beliefs. So thank you for bringing light to a super important issue that exists for many minorities, especially those who are black. Hopefully change can start to happen within this community and improve it for the betterment of everyone affected.

[@diamondminer5459]

Most of community would agree with you that some people suck, but the bad people are a vocal minority. Some bad experiences don’t mean a whole community is bad.

[@bxfbbxcbxc5328]

The same people who say "representation doesn't matter" and "who cares about the race of the character" Would be pissed if all video games had Black protagonists.

[@lovesicclefty]

"it took me forever to love this" i fuccing felt that growing up black was not easy

[@MisterBlightside]

Gaming/anime community can be rough... posted a picture of my BADASS Aang cosplay on Reddit a couple years ago and literally 6/7 of the comments were "OmG, ThE AvAtArr wUs n De sUn tOo lOnG"... got quite a few likes, but the comments were so disappointing.

[@eanmac3117]

So disappointing to hear that man, I bet your cosplay was sick.

[@Damascene_]

If you can find it, can you link it? I love seeing cosplays jsjdjjfn

[@diamondminer5459]

Most of community would agree with you that some people suck, but the bad people are a vocal minority. Some bad experiences don’t mean a whole community is bad.

[@MisterBlightside]

@@Damascene_ not sure if I'm breaking any rules or nah, but I have the pictures from it on ig: Mrblightside

[@MisterBlightside]

@@ye9945 lol. I was bald, bearded, and the arrow on my head wasn't crooked. That's at least a 5/10 for effort 😅

[@gourdman8140]

This is a problem that NEEDED to be addressed. Thank you for speaking up bro. I'm not black, but as a minority, this RACIST SHIT needs to be addressed and called out. This isn't political, it's moral. We got to do and be better. I'll be supporting you ✊

[@WolfHunner]

After the whole whitewashing Nessa art fiasco a few years back on twitter that should of told ya'll everything, you hate to see it. smh

[@kaisolomon5187]

Them boys were racist as hell

[@DJPrimeAmvs]

I...I think you might be remembering it wrong

[@kaisolomon5187]

@@DJPrimeAmvs how?

[@DJPrimeAmvs]

@@kaisolomon5187 iirc a bunch of artists on twitter got ganged up on for "whitewashing" nessa because the shade of brown was too light. Then after all that someone posted some a pic of an actual white nessa as a kick back

[@kaisolomon5187]

@@DJPrimeAmvs that's still bad. It also ignored when a gorrila version nessa was made as a response.

[@Ozzymitsu]

Thanks for calling out the racism, it shouldn’t be tolerated. People hide behind it being “just a joke” but it’s not funny and it really isn’t a joke, even to them. They just want to use that as an excuse to hide behind. I’m glad to hear you are continuing to love yourself and embracing who you are. ☺️

[@Pensushets]

Designing a character that makes you feel comfortable shouldn't be political for fuck's sake, Pokemon has a large demographic so asking them to make you feel a bit more included shouldn't be seen as political, it's easy for people to say something's "political" when everything is always made with them in mind.

[@mzyannibby]

I'm a black woman who's been playing pokemon since it came out and i will never forget when I traded pokemon on diamond in the gts when it first came out... all the homophobic transphobic and racist terms that were set as pokemon nicknames literally disgusted my soul... and theres a stereotypical way alot of asian people look at us and I beleive that's the problem with the diversity of hair and skin in pokemon games.. no tea no shade but its true

[@Hejeheihihi]

My trade pokémon were just picas, kokots and debils

[@姓名-y7c]

Not trying to be rude but please don’t classify us as “a lot of Asian people”... As an Asian (not Asian-American) who live in the US, I strongly understand that racism is serious problem in modern society. All the people should be treated equal regardless of race or background. Sorry if you’re disgusted, I know this vid is about racism against black person, but I was curious how you expressed.

[@diamondminer5459]

Most of community would agree with you that some people suck, but the bad people are a vocal minority. Some bad experiences don’t mean a whole community is bad.

[@nocturnal3427]

@@姓名-y7c it's kind of a sensitive topic and they should have phrased it better, but i think she meant a significant amount of people in asian countries look down on black people. just an unfortunate truth. so it makes sense that representing black people might not be something some asian companies wants to do. but the times are definitely starting to change. i haven't played a japanese video game with as much darker skin rep as pokemon post gen 5.

[@thegoonsqwad]

Aye it’s poketubers like you that gave me the courage to start my own channel. I grew up playing Pokémon and see exactly what you’re saying but you influence more people everyday to do right all the time. More should speak up on this topic 🙏🏾

[@Throwh]

More power to you. I'm terribly, terribly sorry for what you've had to experience. I'm Pakistani & I keep no secret of being one. Been a part of online Pokémon communities since 2009, & as a brown individual I can confirm that white & cis-het privilege along with racism are as real here as they are elsewhere. While I've met the most wonderful people & grown up with the best online friends I could have asked for, I've come across dozens upon dozens of toxic, racist, sexist, & ignorant-to-privilege users that make one step back for a moment & wonder.... Is this really a "kid's game" as they say? Why are these young individuals so full of hate for me for no reason at all? I have never interacted with them, had any differences, or ever hurt them. Then why? Representation MATTERS! While I have my share of personal grievances with the community, they do not match with the real-world implications & blatant discrimination that you have had to face. So while I am sharing a bit of my experience in agreement, I am not making this about myself & I'm once again extremely, sincerely sorry for what you had to face. May our community learn to do better & help create a space which is safe & welcoming for all. Stay strong.

[@diamondminer5459]

As a person of color myself, I mostly agree. Most of community would agree with you that some people suck, but the bad people are a vocal minority. Some bad experiences don’t mean a whole community is bad.

[@shwayvee]

Bro representation matters so much. You are incredibly valued to so many of us POC thank you for all you’ve done for the community and forever appreciative of you !!!

[@nickypoo4245]

Being a white guy who is just a viewer, I totally agree with the racism being very prevalent on KZbin

[@blackpanthernigga7440]

And us white people think we made pokémon but we didn't were just stealing Asian culture and slowly making it our own

[@Hejeheihihi]

@@blackpanthernigga7440 I think Nintendo is more than happy that Pokémon is popular over the world, especially in rich countries cos they can sell more games.

[@GlazeBattleBorn]

@@blackpanthernigga7440 LMAOOOO who the fuck said white people made pokemon?

[@diamondminer5459]

Question: As a person of color who has had a great time being part of the Pokémon community, should I just leave? You make it sound like the whole community is bad, is that true?

[@nickypoo4245]

@@diamondminer5459 lol no. You’re reading too much into what I said. I just said it is very prevalent. Not that people who aren’t white need to leave the community. That’s awesome that you have a great experience in the community, so why leave if you are not feeling any sense of discrimination? It is not the entire Pokémon community being racist, but if you read through comments on Pokémon videos posted by a large group content creators, you will notice that there is a decent percentage of people who post racist comments. Idk. Just my outlook

[@awesometoadultimate8562]

I’m actually making a fan game and there are going to be black character options, and even the hair will be different. I think the reason why there is a lack of representation in the Pokémon community (at least in the west) is because I think it is majority white. In the mainline games, as an African American, I like being able to make my player character look similar to myself.

[@GymLeaderZero]

Same. I always make my character look like me but with Green hair on my character and a red jacket!

[@galvsparks6295]

A bit late but good luck with your fan game buddy !

[@Greg_Jones_Art]

Yo! I hear you man. When I draw my own characters I make them Black because I don’t want to rely on others to do it for me. It’s not like people give manga artists a hard time when all of their characters are Japanese or when White artists make their characters White. So why should we be the exception? Also when I play games if I can I always make the character Black and I’m pretty vocal if a character customization option is lacking in representation. Some folks were happier when they could ignore this issue but those days are over. We have a voice that’s impossible to disregard and these things matter. Game Freak is starting to get it and I hope in the future we get more natural hair options for Black characters. Preach on brotha!

[@alexgonzalez2816]

Peace and love. This things need to be out in the open.

[@limitbreakerjoseph]

lol D/P/P days was hella racist. clan chats and even battles. getting called nigga in a offensive way was hella depressing. but i loved wifi battling back those days a lot.

[@jj6148]

Oof that’s sad.

[@diamondminer5459]

At least it’s mostly improved.

[@satashi9996]

I really appreciate this video I’ve been thinking about about making my own Pokémon and I needed to hear this as a poc thanks sacred

[@sirdon4449]

Good luck friend

[@pikapika455]

We need more poc creators :)

[@TheMrPasquale]

Crazy how people are actually unsubbing because of this video. This is my first time watching you and it got me to sub. You’re a genuine person man and this is a conversation that needs to be brought up continuously. There’s simply too much racial injustice in the industry and in our communities to not bring up these discussions. Keep doing your thing!

[@TreyTheWilliam]

Honestly I'm glad this conversation was brought to light in the context of the Pokemon community. We need to talk about this in every community.

[@cookiegal7340]

Hi, a Latina woman here...It's been a long time since I've sat down and watched your videos but it's so heart breaking to still see racism everywhere even in communities like Pokémon. I don't understand why people still think it's okay to do such things from leaving racial slurs in comment sections to far more disgusting acts. I just want this all to end one day, not just in the Pokémon community but in all society. Thank you for speaking up about this topic.

[@Solokid404]

Unfortunately videos like this won't reach enough people. Topics like this need to be heard and we need to improve more in alot of ways and all over the world. Racism and discrimination is still prominent and alive and we haven't made fast enough progress and it's something we will have to face and deal with for a long time. I just hope we can progress forward and by alot versus regress and backtrack.

[@imAgentR]

Not true, know what we gotta do? Like, comment, share and if you enjoy ya man’s content subscribe. It’s a topic long overdue and it’s a great time to be having the discussion.

[@imAgentR]

Sharing is the most powerful tbh; it can get reach outside of just the platform and spread it. Use your presence elsewhere and make it happen. We got this. Have hope beyond the given expectation of KZbin.

[@Nsyse429]

This was one video I’m happy to have stumbled upon, I love Pokémon but this is such a reality that needs to be shared. Much love

[@jasper-ul7kd]

I love how our existence and rights are always treated as “politics” 🥴

[@jasper-ul7kd]

Thank you for talking about this issue in the community. It was really something that needed to be spoken out against and I’m glad you did. Lots of respect ❤️

[@jasper-ul7kd]

also the fact that most of us STILL can’t make characters that look accurate to how we look in these games. they throw 1 (or maybe 2 if they’re feeling a little ✨exotic✨) black hairstyles/skin tones in the game and call it a day. like... 😭 god this series is 25 years old now and it STILLL looks like we aren’t getting this representation in any of the annouced games (tho ig if they don’t have character customization at all there isn’t much to be done in the first place)

[@lowtech42]

dang now I'm tearing up 🥺 this was my first video of yours but it won't be my last! i appreciate you speaking truth to power here 💪🏿 our lives matter!

[@YourTruCaptain]

I'm so glad you made this video fam it really needed to be said. A lot of the times when you're a black KZbinr people will notice you for being black first as suppose to the things you create. And sometimes that can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on who's watching however, it's something others on the platform seem to not have to deal with as much. My hope is that this can eventually get better for us across all communities and we can prosper. Until then it's vital we stay together and help each other out as best we can. Once again Respects for doing this Big Bro Sacred!!

[@nasinnarcotics]

Racism is not a political issue. The discussion of attempting to solve racism on a systemic level is somewhat political, but racism itself isn't and never will be. Racism is an issue of human rights, the issue of people being treated as the humans that they are. Telling someone to treat you like a person and with the respect you deserve is not "making things political". Also, I'm happy to say this video was recommended to me. A few weeks late, but considering I've never seen your content before it at least means it isn't being hidden.

[@TajirMusil]

The embargo part actually kinda shocked me, thats pretty messed up. I also find it really pathetic that people will dismiss race issues as political shit. I'm also horrified that Nappy still has an audience after the grooming shit.

[@Weareonenation303]

Nappy has some pretty dumb sheep, it's no surprise to me that he still has an audience, albeit kind of dead given that he got outed for being a predator.

[@eskamoo0053]

It angers me that people don’t understand representation matters

[@yarc9]

People don’t do representation all that well that they end up missing up the characters

[@vaporterra]

@@yarc9 The point is some parts of the community hate on the comparatively minimal representation Pokemon offers

[@keeysOST]

I think that could still end up poorly. Mostly if they aren't done right.

[@johannessguten2527]

@@vaporterra the representation in Pokémon hasn’t been minimal at least since gen 7 literally look at the main cast of sun and moon and sw/sh I’m gonna assume you aren’t even black cause I’m noticing a trend of the people who tout this continue to speak for people who actually are black

[@vaporterra]

@@johannessguten2527 You said it yourself: since Gen 7. I spoke from the scope of the entire franchise of Pokemon since 1996. I’ve defended people of color and fought alongside them in real life so that they could advance their lives so don’t talk like you know me.

[@lcuas47]

Tell me why racism isn't a crime against humanity?!

[@silverdraco2235]

Because everyone does it, on some level. It's a society thing that will not end until those in control are gone. Also, I must be atypical, for I support diversity AND the former president. Those you champion are lying to you. They don't care about you. Don't count on a politician.

[@BlackBoyLost92]

Because the people whom have profited off of it have no intention to stop

[@DominicWatch]

@@silverdraco2235 it is a crime against peoples human rights. So people should face a fine or jail time.

[@MitchJustChill]

@@BlackBoyLost92 especially our previous president who gained a massive Cult.

[@silverdraco2235]

@@DominicWatch Dude, that won't stop people.You gotta realize that this country is a corporation, politicians are all pushers, and violence is the product to which the powers are addicted. If we did as you suggest, there'd never be a jail big enough and we would risk becoming what we hate.

[@ArcaneCris]

Honestly, thank you for being you and speaking about this. I don't watch too many youtubers, but you, I appreciate. You're able to be funny, be serious, and unlike a whole lot of fake personalities on the internet, you are always GENUINE. You made the video others would be scared to and I have hella respect for you for doing it. We gotta stop giving these platforms to problematic people and show them that actions have consequences instead of letting them come back after a half-***ed apology about racist actions like it's nothing. Once more, thank you for being you and I hope you stay blessed and that everything goes your way. Much love man.

[@illmind1560]

At this point in time it doesn't matter what black people say , do or where we go some people are just going to hate us or make excuses for the people who hate us . We will continue to be outcast for a long time but I'm optimistic things are getting better.

[@jheitz223]

(Read the whole comment before replying) How is it the community's fault that there are a lack of black creators? If less black people choose to become content creators, how is that the community's fault? The only solution would be to either force creators of other races to stop making content or to force black people who have no interest in making content to make content. The truth is there are just less black people interested in creating Pokemon content than there are people of other races that are interested in doing so. There is nothing specifically holding black people back from becoming Pokemon content creators rather there just aren't as many that actually have that interest and there's nothing wrong with that, they should like whatever they want to like. I hope this does not come across as ignorant or offensive, as that was not my intention at all. If there is something you feel I am just not educated on I am open to hearing it and maybe learning something. This comment is meant with good intentions, and I do agree that equal representation is a beautiful thing, I'm really just trying to figure out who is at fault and what the solution is.

[@narutogen13]

a dude try explaining this to him and sacred just threw insults and then delete the guys post and he wasn't being rude to sacred either

[@gutsuriverdale2623]

Lets be honest here if you've been around the KZbin Pokemon community for more then 8 years you'd know that at a time, most of the first successful poketubers were black and created the formula that is now used by 90% of the white poketuber community. And are getting far more attention then guys like you and nexus that have been around since the beginning. It's bothered me for awhile. Glad you brought this up. much love to all poketubers but this needed to be said.

[@timwill321]

unfortunately this has happened in most youtube communities. art imitates life i guess lol

[@mr.sinister5584]

Excuse me? I don't believe that's true but alright

[@ultimatefirecracker1486]

@@mr.sinister5584 it is true

[@mr.sinister5584]

@@ultimatefirecracker1486 proof, need evidence to back it up

[@weezy9389]

Hey man, I haven't been around in a while but I'm so glad that you came out to talk about this. Clicked on this video just to see what's up, thanks for having a good discussion about this.

[@tavellcoops]

It always blows me away how bad this community can get, like...it's pokemon

[@diamondminer5459]

Most of community would agree with you that some people suck, but the bad people are a vocal minority. Some bad experiences don’t mean a whole community is bad.

[@dizzy6632]

From a small creator trying to make content and to gladly call myself "someone in the Pokémon community," it really hurts to see so much hate against people. You are trying your damn best and others are hurting you with words that are offensive. Some of the content I see from you Sacred, is amazing to watch, and I really can't understand how someone can turn around and type an entire message describing how they don't like you. This hurts to see. So THANK YOU, for releasing this and talking about it. Mad props to you. When I can, I am 100% joining your membership for your channel.

[@KimJungGooner]

People's identity, race, gender, sexuality, etc aren't political. Straight up. I'm tired of people implying these things when they say "keep politics out of games" what they really mean is keep anyone who isn't cis het and white out of the games. Rediculous.

[@TsuchiGamer06]

Thank you for speaking out, it's really been a problem every year since I got into this fandom but now it's getting more light and I'm glad. As a black man, watching you, Nexus, Shofu etc, have been great sources of fun in this pokemon community and I think you guys can get even more love

[@bradmarlin6460]

As the largest media franchise in the world, the pokemon company should be putting in the effort to be more inclusive. Regardless, I’m glad that you’re speaking out and addressing the racist side of the community. Nothing but respect for you. Keep trying to broaden perspectives. Wishing you nothing but the best, and looking forward to future content!

[@jessicathompson7992]

This popped up on my suggested feed today, I have never seen your channel before. Commenting for the algorithm ❤

[@finalcountdown3210]

Really shitty what happened in relation to the embargo, most people would have no idea any stuff like that goes on. Keep up the good content, thanks for speaking out about things like this

[@Wightsworn]

This is the first video of yours I've ever seen and I have to say you've earned yourself a subscriber. This is very much something that needs to be talked about. As a mixed race person, finding representation anywhere is so hard, and especially ACCURATE representation. I feel a lot better about myself these days, but I struggled with identity issues in the past, both racial and sexual, and all the toxicity online and in various game communities didn't help at all. Thank you so much for this. Now if you don't mind, I'm gonna check out your other vids because clearly you have great takes.

[@gracecellent]

Lots of love to you Sacred as I do understand the frustration and disappointment. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and always speaking out on topics like this. As a woc it gets really discouraging seeing the amount of immaturity and hate online and yes representation indeed matters. When you said smt along the lines of you figured that it was just the norm, the standard, to not see characters like you because there wasn’t any that resembled you; I had thought that too growing up. It’s hard. The ones who don’t care really are coming from a place of privilege and cannot understand what it is like to always be the odd one out. For something you don’t even have any control over. Lastly, the ending made me teary and you got some tears out of me. I’m very happy you love yourself and your skin color and that you said it so confidently. I’m sorry we’ve still got a long way but I think as long as we’re still trying maybe we’ll get there some day. Anyway make sure to take care of yourself and lots of love again to you. You’re doing great

[@FatherOfGray]

Somehow I just find it hilarious how there are literally people who see a black person on the internet and are just like, sweating, hands trembling, finger over the N key "Oh oh god a black person online I can't help myself I just, I have to type it. I- I HAVE TO TYPE THE NNNNN WORRRRRD!"

[@tarzantrillakami4142]

the racism in the pokemon community and anime community in general gets so overlooked, it's so frustrating man.

[@nullobjecttype]

The anime community is so fucking bad in that respect

[@diamondminer5459]

It’s not overlooked, it’s a common stereotype that’s only applicable to a vocal minority. As a person of color, I understand that navigating public spaces is hard, but it’s not all bad.

[@AsianY0uTubeGuy]

Hey there. This is my first video of yours and I just want to send you love and positivity. I hear you. Your points and voice are heard. Your opinions are validated matters. I think you’re literally the only African/Black (I’m sorry. Not sure which term is more formal to use) KZbinr I’ve seen in the Pokémon Community. As someone who is a public figure, I believe you can make a change with your platform. It is really sad that the world really haven’t changed much. The Black community is still being hunted down as if it’s hunting season. Keep your chin up and keep moving forward, one step at a time. And don’t forget, you can make a change as… YOUR JOURNEY CONTINUES! ❤️🙏✌️

[@KammyG]

Black and white are my favorite games not only because of the trainer sprites being black but also the first black leader! I support you using your voice!

[@Roarkengage]

Ayy bro, I’m glad you expressed yourself. You’re my favorite Pokémon KZbinr, and the ONLY one I REGULARLY check out. Black, white, yellow, purple, idgaf, you the homie. Everyone should be able to feel at home all the time. You the man dawg, and ima be behind you the whole way! I appreciate everything you do! I’m Italian-American; white dude who grew up in the streets of Baton Rouge 😂😂😂 I’m so thankful for you though. Fuck all them other people who don’t fuck with what you’re doing, Sacred Gang is GOATED 👍🏼💯🔥♥️ you’re a beacon to me bro, and you continue to make my day, so thank you!!

[@rooksatwar]

First of all Nick, thank you for having the courage to speak up about this. Its not easy to speak about racism especially as a black person - I know from experience. Racism and politics are not the same thing. The man who made racist comments in discord did so because he was racist, not because of his political views. Politics is used to deflect from actual racism. Racism existed before the United States was founded. The entire system is racist. If you have the chance you should research the racist policies that both sides have conspired to do. One side is overtly racist but the other side is just as racist but is sneaker about it. The other little disagreement I have with what you said was that Black people who aren't bothered by this issue should grow up. We should be understanding with other black people and help inform them and bring them along. If you say something that could be perceived as an attack you'll lose them. Its up to those of us with voice to speak but our speech should be informed and cordial. I think you did a great job of displaying that in this video. Never stay silent!

[@pokeflinchhax9827]

i've been coming back to your channel after a long ass time and i gotta say thank you so much for speaking on this. i have a lot of trouble loving myself as a POC and hearing that im not alone in that struggle helps a lot :)

[@jacobpourchot6294]

The fact that people are mad about representation is ridiculous. Representation has nothing to do with politics. Someone seeing representation of their race, or their gender, or sexual orientation could mean the world to them. These options shouldn't bother people because they have nothing to do with them. If you don't like it don't pick it. People need to stop hating stuff just because it's different. We are all human we need peace love and positivity not hate!

[@GymLeaderZero]

Man, thanks for this. You talkin about this is pretty much what we all need not as a Pokemon Community but as a society as a whole.

[@kojiyomi]

Man it really hit different when you said it took you a long time to love your own skin color

[@chloelahring]

I sometimes think the earth needs to be hit with a meteorite.....humanity needs a reset

[@Andres-vj2ws]

It’s surprising how little people try to expose this community despite all of its heinous actions.

[@ColdEmperor]

I wouldn’t generalize an entire group of people like that..... you’re no better than them then. Any large fanbase will have their scum and idiots and the larger the group the more of them there are. It’s unavoidable. Not to mention how vocal they are. “Always be aware of your surroundings.”

[@Andres-vj2ws]

@@ColdEmperor I don’t intend to generalize them ofc, I’m mostly pointing out how little people actually know of all the bs they pull and rarely raise a finger about it. It’s unfair how most of these people fly under the radar despite doing the internet equivalent of a hit and run with witnesses literally surrounding them.

[@DetectUmbreon]

We really need to keep talking about this and try our damn hardest to get racism out of our community and from the get go for me I don’t care what race or skin color anyone is if they are enjoyable and I feel a connection I’m in full support of everybody like that including you nick so just keep up the good work and try not to let this really get in your way

[@lynettemalice8110]

As a trans girl of color, I infinitely appreciate you using your platform to speak on this topic. People who consider representation of minorities such as skin color, gender identity, or sexuality in games to be political are in a place of extreme privilege. To be able to think like that shows that their needs are catered to, while we still fight to have who we are be seen. And I thank you from the bottom of my Transgender, Lesbian, Autistic, African American heart that you made a video like this. It takes a lot of courage. And I appreciate it 🥰

[@adamgreen2341]

i literally can’t name anyone but you and shofu, hell I watched y’all when i was getting back into pokémon during 4th/5th gen

[@FrozenColress]

Im very glad you've brought this up. So very true that there's such a huge racism problem in the Pokemon community.

[@roadhouse98ej]

Facts bro when you said “it took me awhile to accept the color I am”. I felt that and to be honest before I didn’t care so much to look at my race and how things were going on in the world and not seeing the corruption around me and the friends or racist people around me the feeling of trying to fit in or trying to find yourself under multiple personas its crazy the world we live in I truly hope one day we all can realize and teach our children that we need to love one another and that black kids shouldn’t be having the “talk” and tell that people will downplay for your skin color. Just know man thank you scared and i love you bro (pause) and keep it a 💯 big dawg 🙏🏾

[@thomaslichman5365]

I remember it being a big deal in B/W that they finally introduced more diverse characters

[@ruffprophetproductions]

Shout out to the algorithm for recommending me to you. Love to see my brothers out here shining and being themselves

[@bimm7930]

People who are well represented always will find a problem with others being represented. They feel like They aren't the center of attention anymore

[@SMAnthonyW]

I'm so sorry that you experienced this. Racism is wrong period but we especially don't need that here in the Pokémon community, which should be a safe space for EVERYONE. I remember arguing with racist white fans on Twitter that were defending the whitewashing of Nessa and I was so mad. As a gay Asian Pokémon fan, I just want to say that I stand with black Pokéfans and the black community as a whole and yall will ALWAYS be welcome with open arms.

[@STILZA]

Sacred you’re one of the best in the community stay strong brother 👌🏻

[@deandresmith8539]

As I am reading the comments and watching the video the amazing support and strong positive following you have makes me believe in this community change can happen but we all have to stand for it as one and come together for the right reasons. And if some ppl dont like you because you want your sprite(which is supposed to be your game life representation of your real life self) to be black or that you speak on a realistic topic using the platform you built than good riddance to them n let the door hittem where the lord splittem!!!