Talk:Parvati/@comment-2001:8003:3C0F:9100:F0AD:517E:F3CA:3818-20180912100410/@comment-2001:8003:3C0F:9100:DC:1BC6:A2A8:F916-20180916090426

@Kushieda minori

i'm glad i didn't sound too SJW haha. I'm cool with these things i guess (it's not like they're directly mocking the religion, hence why i dont feel the need to be offended) and yeah, i get the whole skin colour thing, that's just apart of anime and i wouldn't call it racist, so skin colour, i know isn't something that is as easy to change whilst also being consistent with the style. i won't lie, i think it would be super cool to see an anime girl (coloured or not haha) in a game like this wearing say, the tiger skin and necklace of heads like Kali (another hindu goddess who they should add to the game bc she is literally the coolest). I would actually love that sort of portrayal! Thanks for seeing my point of view as well, I'm glad i was able to come off in a (somewhat) sophisticated manner haha :)

@ anon who started with "you repeated 'not offended' so many times..."

oof sorry it wasn't my intention to sound butthurt haha. and i don't see how i implied that i was upset at every representation, i actually love a lot of representations and references to my religion, it makes me really happy to see that kind of exposure, eg Symmetra's Devi Skin, the hindu gods in Smite, Kali from stranger things (-> Kali is the goddess of destruction, time and power and Kali in stranger things was able to manipulate peoples minds, causing havoc and distress. she was all about vengance and justice, and frankly, fitted the persona of the goddess pretty well. I mean the goddess is a bit more reasonable but you get the idea), supernatural etc. I did not anywhere say that we shouldnt create characters with the same namesake as gods or those who take inspiration from it. it happens all the time and most of the time it's done really well and i enjoy it! i wouldn't say it makes my life harder, i'm not burdened lol, and im sorry if it came off as i was offended, i just had time to waste and i thought i could provide an insight to help others understand why some people would be offended. also i'm aware that homeboy jesus was indeed middle eastern but i was talking about my own religion, not christianity and how they portray their religious figures. i only refered to christ to talk about the double standards where its like "you can do this religion but not that one". (also, this game isn't just the "mere usage of a name", that would be Parvati from Harry Potter, this game is a reference to the god, it's supposed to BE the goddess).

I know i'm terrible and i keep repeating this bUT: '''i am not saying (at all) that we shouldnt make characters inspired by mythology or religion. '''in fact, i encourage it. i didn't imply that in my original comment, i only expressed confusion about this portrayal and even referenced portrayals that i did like. i personally think it's so important to see portrayals of culutre in pop culture to educate us all and it gives people's cultures a chance to be seen and i think thats beautiful. i get so excited when my religion is referenced in a piece of pop culture  (for example the hindu gods appear in marvel comics and iskdjkd i loved it sm). i'm just saying if you're gonna do it, do it right. i'm not expecting this to change, so i can see why youre kinda like "why bother commenting", but you're not going to change my mind, so why reply? why should anyone say 90% of the things that they say? ya know? sometimes people just state opinion, but don't necessarily expect or want change. sometimes people have opinions that don't necessarily bother them either.

i'm sorry if i seemed offended or butthurt, reading back, i kinda repeated a lot of things so i could see why you think that. i just had time and i was like, "hey, may as well state my opinion" and also because i could see others getting offended and then not giving valid arguements, just being offended and why not put them out of their misery and explain rather than just bein whiny.