Is Donkey Kong racist?

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Is Donkey Kong racist? Anonymous 17-02-25 08:16:01 No.39980

The other day I was wearing a t-shirt with funky kong on it and realized I was getting a lot weird looks from black people, which prompted me to google this question. Apparently there have been internet debates about this topic for a long time. I’m starting to think there might be a point but I’m also conflicted since all the supposedly black traits are depicted in a heroic context. Funky Kong just always seemed like a chill dude who could be your friend.

Glownonymous 17-02-25 09:58:28 No.39981

It was the 90s, the gaming companies were trying to be hip and cool. Even Sonic had hip-hop influences, and he carried them onward into the early 2000s along with punk and metal influences too. But I understand trying to make monkies of all characters to be "hip and cool" may not have been the best idea. Nintendo got much more success with Mario Strikers instead.

Anonymous 17-02-25 12:46:42 No.39984

>>39980
It couldn’t have been people that have played Donkey Kong in the past and they just liked your shirt?

Anonymous 17-02-25 17:15:22 No.39989

>>39984
Maybe there were a few stares that could be interpreted that way but one woman rolled her eyes at me. Granted, I’m also weirdly paranoid about how I come across to other people and was maybe overthinking it.

Anonymous 17-02-25 17:17:42 No.39990

>>39989
What was the shirt specifically? Maybe there's an unaccounted for element.

Anonymous 17-02-25 17:20:16 No.39991

>This is the gorilla ghetto
>The primate projects
I lold

Anonymous 17-02-25 17:24:39 No.39992

Maybe they dont know donkey kong

Anonymous 17-02-25 17:34:41 No.39993

>>39989
She was probably rolling her eyes because you're wearing a video game shirt in public.

Anonymous 18-02-25 03:57:05 No.40022

Anonymous 23-02-25 11:46:32 No.40169

>>39980
donkey kong country nation is third worldist. it's about anti colonialist struggle against KKKing KKKrool. it just uses racist semiotics as window dressing because it was made by brits employed by japanese

Anonymous 23-02-25 12:32:18 No.40170

Diddy Kong is clearly a monkey, but I have always thought of Donkey Kong as a hairy Irish guy. The reddish-brown hair color, the face etc.

Anonymous 19-03-25 08:31:04 No.40713

>>40170
beggorah

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