Why is black hair in video games such a problem? Blessing breaks it down.
Thank you to Leanza and Del Walker (https://twitter.com/TheCartelDel) for contributing to this video!
Special Thanks:
Tim Gettys
Barrett Courtney
Nick Scarpino
Resources:
https://www.thecrownact.com/
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/tangled-roots-decoding-the-history-of-black-hair-1.5891778
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/06/685506578/is-beauty-in-the-eyes-of-the-colonizer
https://www.byrdie.com/black-hair-history-5071945
Notable hair discrimination cases:
https://hellogiggles.com/black-anchor-brittany-noble-fired-for-complaining-about-discriminaton/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-s-black-hair-problem-set-we-ve-all-cried-trailers-1274876/
https://www.ktbs.com/news/captain-shreve-student-dismissed-from-cheerleading-team-over-hair/article_30fac2fc-487c-11ea-a9e0-af438a6dcede.html
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/18/wrestling-referee-dreadlocks-suspended-alan-maloney
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0:00- Intro
02:29 – Why black hair is important
3:30- Leanza Interview Pt 1
05:53 – A mini history lesson
06:58 – Gaming still isn’t getting it right
8:12 – Leanza Interview PT 2
9:28 – Del Walker Interview
12:42 – Miles Morales
13:24 – Nioh 2
13:50 – GTA Online
14:28 – Sims 4
14:49 – Game dev speaks out
16:17 – What can we do?
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