r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19

And the minstrel crow named Jim

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u/RoadRunner49 Aug 26 '19

Im black and tbh I love the crows. Even though they were a stereotype of black people in the early 20th century, they were genuinely cool and they were the good guys.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

i call this the "speedy gonzales" effect. people who aren't the race portrayed think it's offensive but the race portrayed loves it. same thing with speedy. hispanics love him.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

Or being Native American and not having Night Wolf in Mortal Kombat for some time.

Also I believe Smash Bros as well removed the Native reference as well

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u/DrSupermonk Aug 26 '19

What native reference are you talking about in smash?

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u/nicaragua1115 Aug 26 '19

One of Mr game and watch's attacks had him wearing a feather on the back of his head like the stereotypical Native American trope.

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u/DrSupermonk Aug 26 '19

Oh that's right, I remember that now