I did a review of Minesweeper here: http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=10254.25
and somebody latched on to the Cook character. I guess now is a good time to mention something I noticed when originally reviewing the game... is it just me or does Cook look like the old stereotypical cartoon depiction of a person of African descent, just painted white? That's the impression I got.
Or is he somehow just a duck-like character in a minesweeping video game?
I was wondering the same thing. I didn't want to jump to conclusions, but it *certainly* seems as if Cook could be based on a racial stereotype.
And, as we know, this wouldn't be the first time for a video game character to be traced back to racism/sexism/homophobia/etc.
Cook's ambiguity is what intrigues me (as you said, he could be a duck), and I hope his origins aren't abominable.
I would like to hear other folks' ideas, because "Cook" is, literally, a cook by profession, which can only fuel the debate...
The only pcefx meme/slang I like is Cook.
The Some important NEWS about the PC Engine! thread (especially the original entry) is pretty cool on its own.
Pardon the threadjack, but I'm not sure I'm aware of the history behind cook... can someone explain that one to me?
...and now you know the
rest of the story...
I almost forgot to answer the original post. This is TurboB (
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