fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) So let's take a closer look at things. What percentage of non-white people are sending games into WATA for grading, and then making a mint off of them? Yet the company name itself, why are they basing it off of a Jamaican patois word for water? Cultural appropriation? Racism? Grab your pitchforks, let's decide! All I know is that I'm offended, dammit! Edited April 23, 2021 by fcgamer 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey 1,399 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Wata game = "What a game!" That's what I assumed it was. They have a big picture of Bruce Lee on their home page so I'm guessing not racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH 3,558 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 NB4BAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 But when they first brought their project to light on NA, they even mentioned the need to "flow/change like water..." hence the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves 8,913 Administrator · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 @fcgamer @Code Monkey They state openly on their site that the inspo for their name was Bruce Lee: https://www.watagames.com/who-we-are It's based on this: So I mean yeah... they're kinda making their name based on the way he says the word, as an Asian man (Chinese American). Racism? Harmless homage? I mean it clearly comes from a place of respect for the man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gloves said: @fcgamer @Code Monkey They state openly on their site that the inspo for their name was Bruce Lee: https://www.watagames.com/who-we-are It's based on this: So I mean yeah... they're kinda making their name based on the way he says the word, as an Asian man (Chinese American). Racism? Harmless homage? I mean it clearly comes from a place of respect for the man. Ohh, that makes me feel a bit uncomfortable though, like they're making fun of his pronunciation, whether purposely or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus 2,716 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Seems pretty incontrovertible to me. On a related note, I’m making taco salad for dinner with Goya arroz con gandules. Feeling uncomfortable. Can’t get the tobacco stains out of these bed sheets either. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen 4,011 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Deniz told me on a podcast that Wata is named after the Bruce Lee thing and immediately I just said "Ah, racial accent humor, cool." They should just pretend that's not where it came from 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: Seems pretty incontrovertible to me. On a related note, I’m making taco salad for dinner with Goya arroz con gandules. Feeling uncomfortable. Can’t get the tobacco stains out of these bed sheets either. Hopefully they're your tobacco stains? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug 3,867 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 50 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: Seems pretty incontrovertible to me. On a related note, I’m making taco salad for dinner with Goya arroz con gandules. Feeling uncomfortable. Can’t get the tobacco stains out of these bed sheets either. I saw taco salad and thought it said Tabasco stains! I've never eaten a taco salad in bed, but it could probably get messy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,159 Member · Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) We need a poll. Edited April 22, 2021 by Richardhead 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 46 minutes ago, Richardhead said: We need a poll. Good idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,159 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 minute ago, fcgamer said: Good idea! Shit yeah. I like to vote and be free! USA! USA! USA! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut 7,061 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Yeah, definitey racisit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez 1,908 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 This is just embarassing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 57 minutes ago, Sumez said: This is just embarassing You didn't just eat a taco salad in bed and make a huge mess by chance, did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, OptOut said: Yeah, definitey racisit. I don't know if that spelling was on purpose or not, but as I read it in my head, it sounds exactly as how some of my lazy students here would pronounce the word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX 1,144 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Racial insensitivity? I don’t think it will bother many except for some living in...I dunno...Taiwan? But one thing’s for sure, fcgamer isn’t likely to be making BFFs with anyone at WATA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, GPX said: Racial insensitivity? I don’t think it will bother many except for some living in...I dunno...Taiwan? But one thing’s for sure, fcgamer isn’t likely to be making BFFs with anyone at WATA. Well with a relationship as incestuous as theirs, I don't think they'd have room to make bff with an outsider like me But that's okay, I get all my games graded by Wang's Grading Service, and at least there I can get colorful, nice-smelling cases. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,159 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 4 hours ago, GPX said: Racial insensitivity? I don’t think it will bother many except for some living in...I dunno...Taiwan? But one thing’s for sure, fcgamer isn’t likely to be making BFFs with anyone at WATA. Polls don’t lie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,159 Member · Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Sumez said: This is just embarassing Huh. I read a lot of embarrassing things in some of these threads. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirZero 950 Member · Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I chose "Other" because they failed at using the purpose behind Bruce Lee's philosophy. The point behind that philosophy is to adapt, change, and grow. CGA, Inc. did it when they started VGA. And CAS is literally the type of grading company Wata claims to be. Which has me say they are guilty of being better at self-marketing than them doing anything else. Plus, I have to say they are gameists. They claim to grade any game, but let's face it... They are always "too busy" to grade certain games, but still have time to grade anything that can get an immediate reservation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone 762 Member · Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Because water games could mean anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer 3,493 Member · Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 9 hours ago, DarkTone said: Because water games could mean anything. The problem isn't in the word, it's in the accent / pronunciation. Let's crank up the pressure, do they do change it to "Water" instead of "Wata" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot 4,401 Member · Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 "Other" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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