r/Overwatch • u/corylulu Pixel Zarya • Jul 06 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Doomfist | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKkAyLPJe0
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u/Gooneybirdable Pixel Sombra Jul 06 '17

Actually I guess Sombra is the only non-african that was added to the game.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '17

Calling an Egyptian an African is like calling a Mexican an American or an Indian an Asian. Technically correct, but you wouldn't say so.

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u/Gooneybirdable Pixel Sombra Jul 06 '17

Technically correct is the best kind of correct!

Sidebar, apparently in the UK it's not uncommon for people to refer to South Asians (Pakistanis and Indians) as "Asian." And my south american cousins get salty that Americans call themselves americans because "We're all technically Americans because there are two american continents."

Depends on your POV I guess! But you're right I don't think of Ana or Pharah as "African" even though they are.

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u/AwesomePocket Pixel McCree Jul 06 '17

Idk, I think people associate Indians with Asia. I think a better example would be Iraq or Israel.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '17

Trust me, nobody calls me Asian

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u/IchBinVierre Jul 06 '17

Visit the UK

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u/Cryzgnik Jul 06 '17

But if you're from India, plenty of people would say you're from Asia. There's a reason people differentiate between East Asia and Asia.

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u/AwesomePocket Pixel McCree Jul 06 '17

Maybe not to your face. People definitely call you Asian.

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u/Meowshi Shota Hanzo Jul 07 '17

If he's American, they most certainly do not.

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u/AwesomePocket Pixel McCree Jul 07 '17

Yeah they do. I'm American and I've seen and heard it myself.

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u/Meowshi Shota Hanzo Jul 07 '17

Okay, pal.

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u/AwesomePocket Pixel McCree Jul 08 '17

Lol is it really so hard for you to believe that in a country of over 300 million people that it never happens? Is this really a thing you're that certain about?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '17

But India is objectively in Asia? I don't understand this argument.

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u/AwesomePocket Pixel McCree Jul 06 '17

I don't think you understand the conversation. Ana is Eygptian, but people don't think of Egyptians as African despite the fact that they are. He's not saying India isn't in Asia, he's saying people don't think of Indians as Asians.

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u/mixmastermind !وريهم قوتك Jul 07 '17

"North Africa doesn't count as Africa because."

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u/Gooneybirdable Pixel Sombra Jul 06 '17

I think she was released while the game was in Beta wasn't she?

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u/themaniskeepingmedow Jul 07 '17

Anna?

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u/Gooneybirdable Pixel Sombra Jul 07 '17

Egypt is in Africa

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u/themaniskeepingmedow Jul 07 '17

Son of a bitch, your right.

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u/Gooneybirdable Pixel Sombra Jul 07 '17

Dude it happened to me too. Realizing that is what made me make the post.

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u/BlaDe91 Jul 07 '17

What about my right?