Why "Katawa"?
Why "Katawa"?
Apologies if this has been answered somewhere else that I couldn't find or is the metaphorical elephant in the room, but I was under the impression that "katawa" was relatively offensive term in Japanese. When the game seems very determined not to be offensive and the translation as "disability" is perfectly PC, why use an offensive word in the title? Or did I get the wrong end of the stick and no one finds "katawa" offensive?
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Re: Why "Katawa"?
You are quite correct. This is explained in more detail on our blog:
http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2008/1 ... -game.html
http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2008/1 ... -game.html
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Re: Why "Katawa"?
Japs just need to stop being pussies and suck it up.
Like how we stop giving them oil because they were bad then they bawm'd us.
Like how we stop giving them oil because they were bad then they bawm'd us.
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Re: Why "Katawa"?
This.Silentcook wrote:You are quite correct. This is explained in more detail on our blog:
http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2008/1 ... -game.html
Also, blame RAITA.