ValiDate – racist visual novel on Kickstarter! — Transcript

A critical review of the Kickstarter visual novel 'ValiDate' highlighting perceived anti-white themes and controversial stretch goals.

Key Takeaways

The game 'ValiDate' is controversial due to perceived anti-white content and racially charged stretch goals.
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter may allow projects with divisive or provocative themes.
Representation of queer and non-binary characters is present but met with mixed reactions from the creator.
Merchandise funding outweighs core development costs, raising questions about project priorities.
Criticism of the game has led to harassment and doxing within its community.

Summary

The video discusses the Kickstarter campaign for 'ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area,' a visual novel set in Jersey City.
The creator critiques the game for containing anti-white sentiments and controversial character portrayals.
The game features diverse characters including non-binary and queer identities, which the creator finds culturally unfamiliar and sometimes 'cringe.'
One stretch goal promises to add a black character only if $32,000 is reached, which the creator labels as racist.
The campaign allocates a large portion of funds to merchandise rather than core game development.
The creator expresses concern about normalizing racism against white people in media and crowdfunding.
There is mention of backlash against critics, including doxing and accusations of racism within the game's community.
The video includes personal opinions on the game's art style, character design, and cultural representation.
The creator encourages viewers to consider the implications of supporting such projects on platforms like Kickstarter.
A demo of the game is available on Itch.io, which the creator briefly references.

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Speaker A

Hello everyone, welcome back to my channel. Sorry for a very late upload. I had some family issues to take care of. Today we are talking about the fact that racism seems to be a-okay as long as you're racist against the right things. I actually don't know why there's like a giant black bar over here. It's not like on my screen. I think there might be some sort of overlay on this website, and yeah, things get weird. Sorry about that, but

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actually don't know why there's like a giant black bar over here it's not like on my screen i i think there might be like some sort of overlay on this website and yeah things get weird sorry about that but

Speaker A

hey, hey, we have eyes and we can see everything in here just fine, so it's fine. There's this thing called "Validate: Struggling Singles in Your Area," and it is a visual novel Kickstarter on Kickstarter that has just

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met their goal and it just seems like the whole game is very anti-white yet people are um pledging to it i don't want this normalized honestly that's why i'm talking about this so then set in the jersey city area 12

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met their goal, and it just seems like the whole game is very anti-white, yet people are pledging to it. I don't want this normalized. Honestly, that's why I'm talking about this. So then, set in the Jersey City area, 12

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room and tell them to interact neither can we where do you live because wherever you live looks extra weird to me and some of these just looks like um stylized cringe if you ask me like they're going with this new

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struggling singles in their 20s navigate through the trying ordeals of capitalism to find meaning in their lives. Includes a hint of love, cosplay, and even mediocre mixtapes in the mix. Can you imagine what happens when you put 12 struggling single adults in the

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description yeah uh anoki ohatika she her he him they them meaning she doesn't even like have a she doesn't even have a pronoun she goes by everything oh god [ __ ] white people cosplaying akin is just wearing your everyday outfit

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room and tell them to interact? Neither can we. Where do you live? Because wherever you live looks extra weird to me, and some of these just look like stylized cringe, if you ask me. Like, they're going with this new

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a reason i suppose namaste the [ __ ] out of these dms who needs space tune when you have bougie film and 38 ring lights they have pretty cringe definitions if you ask me a lot of these people

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I don't know, non-binary queer fear, I feel. I want to say because this isn't my culture, but it is obviously someone's culture, and some of these are like okay, and then you reach others, and hating white people is just in their

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writing 18 but 42 merchandise so what are you doing you starting your own clothes tiers is that it you releasing mixtapes what the hell's happening there so they have a whole bunch of like pledge goals but look at their stretch

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description. Yeah, uh, Anoki Ohatika, she/her, he/him, they/them, meaning she doesn't even have a pronoun. She goes by everything. Oh god, [expletive] white people. Cosplaying. Anoki is just wearing your everyday outfit.

Speaker A

if we reach the 32 000 stretch goal we will put a black person in this game sad face like this is just racism the game so it seems racism the dating simulator well anyways whoever's pledging for it they're having a good

Speaker A

Urban planner, professional cosplayer, but a lot of these are just, once again, I want to say queer people, somebody's culture, not mine. Go and ask Gen Z children or something like your angel and your devil misspelled both, both angel and yore for

Speaker A

and comments make this even more interesting and a tiny bit sadder i've seen the kickstarter floating around and i finally played the demo and wow just have all my money please i feel so seen i are you non-binary is that it

Speaker A

a reason, I suppose. Namaste the [expletive] out of these DMs. Who needs space tunes when you have bougie film and 38 ring lights? They have pretty cringe definitions, if you ask me. A lot of these people

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seeing loud people in media is in common so that made me happy i just started playing a sarihi and as a gay trans masculine i relate to him so much it was always cool to see more trans characters

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are also not very attractive, very gender non-binary, and yeah, [expletive] white people is a personality now, I suppose. Their breakdown of what they need the money for is even weirder: marketing 2%, game dev art and music 18%, coding 18%,

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they have a lot of artists not all of the artists are very nice people i've heard about people getting doxed for criticizing this i've heard about some of these figures like being outright racist in other media as well like stating that

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writing 18%, but 42% merchandise. So what are you doing? You starting your own clothes tiers? Is that it? You releasing mixtapes? What the hell's happening there? So they have a whole bunch of pledge goals, but look at their stretch

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different artist for every single character which to me just sounds like a great waste of money they have a bit of a demo here but it doesn't really show it much to you remember you are trying to reach is no

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goals. $32,000 will put a white person in the game. Sad face. Can you imagine anybody doing this in reverse and being completely fine on Kickstarter? Like, can you imagine just making a white version of this and going,

Speaker A

would probably be this dude i can totally see him in a basketball game um this chick is not the bestest but she's at least of a bit more normal proportions with this guy i'm not too sure if he's not a woman

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"If we reach the $32,000 stretch goal, we will put a black person in this game." Sad face. Like, this is just racism. The game. So it seems racism, the dating simulator. Well, anyways, whoever's pledging for it, they're having a good

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point where one of the characters personalities [ __ ] white people and like one of the stretch goals is we'll put a white person into the game sad face and kickstarter is gonna be completely okay with that imagine

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time with it. So if this is what rocks your boat, then I suppose this is what rocks your boat, and I can't really do anything about them then. Of course, to have a demo on Itch.io

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Topics:ValiDatevisual novelKickstarterracismanti-whitequeer representationnon-binarycrowdfundingcontroversygaming

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main controversy discussed in the video?

The video focuses on the perceived anti-white content in the visual novel 'ValiDate' and a controversial Kickstarter stretch goal that promises to add a black character only if a funding target is met.

How does the creator view the representation of queer and non-binary characters in the game?

The creator acknowledges the presence of queer and non-binary characters but expresses discomfort and describes some portrayals as 'cringe' and culturally unfamiliar.

What concerns does the creator raise about the Kickstarter campaign's funding allocation?

The creator points out that a large percentage of the campaign's funds are allocated to merchandise rather than core game development, questioning the project's priorities.

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