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Originally posted by Wolfpac:
Having Munch having more mobility that a normal Disabled person could ever have be insulting to them.
[ August 16, 2001: Message edited by: Wolfpac ]
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I think disabled people would be more insulted by the fact that there are so few heroes like Munch. The problem is that most developers are so afraid of the possibility of offending somebody by using a minority group in their games that they avoid it altogether unless it's being used for shock tactics (a game in which you shoot at somebody in a wheelchair, for example, would get a lot of press coverage, and certain game companies might think of that as a cheap alternative to advertising.) Everybody being very wary of the idea of using a disabled character for anything is likely to make disabled people feel alienated... nobody is, for example, scared of insulting corporate bosses with the Glukkons, or offending soldiers or policemen when the Sligs reinforce their "trigger-happy and stupid" stereotype. It's good to see somebody who isn't afraid to include minorities in prominent roles, especially since the fact that Munch is in a wheelchair isn't the only obvious defining feature of his character (his ability to possess electrical equipment being significant as well).