#thomas lockley

[takaki2]

[gamer2002]

[ten-quadrillion-blog]

Why is it so difficult for people to understand that Ubisoft is being racist?

I’m a long-time fan of Assassin’s Creed. It’s a part of me at this point: a reason I got interested in history, a reason I opted to take French classes in Highschool. I remember counting the days until the movie came out, going to theaters on release weekend with a friend. It wasn’t a good movie, but it remains a fond memory to this day.

As I played Ghost of Tsushima, I kept thinking about how cool it would be if the protagonist were a Ninja. Sure, there was a skill tree focused on stealth, but the storyline was very much about honor and the internal conflict of being a warrior. I wanted more subversion, loyalty and shady dealings- in short, I wanted to see the Assassin’s creed take on it. Templars funding corrupt kirishitan daimyo, lone assassin shinobi becoming nukenin, that sort of thing.

When I first heard that there would be an Assassin’s Creed game set in Japan, I was excited for it. Then, they revealed the protagonists to be a Japanese kunoichi and …a samurai foreigner. Was it a marketing decision? Because we’ve had Italian assassins in Italy and American Assassins in North America and Egyptian Assassins in Egypt. It’s obviously a conscious choice, then. Ubisoft stating that no, having a Japanese woman as the sole protagonist just won’t do. The Japanese Ubisoft statement that has since been deleted spoke of the creative team finding “our” samurai. Are the Asian, much less Japanese, constituents of the AC fandom not “theirs” enough?

If that were all, then it would’ve been business as usual; I wouldn’t have posted anything, albeit with lingering disappointment towards Ubisoft. However, there’ve been claims that the allegations of cultural appropriation and historical fabrication are all racist reactionary backlash to having a black protagonist, which I felt was actively harmful to my continued existence so here I am.

First of all, the fact that Assassin’s Creed is a work of fiction and that there are many works of historical fiction that do outright silly things in Japan is not the center of discourse anymore in Japanese circles so arguing that Ubisoft has artistic license is rather a moot point. Yes there’s feminized Oda Nobunaga in FGO, made by a Japanese company, move on from that please. Most people aren’t concerned about the player base being stupid enough that they can’t tell that AC is a fictional game. We aren’t stupid, neither are you.

The issue about historical fabrication lies in the concern that players will enjoy the game and decide to search about the historical Yasuke and come across Lockley’s book, African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan, which is utter bullsh*t. He is alleged to have edited Wikipedia in small increments over the course of ten years to authenticate his speculations as fact. After being outed on Twitter by Japanese AC fans he deleted his socials. And although I believe gamers aren’t stupid enough to believe AC is completely factual, I can’t believe that people won’t trust a printed book written by a scholar since even Encyclopedia Brittanica believed him. An article in ScreenRant even cites this book; while Japanese fans have been exposing one falsification after another these past few weeks, none of that information is reaching across the waters, where it would actually be relevant to target misinformation. If you think I’m lying, go to the Japanese language version of Wikipedia and click on ‘translate page’ for a quick overview of the problem (https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC). It’s not in the English version. We are rightfully concerned that people will read the book because they like the game and come to believe that Japan participated in the transatlantic slave trade. We are rightfully concerned because we know there’s been wars fought over who has enslaved who and punishing those deemed morally degenerate. We are actually scared because Assassin’s Creed is a big title series god*amn it.

This is honestly my first time coming face to face with racism to this degree. Posts on Tumblr, English Twitter, and gaming media have made it out to be that the only people complaining are white men, as if the backlash is only from gamergate. I enjoy reading articles from IGN and Polygon and whatnot on a normal day, but now I’m faced with articles saying there’s been “some criticisms” (emphasis not mine) being raised in Japan and even claims that Japanese people are overwhelmingly looking forwards to the game while white bigots are the only ones complaining, completely minimizing the issue. There’s 90k+ signatures to cancel the game in a Japanese language petition, and sure, there may be a few thousand racists who took the time to translate the page and sign, but it’s insane to state that it’s composed of mostly white men. Like c’mon. There’s been boatloads of Japanese language tweets about the AC Shadows controversy getting tens of thousands of likes and quotes on Twitter. There were only two English articles that I could find that cut into the issue and one was written by a Japanese writer translated from Japanese media. COME ON. “Ubisoft didn’t need to release an apology since they’re only angering internet trolls” is not the point media should be making. Can someone have the guts to write “Ubisoft needs to release an actual apology instead of dancing around the problem?” And why do we need to say that we want a Japanese Assassin’s creed game to be about Japanese people in the first place? Shouldn’t it have been the obvious choice? I’m looking forwards to playing an African Assassin cutting the throats of colonial traders in Capetown, whenever that might happen, and my non-Asian friends have been looking forwards to playing a Japanese Assassin in feudal Japan, and I think Ubisoft is just giving all of us the finger. A nice, nonthreatening, manicured finger.

I really hope Ubisoft and/or HarperCollins denounces Lockley’s book before the release date for at least some semblance of damage control.

And before anybody says anything stupid, I am in fact not a white dude, I am a Japanese American Female studying Anthropology. So thank you, Ubisoft, for influencing my life decisions. I hope my disappointment reaches you.

[takigawa]

弥助の歴史的背景とフィクションにおける誤解 弥助を "最初の黒人侍 "と認識するのは誤りである。 彼は16世紀に織田信長に仕えた黒人で、信長の側近として特別な地位を与えられたが、正式にサムライとして認められた記録はない。 トーマス・ロックリーとアサシン クリードによる描写 トーマス・ロックリー：彼の著書「弥助：伝説のアフリカ人サムライの真実の物語」では、弥助は伝説のサムライとして描かれているが、これはフィクションに基づいており、史実ではない。 アサシン クリード シャドウズ』： このゲームでも弥助はフィクションとして描かれており、日本の歴史や文化について誤解を招きかねない内容が含まれている。 弥助が武士として尊敬されているという設定は、日本の歴史観とは異なる。 史実とフィクションの区別 弥助に関する記録は非常に限られており、彼の地位の多くは推測に基づいている。 フィクションはしばしば脚色されるが、史実とは異なることを理解することが重要である。 したがって、弥助が「黒人初のサムライ」であるという情報は、フィクション作品に大きく影響された誤解である。 Yasuke's Historical Background and Misunderstandings in Fiction It is incorrect to recognize Yasuke as the "first black samurai." He was a black man who served Oda Nobunaga in the 16th century and was given a special position as Nobunaga's close aide, but there is no record of him being officially recognized as a samurai. Depictions by Thomas Lockley and Assassin's Creed Thomas Lockley: His book 'Yasuke: The true story of the legendary African Samurai' portrays Yasuke as a legendary samurai, but this is based on fiction and not historical fact. Assassin's Creed Shadows: This game also depicts Yasuke as fiction, containing content that may lead to misunderstandings about Japanese history and culture. The setting that Yasuke is respected as a samurai differs from the Japanese historical perspective. Distinguishing Historical Facts from Fiction Records about Yasuke are very limited, and much of his status is based on speculation. Fictional works often embellish, but it is important to understand that these differ from historical facts. Thus, the information that Yasuke is the "first black samurai" is a misunderstanding, heavily influenced by fictional works.

[vicisono]

Yasuke -  Thomas Lockley & Fakten  【Deutsch】

Assassin's Creed Shadows war doch nie historisch akkurat

【日本語字幕有り】弥助＆トーマスロックリー問題についての追記/アサシンクリードシャドウズ（ドイツ語）

[bakeshichi]

They say "In Japan, the story of Yasuke was an episode that illustrated Nobunaga's magnanimity: ‘Nobunaga did not discriminate, not only between Hideyoshi, who was from a lower status in the same country, but also between the black slaves brought to Japan by foreigners, the whites’. However, Lockley promoted it as ‘a military commander who took the initiative in acquiring black slaves’. That would be like making enemies of the Japanese people."

[madlittlecriminal]

MADLITTLECRIMINAL'S MASTERLIST

hello! welcome to my masterlist! this is the new & improved version as I figured the other ones that i had were getting old and frankly long. anywho, i hope you find this one easier to navigate! happy reading! :)

RULES

KO-FI

Criminal Minds:

Spencer Reid Masterlist

DC Universe:

Bruce Wayne/Batman Masterlist

Dick Grayson/Nightwing Masterlist

Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle Masterlist

Jason Todd/Red Hood Masterlist

Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow Masterlist

In Time:

Raymond Leon Masterlist

Kingsman (2014 & 2017):

Gary "Eggsy" Unwin Masterlist

Lucifer:

Lucifer Morningstar Masterlist

Marvel:

Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier Masterlist

Charles Xavier/Professor X Masterlist

Eddie Brock/Venom Masterlist

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto Masterlist

Hank McCoy/Beast Masterlist

Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk Masterlist

Jake Lockley Masterlist

Joaquin Torres Masterlist

Layla El-Faouly Masterlist

Marc Spector/Moon Knight Masterlist

Matt Murdock/Daredevil Masterlist

Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 Masterlist

Miles Morales/Spider-Man Masterlist

Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow Masterlist

Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man Masterlist

Peter Parker/Spider-Man Masterlist

Scott Summers/Cyclops Masterlist

Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange Masterlist

Steven Grant/Mister Knight Masterlist

Peaky Blinders:

Alfie Solomons Masterlist

Thomas Shelby Masterlist

Sherlock:

Mycroft Holmes Masterlist

Sherlock Holmes Masterlist

Star Wars:

Kylo Ren/Ben Solo Masterlist

Poe Dameron Masterlist

Triple Frontier:

Francisco "Catfish" Morales Masterlist

Santiago "Pope" Garcia Masterlist

Video Games:

-Alejandro Vargas Masterlist

-Astarion Masterlist

-Gale Masterlist

-Halsin Masterlist

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-Leon Kennedy Masterlist

-Peter Parker (Spider-Man) Masterlist

-Rodolfo “Rudy” Parra Masterlist

[jokeringcutio]

Send me prompts about these men

My hands are aching for some of these men x reader drabbling

Mr Gold/ Rumplestiltskin

Loki

Hans Landa

Captain James Hook

Thomas Sharpe

Albert Shaw/ The Grabber

Arthur Harrow (Or Dr Harrow) (I'd also do Jake Lockley for you)

Arthur Fleck / Joker I'M EAGER TO WRITE AU'S AS WELL. Especially with villain x reader motifs. So hit me up <3

[bitchyfoxymama]

What I think my favorite characters smell like headcannons

Note: these are some of my personal favorite characters. Which means it'll range from marvel to slashers to Stranger things!

Warnings: mentions of Bo murdering, weed

...

Steven Grant

Smells like books, coffee and egyptian cotton. Its just so homey, you wanna wrap yourself up in the scent and stay there forever. I feel like he also occasionally smells like good quality chocolate.

Marc Spector

Smells like cinnamon and vanilla. He also smells like lemon pound cake or something citrus and i cant explain why, i just believe he does.

Jake Lockley

Jake smells like cigarettes and leather gloves. Also he smells mahogany and bourbon. Like its just so him yeah know

Jack Russell

Wet dog. Hold on though, its not a bad thing ok, but he also smells like coffee and forest. Its a pleasant mix that makes you feel all comfortable and secure. He also smells like mountain mist which goes back him living in the woods with ted

Steve Harrington

Steve Harrington smells like hairspray, cashmere musk with a hint of cinnamon. Also i get the vibe he smells like really smokey after shave and maybe honey

Eddie Munson

Smells like Hemp seed as well as really good weed. He also smells like a cheap drugstore cologne that he five finger discounted one day, it's kinda woodsy and a lil spicy with a hint of musk. He wears it every time he has a gig with corroded coffin. And Irish spring

Vincent Sinclair

Totally out of left field but he smells like lavender and like those really good quality waxes? Like bees wax, and like chamomile tea that he drinks after being in the workshop all day.

Bo Sinclair

Cigarettes, blood, motor oil, suede and smoke with like a little hint of wax because he's always around the art that vincent creates. The blood scent isn't constant, he showers and it's gone and it's replaced by the woody scent of his body wash and the cigarettes he's always smoking.

Thomas Sawyer

Smells like fresh dried laundry more specifically laundry that is dried in the fresh air? Like luda mae didnt raise no stinky boys. He's also got this natural musk that just melds perfectly with it. Also kinda smells like dirt, like hes gardened and ahhhh just *chef kiss*

[mischievoushiddleston]

Open my Request!

I open my request for today and hope to get some naughty requests. The more indecent, the better😉 My character, for which I write you can find below, but also pay attention to my rules. I am writing on a real book, however I need variety from time to time to stay creative.

Actors and character I write about: Tom Hiddleston [Thomas Sharpe (Crimson Peak), Jonathan Pine (The Night Manager), James Conrad (Kong: Skull Island), Thomas Hiddleston Jaguar British Villians, Will Ransome (The Essex Serpent) and of course Loki (Marvel)]

Oscar Isaac [Marc Spector/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley (Moon Knight), Leto Atreides (Dune), Peter Malkin (Operation Finale), Santiago Garcia (Triple Frontier), Mikael Boghosian (The Promise), Rydal Keener (Two Faces of January), Abel Morales (A Most Violent Year)]

Sebastian Stan [Bucky Barnes (Marvel), Nick Fowler (The 355)]

Richard Madden [David Budd (Bodyguard), Mason Kane (Citadel), Ikaris (Marvel)]

Tenoch Huerta [Namor (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) + Namuri]

Shah Rukh Khan [Just ask which character I am writing for]

Hrithik Roshan [Just ask which character I am writing for]

John Abraham [Jim (Pathaan)]

New are: Mason Kane (Citadel), Tenoch Huerta, SRK, Hritik Roshan and John Abraham

[saltynovember]

if the source you rely on about Yasuke is Wikipedia or Thomas Locklee's novels, than that's 90% bullcrap the writer's imagination so sorry

Yasuke isn't historically accurate

Ubisoft was very clever in featuring Yasuke as the protagonist of the new Assassin's Creed. This black protagonist is being used as a shield, and any criticism of the game will be used by the developers to say, "Anyone who dislikes this game is just racist."

On the official Assassin's Creed Shadows preorder site, you can read:

"Live the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful African samurai of HISTORICAL LEGEND…"

If you do a basic Google search, you'll learn that Yasuke indeed existed. He was an African who went to Japan under a mission with missionaries and met and served a Japanese Daimyo, Oda Nobunaga. However, he wasn't a samurai, much less a great warrior.

…DRUMROLLS… he was a retainer. He was a man who carried katanas and weapons of a Daimyo, that's everything he was. Nothing much different from a butler, an assistant.

That's because Oda was known to be a fan of outside culture, he liked different and exotic things. And when he saw a black man (by the way, he didn't believe Yasuke had black skin at first, Oda was surprised and even asked Yasuke to wash himself) he called Yasuke to serve under him but only as a retainer, that's all. And he only served for a few months, he had no training, he didn't go in any battles, Yasuke, to Oda, was a pet, a trophy that Oda was exposing to other Daimyos and other samurais.

I find it very amusing how they had all the opportunities in the world to make an Assassin's Creed game set in feudal Japan using real and accurate representations but chose the only African who was ever involved in the feudal period and had a pathetic level of importance.

[vicisono]

"Insane! Thomas Lockey, responsible for Japan's major deception about Yasuke, was caught editing Wikipedia since 2015. He has since quit social media and claimed he will never play AC Shadows. Portrayed as a hero by the media, he's now seen as Japan's biggest historical scammer! @Mangalawyer "

"Japan started a petition to demand Nihon University and Thomas Lockley to correct the misconceptions of Yasuke. The truth always wins. @Mangalawyer"

ソース: youtube.com

[bakeshichi]

They say "Whether Yasuke was a samurai, a samurai or a squire is actually not that important to the Japanese. The reason why the Japanese were angry was that Thomas Lockley, a white scholar, falsely claimed that black slaves were popular in Japan and other false creations as historical fact. How much what he did trampled on important parts of Japan. The dignity of Japanese history is being trampled on. Don't ever forgive him."