@wynnduffy: Then, if you don't care, why does the criticism about default whiteness bother you so much? Do you acknowledge that default whiteness exists? Do you seek out entertainment outside your comfort zone (i.e. traditionally black or Asian cinema or games ranging from visual novels to 4X games)? Do you take other people's suggestions seriously, or ever question your own beliefs when presented with information that challenges those beliefs?
While some criticism regarding race and gender may overstate or simplify the problems presented in a specific contexts, I find it hard to believe that any of those critics are acting with "malice" towards white people. What you may perceive as "malice" may be what many of us would call an acknowledgement of deep-rooted privilege, and I suggest you explore some additional pieces written on this site and others about why your perception may or may not be reflective of reality.
It irks me, what can I say? I don't understand people who say "oh another white male". I find it derogatory and weird, even more so when it's coming from a white person. This extends to my personal feelings about representation: I can't imagine my race or sex being represented in a video game as mattering in any way, I don't think this is because I am white, I just don't have that emotional connection.
My taste is plenty eclectic. I recently watched every Takeshi Kitano movie and I'm a big fan of asian cinema, last year was a K-Horror binge, one of the highlights being The Wailing, Train to Busan gets a big thumbs up too. I am not someone that spends all their time consuming only white media and wanting everything to be in English, if that's what you mean.
I'm fortunate enough to spend a lot of time amongst Japanese so the intertwining of culture and being outside of my comfort zone experiencing new foods, traditions and nuances is most certainly no issue for me.
Unlike some of the Polygon hacks who would argue a white man in Japanese dress is cultural appropriation, the Japanese at my university encourage taking part in their traditions. It's literally written on the exchange program to do that.
Maybe malice is the wrong word but I'm kind of sick of "white male" being used as a synonym for "this person has a worthless opinion and has had the world handed to them on a plate" That's totally the impression I get from some articles and people.
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