Poll of the Day > Nintendo REMOVES Offensive F*** YOU Gesture by INKLING GIRL in Mario Kart 8!!!

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Full Throttle 05/18/17 7:22:18 PM #1:	Did you know that meant f* you? Yes No View Results Nintendo has updated it's flagship game, Mario Kart 8 after a female character named INKLING GIRL makes an offensive gesture that means F* YOU!! It shows her flexing her muscles and touching her bicep and has been changed when it emerges it's been offensive in Italy The gesture has been simply changed to an arm flex. Kotaku says it means anything from "up yours" to "f* you" and was spotted by a user at NeoGAF. Nintendo patch notes state that Inkling Girl's gesture was amended and doesn't explain why Did you know that meant f* you? let's see if people did Offensive Gesture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5mwBLbMeM http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/18/10/407BED4400000578-4518004-image-a-25_1495100266588.jpg New Gesture - http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/18/10/407C057500000578-4518004-image-a-23_1495100166451.jpg --- call me mrduckbear, sweater monkeys. Everytime a GFAQS User Steps On A Bug, I'll Stop Posting for 24 HOURS I'm an Asian Liberal. RESIST The Alt-Right <cite>Full Throttle posted [p:879368290] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote> Did you know that meant f* you? Yes No View Results Nintendo has updated it's flagship game, Mario Kart 8 after a female character named INKLING GIRL makes an offensive gesture that means F* YOU!! It shows her flexing her muscles and touching her bicep and has been changed when it emerges it's been offensive in Italy The gesture has been simply changed to an arm flex. Kotaku says it means anything from "up yours" to "f* you" and was spotted by a user at NeoGAF. Nintendo patch notes state that Inkling Girl's gesture was amended and doesn't explain why Did you know that meant f* you? let's see if people did Offensive Gesture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5mwBLbMeM http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/18/10/407BED4400000578-4518004-image-a-25_1495100266588.jpg New Gesture - http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/18/10/407C057500000578-4518004-image-a-23_1495100166451.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 05/18/17 7:31:06 PM #2:	Lol yeah that definitely means go fuck yourself. Wish they had left it in, she'd be my main <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:879368791] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Lol yeah that definitely means go fuck yourself. Wish they had left it in, she'd be my main</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
helIy 05/18/17 7:40:12 PM #3:	that's not what it meant originally, but it evolved to mean that, for whatever reason i think friends is what made it mean that --- Look in my eyes, and read between the lines I am, I am the headline <cite>helIy posted [p:879369292] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>that's not what it meant originally, but it evolved to mean that, for whatever reason i think friends is what made it mean that</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 05/18/17 7:42:26 PM #4:	helIy posted... that's not what it meant originally, but it evolved to mean that, for whatever reason i think friends is what made it mean that Are you talking about that thing that Ross does? That's different than this This has always meant go fuck yourself or up yours since I was a kid. Not sure when or how it started <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:879369430] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>helIy posted...</cite> <quote>that's not what it meant originally, but it evolved to mean that, for whatever reason i think friends is what made it mean that</quote> Are you talking about that thing that Ross does? That's different than this This has always meant go fuck yourself or up yours since I was a kid. Not sure when or how it started</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 05/18/17 7:42:34 PM #5:	Of course most people know what this means. I'm surprised nobody at Nintendo did. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - http://i.imgur.com/kDysIcd.gif <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:879369439] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Of course most people know what this means. I'm surprised nobody at Nintendo did.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 05/18/17 7:43:11 PM #6:	http://31.media.tumblr.com/006426c87b4cfb063410f5c7a4b4f87e/tumblr_nwny0oBxFk1uebk8bo1_500.gif You're thinking of this helly, yes? <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:879369472] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>http://31.media.tumblr.com/006426c87b4cfb063410f5c7a4b4f87e/tumblr_nwny0oBxFk1uebk8bo1_500.gif You're thinking of this helly, yes?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMelodramatic 05/18/17 7:44:11 PM #7:	I've never seen this --- Proud to be EPic That was gr8 b8 m8, pls don't h8 because I r8 8/8. - LanHikari10 <cite>MrMelodramatic posted [p:879369524] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>I've never seen this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
helIy 05/18/17 7:48:06 PM #8:	MICHALECOLE posted... helIy posted... that's not what it meant originally, but it evolved to mean that, for whatever reason i think friends is what made it mean that Are you talking about that thing that Ross does? That's different than this This has always meant go fuck yourself or up yours since I was a kid. Not sure when or how it started he did the flick chin thing, and then he did the arm thing MICHALECOLE posted... http://31.media.tumblr.com/006426c87b4cfb063410f5c7a4b4f87e/tumblr_nwny0oBxFk1uebk8bo1_500.gif You're thinking of this helly, yes? i don't even remember this one --- Look in my eyes, and read between the lines I am, I am the headline <cite>helIy posted [p:879369771] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>MICHALECOLE posted...</cite> <quote><cite>helIy posted...</cite> <quote>that's not what it meant originally, but it evolved to mean that, for whatever reason i think friends is what made it mean that</quote> Are you talking about that thing that Ross does? That's different than this This has always meant go fuck yourself or up yours since I was a kid. Not sure when or how it started</quote> he did the flick chin thing, and then he did the arm thing <cite>MICHALECOLE posted...</cite> <quote>http://31.media.tumblr.com/006426c87b4cfb063410f5c7a4b4f87e/tumblr_nwny0oBxFk1uebk8bo1_500.gif You're thinking of this helly, yes?</quote> i don't even remember this one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 05/18/17 7:49:58 PM #9:	helIy posted... he did the flick chin thing, and then he did the arm thing Yeah it didn't originate from Friends though. As someone said above this has been around since I were a kid. Friends has not. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - http://i.imgur.com/kDysIcd.gif <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:879369884] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>helIy posted...</cite> <quote>he did the flick chin thing, and then he did the arm thing</quote> Yeah it didn't originate from Friends though. As someone said above this has been around since I were a kid. Friends has not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zangrief 05/18/17 7:52:30 PM #10:	wwinterj25 posted... helIy posted... he did the flick chin thing, and then he did the arm thing Yeah it didn't originate from Friends though. As someone said above this has been around since I were a kid. Friends has not. That shit was old in the 80s. Ain't no Friends invention. There was a variation of it in Spaceballs as their Salute. And that was referencing an older gesture. <cite>Zangrief posted [p:879370037] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>wwinterj25 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>helIy posted...</cite> <quote>he did the flick chin thing, and then he did the arm thing</quote> Yeah it didn't originate from Friends though. As someone said above this has been around since I were a kid. Friends has not.</quote> That shit was old in the 80s. Ain't no Friends invention. There was a variation of it in Spaceballs as their Salute. And that was referencing an older gesture.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 05/18/17 7:56:09 PM #11:	Meanwhile, this has been in the original SMB since 1985: --- http://i.imgur.com/4fmtLFt.gif http://s1.zetaboards.com/sba/ ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:879370255] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Meanwhile, this has been in the original SMB since 1985: </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaguya_Kimimaro 05/18/17 7:56:50 PM #12:	Here's the real question for those offended by it: Do you think, NINTENDO, of all people, would intentionally put something like that, in MARIO KART, if they fully knew it was "offensive" in any way?, I personally don't think so,.... --- Main Profile: http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/TwilightGundam01.png Side/Split-Screen: https://card.exophase.com/2/0/13628.png <cite>Kaguya_Kimimaro posted [p:879370295] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Here's the real question for those offended by it: Do you think, NINTENDO, of all people, would intentionally put something like that, in MARIO KART, if they fully knew it was "offensive" in any way?, I personally don't think so,....</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
helIy 05/18/17 7:57:18 PM #13:	WhiskeyDisk posted... Meanwhile, this has been in the original SMB since 1985: kek --- Look in my eyes, and read between the lines I am, I am the headline <cite>helIy posted [p:879370320] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>Meanwhile, this has been in the original SMB since 1985: </quote> kek</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yutterh 05/18/17 8:29:36 PM #14:	I am honestly surprised it was caught by the italians lol I thought it was mainly an american gesture honestly. --- i7-5820K 3.3GHz, Asus X99-DELUXE, Corsair H110i GTX, 850 EVO 1TB, EVGA GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX2.0, Corsair 760T, EVGA 850W, Orion Spark, Proteus Core, Benq BL3200PT <cite>yutterh posted [p:879372250] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>I am honestly surprised it was caught by the italians lol I thought it was mainly an american gesture honestly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
supergamer19 05/18/17 8:34:49 PM #15:	yutterh posted... I am honestly surprised it was caught by the italians lol I thought it was mainly an american gesture honestly. Both the chin flick and arm pump are very Italian. --- I love the Power Glove. It's so bad --- PSN & Wii U: BrunyBrunz <cite>supergamer19 posted [p:879372563] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>yutterh posted...</cite> <quote>I am honestly surprised it was caught by the italians lol I thought it was mainly an american gesture honestly.</quote> Both the chin flick and arm pump are very Italian.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RedPixel 05/18/17 8:40:31 PM #16:	Can appreciate 1 out of every 100 duckbear topics. This is one of those posts. --- Working in a team is great! It always helps to have someone else to blame. <cite>RedPixel posted [p:879372871] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Can appreciate 1 out of every 100 duckbear topics. This is one of those posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yutterh 05/18/17 8:41:57 PM #17:	supergamer19 posted... yutterh posted... I am honestly surprised it was caught by the italians lol I thought it was mainly an american gesture honestly. Both the chin flick and arm pump are very Italian. yeha chin flick i got but i never knew about the arm pump lol man i feel like a idiot sometimes lol --- i7-5820K 3.3GHz, Asus X99-DELUXE, Corsair H110i GTX, 850 EVO 1TB, EVGA GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX2.0, Corsair 760T, EVGA 850W, Orion Spark, Proteus Core, Benq BL3200PT <cite>yutterh posted [p:879372953] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>supergamer19 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>yutterh posted...</cite> <quote>I am honestly surprised it was caught by the italians lol I thought it was mainly an american gesture honestly.</quote> Both the chin flick and arm pump are very Italian.</quote> yeha chin flick i got but i never knew about the arm pump lol man i feel like a idiot sometimes lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
That_70s_show 05/18/17 8:43:12 PM #18:	I see this plenty in japanese stuff. It means a completely different thing there. Cause, you know, gestures aren't universal. It's basically flexing your muscles. --- http://i.imgur.com/2AHYtLi.gifv http://i.imgur.com/xeKLiQ7.gifv <cite>That_70s_show posted [p:879373025] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>I see this plenty in japanese stuff. It means a completely different thing there. Cause, you know, gestures aren't universal. It's basically flexing your muscles.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yutterh 05/18/17 8:46:06 PM #19:	That_70s_show posted... I see this plenty in japanese stuff. It means a completely different thing there. Cause, you know, gestures aren't universal. It's basically flexing your muscles. Yeah i see it that way too sometimes. It depends on the context really. --- i7-5820K 3.3GHz, Asus X99-DELUXE, Corsair H110i GTX, 850 EVO 1TB, EVGA GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX2.0, Corsair 760T, EVGA 850W, Orion Spark, Proteus Core, Benq BL3200PT <cite>yutterh posted [p:879373178] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>That_70s_show posted...</cite> <quote>I see this plenty in japanese stuff. It means a completely different thing there. Cause, you know, gestures aren't universal. It's basically flexing your muscles.</quote> Yeah i see it that way too sometimes. It depends on the context really.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kungfu Kenobi 05/18/17 9:00:02 PM #20:	This isn't even the first time Nintendo has run into issues with this pose. --- This album is not available to the public. Even if it were, you wouldn't wanna listen to it! <cite>Kungfu Kenobi posted [p:879373978] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>This isn't even the first time Nintendo has run into issues with this pose.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SilentSeph 05/18/17 9:04:39 PM #21:	Iirc Bowser's original victory pose in SMRPG was the 'fuck you' thing and it was changed for other versions. <cite>SilentSeph posted [p:879374272] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Iirc Bowser's original victory pose in SMRPG was the 'fuck you' thing and it was changed for other versions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Deuce600 05/19/17 12:08:00 AM #22:	Kaguya_Kimimaro posted... Here's the real question for those offended by it: Do you think, NINTENDO, of all people, would intentionally put something like that, in MARIO KART, if they fully knew it was "offensive" in any way?, I personally don't think so,.... WhiskeyDisk posted... Meanwhile, this has been in the original SMB since 1985: Yes I can... --- PSN:Happydeuce600 Steam Deuce420 <cite>Deuce600 posted [p:879384249] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kaguya_Kimimaro posted...</cite> <quote>Here's the real question for those offended by it: Do you think, NINTENDO, of all people, would intentionally put something like that, in MARIO KART, if they fully knew it was "offensive" in any way?, I personally don't think so,....</quote> <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>Meanwhile, this has been in the original SMB since 1985: </quote> Yes I can...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 05/19/17 12:11:14 AM #23:	Should have just oeft it in and let offended people be offended Anyone that knows what it means is vaoable of handling it --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead "I'm Mary Poppins ya'll!" <cite>Mead posted [p:879384412] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Should have just oeft it in and let offended people be offended Anyone that knows what it means is vaoable of handling it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
trodi_911 05/19/17 3:54:33 AM #24:	It's not like they don't know. Remember the sailor from Pokemon Gen 2 and 3? http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sailor_(Trainer_class)#Appearance --- "You rat! How dare you sell me so cheap." "NO ONE CALLS ME THAT WITHOUT SOME CHEESE!" Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. <cite>trodi_911 posted [p:879392229] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>It's not like they don't know. Remember the sailor from Pokemon Gen 2 and 3? http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sailor_(Trainer_class)#Appearance</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGreatNoodles 05/19/17 4:44:17 AM #25:	Didn't know it has any other meaning besides "up yours". I can see why they removed it. Although it's less wide spread, it's akin to if Mario gave people the finger. XD --- Mario Maker https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/thegreatnoodle Noodles Games: Part 1; http://txt.do/daqoz Part 2; http://txt.do/daq65 <cite>TheGreatNoodles posted [p:879393276] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Didn't know it has any other meaning besides "up yours". I can see why they removed it. Although it's less wide spread, it's akin to if Mario gave people the finger. XD</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 05/19/17 6:16:24 AM #26:	Kungfu Kenobi posted... This isn't even the first time Nintendo has run into issues with this pose. The difference is that they changed it when they ported Super Mario RPG to the NA market, so it was no real issue that time. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:879394961] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kungfu Kenobi posted...</cite> <quote>This isn't even the first time Nintendo has run into issues with this pose.</quote> The difference is that they changed it when they ported Super Mario RPG to the NA market, so it was no real issue that time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ernieforss 05/19/17 10:25:40 AM #27:	im really suprised nintendo didn't know what that ment. I remember seeing it in movies of the 80. I feel like it's in one of the Godfather or Scareface. --- I'm always 50% right all the time <cite>ernieforss posted [p:879402905] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>im really suprised nintendo didn't know what that ment. I remember seeing it in movies of the 80. I feel like it's in one of the Godfather or Scareface.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 05/19/17 10:37:30 AM #28:	Now I want to play MK8. Fuck! --- I'm either failing at a silly joke or trying to help. http://i.imgur.com/m8f7VYf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0Lp7Agd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/47emEDA.jpg <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:879403466] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Now I want to play MK8. Fuck!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
-Komaiko54- 05/19/17 10:57:42 AM #29:	They look the same to me --- "Link is hot, I gotta say, Link is hot." - Reggie Fils-aime, Nintendo president https://i.imgur.com/FHFg24N.gif http://i.imgur.com/BRGmYpZ.gif <cite>-Komaiko54- posted [p:879404371] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>They look the same to me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
papercup 05/19/17 11:00:59 AM #30:	Bowser did this pose in the Japanese version of Super Mario RPG, and it was removed in the American version. They had to have known. --- Nintendo Network ID: papercups 3DS FC: 4124 5916 9925 <cite>papercup posted [p:879404527] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>Bowser did this pose in the Japanese version of Super Mario RPG, and it was removed in the American version. They had to have known.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 05/19/17 11:24:16 AM #31:	They never removed any of Waluigi's numerous suggestive gestures. --- It's okay, I have no idea who I am either. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a374/sage_assassin20/13295475117601.gif http://i.imgur.com/WOo6wcq.png <cite>Zareth posted [p:879405632] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>They never removed any of Waluigi's numerous suggestive gestures.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeeVees 05/19/17 11:32:56 AM #32:	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/We_Can_Do_It%21.jpg so offensive --- Rudy sucks <cite>VeeVees posted [p:879406074] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/We_Can_Do_It%21.jpg so offensive</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 05/19/17 11:34:02 AM #33:	VeeVees posted... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/We_Can_Do_It%21.jpg so offensive Feminist propaganda encouraging women to anally fist their husbands. /s --- It's okay, I have no idea who I am either. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a374/sage_assassin20/13295475117601.gif http://i.imgur.com/WOo6wcq.png <cite>Zareth posted [p:879406131] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote><cite>VeeVees posted...</cite> <quote>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/We_Can_Do_It%21.jpg so offensive</quote> Feminist propaganda encouraging women to anally fist their husbands. /s</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 05/19/17 11:41:46 AM #34:	I'm more surprised that Waluigi's crotch chop got through in Strikers. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:879406585] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>I'm more surprised that Waluigi's crotch chop got through in Strikers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 05/19/17 5:15:32 PM #35:	This reminds me of all the times the Japanese downward eyelid pull was missed by US censors. --- I'm either failing at a silly joke or trying to help. http://i.imgur.com/m8f7VYf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0Lp7Agd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/47emEDA.jpg <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:879425674] in Nintendo R... [t:75361309]...</cite> <quote>This reminds me of all the times the Japanese downward eyelid pull was missed by US censors.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Poll of the Day > Nintendo REMOVES Offensive F*** YOU Gesture by INKLING GIRL in Mario Kart 8!!! (+) Yeah! (+)

Poll of the Day > Nintendo REMOVES Offensive F*** YOU Gesture by INKLING GIRL in Mario Kart 8!!!