>>55647974Pokemon's been "woke" since it first landed on American shores, bucko. But you were probably too young to realize what was actually going on when Brock, who everyone involved in the anime's production thought could be perceived as a racist stereotype, was briefly replaced with the most inoffensive pasty motherfucker imaginable.
Replaced until they got backlash from fans who were upset that Brock was gone rather than cheering that their innocent minds were safely shielded from such an offensive character by what Japan thought was American standards.