Deus Ex: Human Revolution has won praise for its high-minded plot and gameplay variety. However, an NPC (non-player character) called Letitia the Trash Lady, has led to some controversy (Time's Evan Narcisse wrote an interesting piece about it) over her borderline Antebellum-period cadence.
The issue has caused Square Enix to issue an official comment on the matter: "Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a fictional story which reflects the diversity of the world's future population by featuring characters of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. While these characters are meant to portray people living in the year 2027, it has never been our intention to represent any particular ethnic group in a negative light."
What do you think readers? Is Letitia too much of a racist stereotype or is she just another poorly voiced NPC (of which there are many in Deus Ex: Human Revolution)?
