Japan has fallen (again).
Just tell them she was designed with underage fanservice in mind (e.g. do a tatsumaki) and they'll pivot.
Mai Shiranui says their fanservice game is weak.
At least Mai is an adult
When you put it like that 
How is Sakura a female Ryu, Sakura is socially well-adjusted and capable, she has one friendly rivalry with Karin, and many many friends including Dan, Blanka, Ibuki, Elena, and the Rival Schools trio (Hinata, Batsu, Shoma). Sakura also has a normie non-fighter bestie (Kei). Sakura is a productive member of society, she has a day job working in video game arcade. The writers have implied that one day she will work as PE teacher. She is also good with kids.
Meanwhile, Ryu is unhoused and jobless (by choice). He has no friend outside fighting and even among his fighting friends (Ken, Chun) he has no social skills.
Meanwhile, Ryu is jobless (by choice).
Based honestly.
It is a privilege because he lives in a country with universal healthcare. Look at the state of Ken in SF6, that's what living in a country without universal healthcare does to a professional fighter
They should put female Ryu in the new game I think, that would make the gamers mad.
Sakura is in almost every player's top 3 desired returning character list
They'd go nuclear.
the woke mob takes Japan
Next thing you know, they’ll tell me Japan went political by not being full of white people!
Dammit 
I don't play games without Hakan in them. 😡
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