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[โ€“] Ephera@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I hate that so much. Often times, it's clearly just easier/cheaper to put makeup on a human actor, or at least for the aliens to be able to use the same equipment. But it's so boring. If I want to see a humanoid with different skin color, I'll visit my neighbor.

[โ€“] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 5 points 3 days ago

Aaaaand there is the Mass Effect reason