As an Epileptic, I’ve been very outspoken about my opinions on the increased use of strobe lighting effects in American cartoons. Yet people have accused me of being a hypocrite: why do I continue to love Pokémon? My response often surprises people. That, in my personal opinion, morally speaking, the animators were not responsible for what happened. That Porygon was, in fact, innocent.
… as if the franchise that did one thing wrong, twenty-five years ago, is forever off-limits.
That episode probably did more to raise awareness of photosensitive epilepsy than any other event or policy.