RE5 seen as Racist?

[Legend]

http://kotaku.com/gaming/zombie-raci...ism-284725.php

"For many people the trailer for Resident Evil 5 was seen as an exciting new direction for the definitive survival horror franchise. For others, it's racist hate mongering at its worst. Kym Platt at Black Looks, a blog dedicated to exploring issues concerning African women, expresses her concerns over the trailer which depicts Chris Redfield in what appears to be an African setting, struggling against a horde of black zombies.

This is problematic on so many levels, including the depiction of Black people as inhuman savages, the killing of Black people by a white man in military clothing, and the fact that this video game is marketed to children and young adults. Start them young... fearing, hating, and destroying Black people"

I just find it funny that in a era with bad haired femme fatales and gangsta rap that certain people would target a videogame instead of addressing real fucking issues.This has been taken out of context by people who don't play videogames at all because zombies in the resident evil series been different races.This is jack thompson like stuff all over again,come on people these are fucking zombies,i could care less what color they are if they come after me they will get pumped full of virtual lead.Would any of you consider this game racist?

[Somedude21]

...that's just stupid. It's a goddamned video game. Not to mention they're ZOMBIES. There's a clear difference between portraying Africans as savages and portraying them as zombified killers. Or something like that, anyway (for all we know, they could be like the "zombies" in RE4).

I HATE it when people blow shit like this completely out of proportion.

[Vala_TS]

I agree, it's not racist. It's just another one of those topics targeted just because the people who do it can.

Vala,

[ezed]

when will this end?

[DJ_Asia]

....And when black America actually has a legit complaint they get pissed cuz nobody gives a fuck....wonder why?!

[PatrickFromNYC]

....And when black America actually has a legit complaint they get pissed cuz nobody gives a fuck....wonder why?!

Do you mean TS escorts being racist is not a legit social complaint??? LOL

[laoda8]

Just a tip, look at capcom's track record of gaming scenarios. How many western countries/cities have been destroyed basically?

[Coroner]

Oh man not RE!! I am a huge RE fan since I´m 12 that I am a fan since the first RE on the PS1 was released in 1996. I own every game and know the whole story. The T-Virus was created through the Ebola virus that was discovered by fictional characters Ashford, Spencer and James Marcus in Africa in the late 50ies. It makes sense since there´re so many kinds of disease found in Africa. I don´t see anything racist in this game because the creators of the game want to come close to the reality much as possible. It´s some zombies damn it!

[TJ347]

....And when black America actually has a legit complaint they get pissed cuz nobody gives a fuck....wonder why?!

While I don't think this issue rises to the level that anyone other than Al Sharpton and similar idiots would really give a shit, the above quote is most interesting to me, because what I've seen is that complaints
"legit" or not result in quick action, which indicates those taking action "give a fuck", even if you personally don't.

Now, I'm not saying its right at all, because often it isn't, though that's an issue too long to go into just now. Suffice it to say, with a stupid complaint, Al Sharpton, a first class race baiter promoted to the rank of "black leader" by white people, managed to get Don Imus fired, indicating that people in high places do indeed give a fuck, if only about appearances rather than any personal interest in appropriate behavior of their employees or their respective company.

[tsntx]

it's got African zombies. In Africa... go figure?

as someone else said but i thought it was great...


"man africa gets the worst diseases"

lol