RE5 seen as Racist?

[Legend]

http://kotaku.com/gaming/zombie-racism/black-looks-on-re-5-racism-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

[BrendaQG]

Video games effect young impressionable minds in wierd ways. That is the issue. Grown people like us know that this is not real, and the who RE story and all that. Adults know better, little kids don't.

For example I have a grown cousin who has several kids in his care. A couple years ago GTA: San Andreas was the game they were big on playing. One of them became so afraid of cops that instead of a monster in his closet their would be a cop in his closet.

He is no longer afraid of the cop in his closet. But I notice the kid is still thinking that cops are bad/evil.

So even though the game is probably not racist in it's intent, nor will it induce bias in adults who are not racist. It can influenc an impressionable mind in a way that may never be fully reversed.

[Legend]

Video games effect young impressionable minds in wierd ways. That is the issue. Grown people like us know that this is not real, and the who RE story and all that. Adults know better, little kids don't.

For example I have a grown cousin who has several kids in his care. A couple years ago GTA: San Andreas was the game they were big on playing. One of them became so afraid of cops that instead of a monster in his closet their would be a cop in his closet.

He is no longer afraid of the cop in his closet. But I notice the kid is still thinking that cops are bad/evil.

So even though the game is probably not racist in it's intent, nor will it induce bias in adults who are not racist. It can influenc an impressionable mind in a way that may never be fully reversed.

Games can influence little kids alot i'll agree with you on that but most of the time games like gta and resident evil are rated m for mature meaning little kids shouldn't be playing or watching another adult play them,it just pisses me off when they blame the game and not the irresponsible parent or adult thats present.wouldn't you agree it's your cousins fault and not the videogame.

[Rui]

Video games effect young impressionable minds in wierd ways. That is the issue. Grown people like us know that this is not real, and the who RE story and all that. Adults know better, little kids don't.

For example I have a grown cousin who has several kids in his care. A couple years ago GTA: San Andreas was the game they were big on playing. One of them became so afraid of cops that instead of a monster in his closet their would be a cop in his closet.

He is no longer afraid of the cop in his closet. But I notice the kid is still thinking that cops are bad/evil.

So even though the game is probably not racist in it's intent, nor will it induce bias in adults who are not racist. It can influenc an impressionable mind in a way that may never be fully reversed.

on top of GTA:SA an RE being rated M, in SA you play as a black man killing all kinds of ethnies.

I dont recall it being called racist then :roll:

[BrendaQG]

None the less it is a known fact that kids still get their hands on such games. Regardless of their ratings.

As for CJ in GTA SA. He actually spent most of his time killing Ballas in the missions needed to unlock the rest of the map. The gang that rivaled his Grove Street Families. They were black. Another key difference is that in GTA:SA you do not necessarily have to kill anyone in particular. Remember the cool thing about GTA has always been that you were free to explore the world of the game, to kill or not kill, etc. So in effect the bias's of CJ in GTA:SA are all your own.

For that game the big deal was the "hot Coffe" mod. Which I did run on my PC. With that mod it was a pretty dirty game. Fly a gf to another city in a airplane or helecopter, try to kiss her, after the kiss she is likely to grab you and suck you off right on the tarmac after you land. You could avoid that aspect of the game if you just don't court the ladies. So basically in that game if you are a racist sex fiend in real life that will be reflected in your game play

While in Resident evil you will have to kill ever single negro that is on the screen. See the difference.

[Baron Of Hell]

None the less it is a known fact that kids still get their hands on such games. Regardless of their ratings.
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Its a known fact that kids get their hands on their parents porn, guns, household cleaners, and everything else they shouldn't be touching. Hell there are obvious children reading this forum now.

It sounds like you want companies to only put out crap that is kid friendly. hmmm I take that back. I'm not really sure what your point was with that commit. So for a game meant for adult why did you feel the need to point out kids can get it when kids also get anything not meant for them if the parents aren't watching them.

[TJ347]

Agree with the previous post. Don't condemn video games that are rated mature and penalize the adults who wish to buy them just because some kids' parents don't give a damn and buy them a game meant for adult players, just to keep the kids occupied and out of their hair for a few hours.

It's way past time people took responsibility for themselves and their households.

[Ratbutt]

I really hope that the education system in the US improves cause we have too many idle & stupid people!
I'm a black man who has been putting white zombies to rest for at least 10 years, I didn't realize I was violating their civil rights!!
Shit, its bad enough that black folks are actually discriminated against for some jobs, now this bitch wants to discriminate against dead black folks seeking employment as zombies!?!?!

[BrendaQG]

Game characters don't have civil rights. But white people would. The wrong is not that an adult like you plays the game it is the fact that the game will effect young children. The children were always the point.

People are careful about letting their kids see porno, the kids are usually the ones playing the console games.

Another troubling aspect of games like RE is that some people only get their impression of other races and cultures via the mass media. I know of young black kids, from the south side of Chicago, who untill they are close to ten never see a white person face to face. I have meet white people, in west central Illinois, who did not meet a black person until they went to university. People like that being bombarded with the image of thugish black people, then a game like this. These are the only images that they get.

Such people get into a mixed environment and don't know how to act, or are just outright racist.

[TJ347]

You're right about how the media gives many people their earliest impressions of other cultures, no doubt. But do we infringe on someone else's rights so as to be sure we're politically correct, in this case in reference to black zombies in a video game?

If you go there, it never ever ends.