Blog calls Resident Evil 5 "Racist"
- Posted August 1st, 2007 at 15:08 EDT by
- 98 Comments
Criticism about the content included in games is nothing new, as developer Rockstar discovered about Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. However, the gaming industry may be facing its first public outcry over a game being racist even before it has been given a release date.
The blog Black Looks, which comprises of primarily African American women, blasts the 2008 game Resident Evil 5 by commenting:
"The new Resident Evil video game depicts a white man in what appears to be Africa killing Black people. The Black people are supposed to be zombies and the white man’s job is to destroy them and save humanity…
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."
Capcom has not issued a statement yet about the blog post. However, the reprecussions of the blog are sure to send shockwaves through the gaming community as game developers employ more and more mature content in their games.
Source: GamePolitics
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amdprophet
- 10:12am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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I noticed this right away when I saw the trailer. I haven't decided yet if I think it's racist or not, Africa's population is mostly black.
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thegame97338
- 10:15am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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They need to stop this crap, weren't most of the zombies in the other games white people, don't they beleive in voodoo alot down there, and bringing back the dead.(ZOMBIES).
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SpenXcore
- 10:15am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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What an ignorant comment to make. The game takes place in Haiti, not 'what looks to be Africa'. This blogger obviously knows nothing about the game other than the fact that "omg black people" are in it. Obviously the goal of this game is to eradicate all blacks... Give me a break. If the prospect of dead black people is such a disturbing thought for these bloggers, perhaps they should stop their arm chair quarterbacking on video games over a year from release and focus their efforts on preventing, get this, REAL LIFE violence on black people in our cities.
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MMDs
- 10:16am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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What? "and the fact that this video game is marketed to children and young adults. Start them young… fearing, hating, and destroying Black people." marketed to children? all resident evil games are rated M. A white man killing African Zombies, think there might be more to the story than just this.
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Ensei-Shiki
- 10:17am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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omg, this is interesting. altough i dont think this game should be viewed as being racist, giving that he game is not even out yet. although i do find my self in rare but racist situations i just ignore it. as a foot note i'm going to ask if crack down got any critism of being racist toward mexican and spanish related people?
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wolfhawk
- 10:19am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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Great, another game that could be black listed due to mature content. My question is the whole race thing is always questionable, and based on perspective. In this case it's someone from the black comunity voicing out because of a "white guy in army gear killing black people in africa." First, what if it was a black guy killing white people. Or if it was a black guy killing black people. It all comes down to people killing people. I don't get why we still have to have race involved. If people keep pointing it out then people will continue to be racist. Don't get me wrong, I have not seen why this game is where it is, it may have a good reason for the setting, but you never know mabey it is.
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redsock
- 10:20am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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Dude, Gorillanuts, don't you know that gorillas have the smallest junk for their size out of any primate?
lol
"gorilla are generally small. The penis cannot be seen even. with an erection. Gorilla testes are approximately. 70%. the weight of human testes ..." - doi.wiley.com/10.1002/pros.2990050605
Yeah, that's right. Smaller than ours
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Tzilla
- 10:21am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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Ha ha ha dumb ******.... What about the previous resident evil games ,your killing whilte boys.... im not racist ,so ill put this in a different way..What if one day your son is playing resident evil and he saw a zombie get burnt so just because he's black the kid is going to say it a black guy ...next thing you no there ,going to say "in assassin creed it is a kkk guy killing jews....
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rayza07
- 10:27am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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just to start off im black, i see what most mean if u think about it really hard but i dont personlly think its racist but i dont know i think its something new for this franchise but realisticly it does look alittle weird, but would the affended party think it would be better if the main character was black killing other black people?
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SonyJunkie
- 10:40am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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Now i know why i dont like alot of black people, they always complain if something has to do with a black person that isnt a good thing. Alot of black people complain, and they will get there way, but if it was a white man, or white women, they would not care at all. They would say absolutely nothing. Unless they had a good reason.
Im so proud to be white. Not saying im racist though
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D3v1lwqer23
- 10:52am EDT - August 1st, 2007
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Anything to put a label on something nowadays. I know there are still racist retards out there. But damn, slavery and segregation ended ages ago, GET OVER IT!!!! There is gonna come a day, and a judge, or supreme court justice, someone that isnt going to take this racist BS anymore, and just tell them to shut the F up.
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