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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.
Black Looks On RE 5 Racism
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.More »
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Riding The Wild Bethesda Bull
I rolled up to the Saddle Ranch Chop House around 9PM last night, once again finding myself a guest of Bethesda Softworks, The Saddle Ranch is Western-themed restaurant and bar that touts down-home cooking and a friendly atmosphere, with one corner of the dining area taken up by the most menacing looking mechanical bull I have ever seen. Under bright lights it sits, waiting for the unsuspecting drunk member of the press to be lured by its deceptive protective padding. There is no way I am getting anywhere near that thing. More »
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Vet Group Looks to Web 2.0, Live For Lessons
Lisa Baertlein, a Reuters reporter who occasionally writes about gaming, has an interesting item up today about how support groups are looking to Web 2.0 for new ways to help support returning U.S. war veterans. More »
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It is a very good point he makes. The US video game industry is 80% Caucasian, and let's face it, white people tend to program white characters, mainly because it's what they are familiar with, but I suspect also out of a fear that if they portray a Black character they'll get it wrong, or offend someone. Just look at Barret from FFVII. More »
Racial Stereotyping in Video Games
Writer Richard O. Jones has a lengthy article up at Black Voice News, where he discusses the dangers of racial stereotyping in video games. Citing examples like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, he contends that young Black and Latino children who constantly see themselves portrayed as thieves and killers are more likely to emulate them."If Blacks and Latinos are always portrayed as the villains, or as the victims who get killed often and easily, that is code for powerlessness," said Kansas State University psychologist John Murray, who's studied violence and stereotypes in the media for the past 30 years. "These image persist because too few minorities are in the industry."
It is a very good point he makes. The US video game industry is 80% Caucasian, and let's face it, white people tend to program white characters, mainly because it's what they are familiar with, but I suspect also out of a fear that if they portray a Black character they'll get it wrong, or offend someone. Just look at Barret from FFVII. More »
