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News: Racism In Resident Evil 5
PS3 Attitude have a frank discussion on whether or not Resident Evil 5 is racist. Well, specifically whether or not last year's E3 trailer was racist.
'So this trailer doesn't need to fill us in with reams of back-story detail about 'good vs. evil' or 'humans vs. zombies'. We don't need to know that a virus is killing humans off only to bring them back as the undead, because we gamers already know this. And the location of the premiere of this trailer put the message out loud and clear to the correct target audience.
But in the 21st Century, such trailers don't stay local for long. The Internet made the trailer, and the subsequent 'extended version' available to the masses.' ~ PS3 Attitude.
If you didn't see the trailer, here it is:
Naturally, there was uproar and fear and swearing and people blogging like crazy, including N’Gai Croal (a 'journalist') who PS3 Attitude claims has made racist views himself in relation to this particular trailer.
'In terms of his specific points, it worries me that he believes certain characters in the game are portrayed as Neanderthals. They happen to be Haitians who have contracted a deadly virus and are, to all intents and purposes, 'dead men/women/children walking'.'
Their race is not the reason they don't look so good - the fact that they're infected and zombified are the reasons they look a bit 'peaky'. ~ PS3 Attitude.
Us? Well, we've just re-watched the trailer. As to whether as a site we think it's racist or not I'm not prepared to discuss, but as an individual it certainly makes you feel uncomfortable...
09/05/2008 14:15:00
'So this trailer doesn't need to fill us in with reams of back-story detail about 'good vs. evil' or 'humans vs. zombies'. We don't need to know that a virus is killing humans off only to bring them back as the undead, because we gamers already know this. And the location of the premiere of this trailer put the message out loud and clear to the correct target audience.
But in the 21st Century, such trailers don't stay local for long. The Internet made the trailer, and the subsequent 'extended version' available to the masses.' ~ PS3 Attitude.
If you didn't see the trailer, here it is:
Naturally, there was uproar and fear and swearing and people blogging like crazy, including N’Gai Croal (a 'journalist') who PS3 Attitude claims has made racist views himself in relation to this particular trailer.
'In terms of his specific points, it worries me that he believes certain characters in the game are portrayed as Neanderthals. They happen to be Haitians who have contracted a deadly virus and are, to all intents and purposes, 'dead men/women/children walking'.'
Their race is not the reason they don't look so good - the fact that they're infected and zombified are the reasons they look a bit 'peaky'. ~ PS3 Attitude.
Us? Well, we've just re-watched the trailer. As to whether as a site we think it's racist or not I'm not prepared to discuss, but as an individual it certainly makes you feel uncomfortable...
09/05/2008 14:15:00
Comments
1. The majority of people here in London are not white. If you really want to see multicultural come to London. 2. Nobody complained about the Hispanics that we were all shooting in Resi 4. No one complained that you got rewarded for killing crows.
Why R You So Stupid / 5/15/2008 4:39:29 PM
It's not racist, that's the decision.
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 10:27:59 PM
No. No. No. No.
Michael_TSA / 5/9/2008 9:55:40 PM
Have we come to a unanimous decision then? Are Capcom scum? Is this racist? Do we care?
nofi / 5/9/2008 9:25:19 PM
On second thought, if playing Resident Evil 5 is racism then pass that white hood.
kamiboy / 5/9/2008 9:14:13 PM
i totally agree with gamoc infected or not infected because a black guy gets shot in a game its racist ! thats just stupid we cant win if it had no coloured people in then it would still be said that its racist !!
gazo69 / 5/9/2008 7:44:40 PM
(continuing)............. are so F****ing dumb! it makes me so angry! i mean we live in harmony and peace with all other races they just have to side with the unordany people forf***sakes! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
crack398 / 5/9/2008 7:05:06 PM
when some terrorist (obviously a muslim) people go around like omfg what have the muslims got against us and another person(majority) says your so racist he was not muslim. and im like WTF!!!!!!!!!! all those people who keep claiming people
crack398 / 5/9/2008 7:02:51 PM
thats not racist. that is the stupidest statment ive heard for a video game ever. i think it works like this..... *black man gets shot* omfg thats well racist............*white man gets shot* move along people nothing to see here.
crack398 / 5/9/2008 6:59:49 PM
What if this was set in England, in the middle of London? The majority of people would be white, is it racist that we're shooting them? No? What a huge, hypocritical shock that's been discovered there.
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 4:30:12 PM
What the hell? So if a black person is killed in a film it's racist?
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 4:29:06 PM
Completely racist. He's shooting black people, and it's not obvious they're infected as you say. If this were a movie it'd be banned, I don't see why gaming gets away with it.
Guest / 5/9/2008 4:24:41 PM
I only realised it was racist when a 'journalist' told me it was racist - thank goodness for that, eh?
Michael_TSA / 5/9/2008 4:12:44 PM
the game looks awesome !
gazo69 / 5/9/2008 3:25:15 PM
No it's not racist, it's stupid to think that. If it's set in a country that should be populated by black people, it would be racist to NOT have black people being infected and such, because it's treating them differently because of their race.
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 3:20:51 PM
What?
Guest / 5/9/2008 3:01:56 PM
But would it have been racist if Leon S. Kennedy had been black in Resident Evil 4?
kamiboy / 5/9/2008 2:48:53 PM
Racist? What? How? It just happened to be set in a Black country.
GEE / 5/9/2008 2:48:16 PM
Of course it's racist. Infected or not, it's still degrading.
Guest / 5/9/2008 2:45:16 PM
Why R You So Stupid / 5/15/2008 4:39:29 PM
It's not racist, that's the decision.
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 10:27:59 PM
No. No. No. No.
Michael_TSA / 5/9/2008 9:55:40 PM
Have we come to a unanimous decision then? Are Capcom scum? Is this racist? Do we care?
nofi / 5/9/2008 9:25:19 PM
On second thought, if playing Resident Evil 5 is racism then pass that white hood.
kamiboy / 5/9/2008 9:14:13 PM
i totally agree with gamoc infected or not infected because a black guy gets shot in a game its racist ! thats just stupid we cant win if it had no coloured people in then it would still be said that its racist !!
gazo69 / 5/9/2008 7:44:40 PM
(continuing)............. are so F****ing dumb! it makes me so angry! i mean we live in harmony and peace with all other races they just have to side with the unordany people forf***sakes! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
crack398 / 5/9/2008 7:05:06 PM
when some terrorist (obviously a muslim) people go around like omfg what have the muslims got against us and another person(majority) says your so racist he was not muslim. and im like WTF!!!!!!!!!! all those people who keep claiming people
crack398 / 5/9/2008 7:02:51 PM
thats not racist. that is the stupidest statment ive heard for a video game ever. i think it works like this..... *black man gets shot* omfg thats well racist............*white man gets shot* move along people nothing to see here.
crack398 / 5/9/2008 6:59:49 PM
What if this was set in England, in the middle of London? The majority of people would be white, is it racist that we're shooting them? No? What a huge, hypocritical shock that's been discovered there.
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 4:30:12 PM
What the hell? So if a black person is killed in a film it's racist?
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 4:29:06 PM
Completely racist. He's shooting black people, and it's not obvious they're infected as you say. If this were a movie it'd be banned, I don't see why gaming gets away with it.
Guest / 5/9/2008 4:24:41 PM
I only realised it was racist when a 'journalist' told me it was racist - thank goodness for that, eh?
Michael_TSA / 5/9/2008 4:12:44 PM
the game looks awesome !
gazo69 / 5/9/2008 3:25:15 PM
No it's not racist, it's stupid to think that. If it's set in a country that should be populated by black people, it would be racist to NOT have black people being infected and such, because it's treating them differently because of their race.
Gamoc / 5/9/2008 3:20:51 PM
What?
Guest / 5/9/2008 3:01:56 PM
But would it have been racist if Leon S. Kennedy had been black in Resident Evil 4?
kamiboy / 5/9/2008 2:48:53 PM
Racist? What? How? It just happened to be set in a Black country.
GEE / 5/9/2008 2:48:16 PM
Of course it's racist. Infected or not, it's still degrading.
Guest / 5/9/2008 2:45:16 PM
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