Friday, February 6, 2009

Racism in Resident Evil 5


There has been a lot of controversy in resident evil 5 and i am going to end this once and for all. I am not racist in any way and I am so sick of racism in this world. Resident evil 5 is not being racist and I will explain why not.

resident evil 4 takes place in a undisclosed Spanish-speaking village Europe and most of the enemies you kill are of Spanish orgin.

resident evil 5 takes place in Africa and has Africans and a few others with different ethnicity has enemies.

There has been claims that resident evil 5 is being racist because it has a white character and light skinned female African killing Africans that have been infected with a virus. now while that does seem a little racist but when resident evil 4 was released no one of Spanish descent screamed racism but when resident evil 5 takes place in Africa. people scream racism.

when I play the game I don't see the enemies has Africans instead I see them has enemies not white, not black but just has enemies. it is racist when you start to pick them out just because of there skin color.

this was written on the comment board here http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/693212/The-Atlantic-Weighs-In-On-The-Resident-Evil-5-Is-Racist-Issue.html this is one of the few that makes the most sense.

OK. I'm black, FAR from 35 and consider myself a gamer. Been gaming as long
as I can remember. The people that have issues with this game are the people who
have really been through some racism in their lives. I have been through my fair
share in my lifetime, being from the south, but, I know when to take it
seriously, and when to let it go. Honestly, I've never thought of racism in
Resident evil. I just know it's the zombies or Plagas, or us. I guess I look at
the whole situation differently because I've played RE from the beginning till
now. There are some things worth getting worked up about, and some things that
you NEED to let go. This is one of those things. Fight for what really matters
and leave the games to people that understand THAT IT'S JUST A GAME! All races
play games. It's not genocide or anything.

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