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Resident Evil 5 is Racist – Boycott

August 27th, 2007 admin 2 comments

Apparently so. Black gamers all around the world are upset that the next installment of the hit series of Zombie Killers, Resident Evil 5 takes place in Africa, killing well, black Zombies of cource.

Sup dog?

Sup dog?

Yes. Japanese game developers seem to care less and are continuing to develop the game and no release dates have been altered. Over the years Resident Evil and its Zombie Virus has traveled the globe affecting the world and its people, now making its way to the mother land, Mother Africa. Why should Africa be excluded from this horrible outbreak you ask, well the answers are quite simple.

White Zombies are there for the picking, but killing black Zombies are just, well, racist, and if you buy this game, well you better not kill them, or else Al Sharpton will be at your house with an angry mob. And here comes the demand for reparations. Some very reputable Black authors have voiced their opinion about this racist title developed by the Japanese online in various blogs and web sites.

Kim from Black looks says:

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. “I have a job to do and I’m gonna see it through.”

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.

Black Woman from Ask A black Woman says:

I confess I don’t know much about video games, gamers, etc. I don’t play video games, but I occasionally play solitaire on my gf’s PC. However, given the response from gamers… I think we should all be very afraid. Many of these folks seem like the type who would try to reenact scenes from Resident Evil 5. Can you say Columbine?

Never before have I received more hateful comments by angry gamers who called me everything from a “nigger” to a “black hooker” for agreeing with Ruberg that these images of Black people (Black zombies) are problematic.

A Black Microscopiq Author says:

Rape, murder, satanic voodoo. With bulging eyes, simian super strength, and a room temperature IQ, we’ve been portrayed as savages beyond redemption. So, when we see images like these, it doesn’t just resonate with the long lived zombie genre, it also triggers memories of so many awful stereotypes — and what those stereotypes have been used to justify past and present. Put down the crazed negroes before they take the white women! And so on…

But perhaps the most troubling part is that these scenes seem to be set in Africa; the “dark continent.” With all the positive steps being taken of late to raise awareness of the good things happening in Africa as well as the urgent need in some parts of the continent, we really can’t afford this kind of step back. We need to find ways to humanize Africans, not dehumanize them.

Bad Resident Evil… bad…

Fredrick from YBP says

The images used in the game, already disturbing because it is resident evil, also reflect hateful images that were real and meant to invoke hate towards black people in the not too distant history of america. in addition, the underlying stigma of a white guy going through an african village that is infected by a disease spread through blood contact while shooting his way to victory has the undertones, as well, of insensitivity to images projected in the past.

Racist game…

A bunch of kids from an IRC chan say…

[dmb_sleep] Breaking news: Resident Evil is racist
[dmb_sleep] they are boycotting it
[brutus] In RE4 you kill mobs of spanniards
[bustersword] Did spaniards boycott RE4?
[bustersword] I think not
[brutus] And rescue a white girl from a spannish cult
[brutus] How is killing blacks any different?
[dmb_sleep] but I mean they are just zombies right…. they dont have feelings do they?
[brutus] Probably
[dmb_sleep] DO zombies have feelings?
[dmb_sleep] I wonder…
[brutus] No, they don’t
[brutus] And they aren’t zombies, they are infected with a virus
[bustersword] aids
[bustersword] heheheh
[brutus] Ebola
[dmb_sleep] lmfao
[bustersword] no wai.

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If Black people are racist its because of you

June 30th, 2007 admin No comments

Blacks attacked a white kid? How is this news? This is just justice for centuries of oppression? Good for them!!!

JENA, Louisiana: A white teenager allegedly beaten by black schoolmates during a time of racial tension at their Louisiana school told a jury Wednesday that he was hit from behind, knocked unconscious and never saw who attacked him.

Justin Barker, 17, testified that he had just come out of his high school gym with his girlfriend walking ahead of him on Dec. 4 when they turned to avoid a group of black students.

“I turned my back and somebody hit me, that’s all I remember,” Barker said.

Barker testified before an all-white jury in the trial of Mychal Bell, also 17, the first of six black teenagers arrested in the alleged beating. The case drew widespread attention when five of those arrested were charged with attempted murder and conspiracy counts carrying decades of prison time. Charges against Bell, however, were reduced the day before the trial.

Jurors are expected to get the case Thursday. The prosecution rested after calling 17 witnesses who provided sometimes conflicting testimony about Bell’s alleged involvement in the fight. The defense then rested without presenting any witnesses.

The racial tensions leading to the fight began in August in Jena — a town of 2,900 with about 350 black residents — after a black student at Jena High School sat under a tree traditionally used as a gathering spot by white students. Later, three nooses — symbolizing lynching — were hanging in the tree when students arrived on campus.

Justin Barker, 17, testified that he had just come out of his high school gym with his girlfriend walking ahead of him on Dec. 4 when they turned to avoid a group of black students.

“So I cross the streets when I see nigras, momma dun like it when I talk to nigras. Don’t think they all smell, mind ya, but they sure get uppity whens ya don’t pay them for they labah. Just wanna sit on the pohch all day, eatin’ watamelons.”

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