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Monday, March 30, 2009

Resident Evil 5 Racism Debacle: The Idiocy Continues


The great debate. From the trailer down to the actual release, Resident Evil 5 situates a "white" protagonist killing "blacks". First and foremost, Resident Evil series contain a white protagonist and many mixes of culture.

Resident Evil Fanatic, IvenomI states:

The Resident Evil franchise has been building up to this, and foreshadowing, in every major console release since RE:1. It all goes back to the Umbrella Facility in Africa and the discovery of the Progenitor Virus.

Why does it always seem offensive that blacks are recognized in out society? The "white" protagonist opposes a force of zombies & Majini. who appear to be black. Coincidence? Apparently not. The game takes place in Africa, yes we all know it, so save it. So this is no reason that RE:5 is directed towards racism. If this is not then what is? Lets look at the review and find out more..
A reactonary writer claims:
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.

Wow. What I identify is one problematic individual on so many levels. The writer claims the game standard bases racism and jeopardizes the status of blacks. This person is simply contradicting himself...
A white man whose objective is to destroy blacks to save humanity. To begin with, this review was written when the game trailer was first released. Yes it has somewhat negatvie connotation, but its simply not racist. The fact that the game is situated outside of a white country acknowledges foreign countries.
Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi recently said to Yahoo! Games:
We don't want to create something that offends a certain element of society. At the same time, we don't want to be in a place where you can't set a game in Africa or in an Arabic country. That in itself is a form of racism. For us, as creators of entertainment, it's important for us to strike that right balance.

Now that the game has been out for a while; we can now judge the game as clean content with no objective to offend anyone. Go ahead and see for yourself.

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