RE5 and Racism:

Recently there has been some uproar about the upcoming Resident Evil title hailing racism and discrimination. The game is set in Africa where the __-Virus has taken over. You are leading a squadron of people trying to get through the masses yadda yadda yadda roll credits.

Ok, this is where I start to get pissed:

In the 30+ years of history that video gaming has seen, we have yet to see a game where you're not targeting a certain group of people. Germans (WWII shooters), Japanese (WWII Shooters), Bhuddists (Tomb Raider), Vietnamese (Conflict: Vietnam), Arabic people (WoT shooters), even Women (Grand Theft Auto) have all been target groups of video games in some form or another. Where have these groups been? Why aren't they complaining? They don't see a video game as a racist attack; They see it as entertainment for the masses that just happens to include members of their particular race. Hell, I've watched Japanese kids play "MoH: Rising Sun" before without batting an eye.

Quite frankly, I'm surprised that there hasn't been an FPS set in Africa yet. It seems to be the only ethnic group that seems taboo to include in the bloodbath that is the video gaming world is Africans or African-Americans. I think that we are being far too hypersensitive to this issue. God forbid we do a game about tribal warfare in Africa, I think the NAACP would have a hayday.

You know what? I'm offended that Fallout 3 is set in Washington DC, because you're shooting white people that are afflicted by some terrible disease (ghouls). Where are the black ghouls? Where are the muslim ghouls? Seriously, how stupid does that sound? Get over it, people.

Oh, and I voted for Obama.