Black Looks had a post bashing the new Resident Evil game for having ‘black’ zombies in the game. The article was posted by Kym Platt who is black herself. This brought a huge response from gamers of all colors. Some supportive, others not so much. Many were disrespectful comments, others were even racist in nature. This was her response to the backlash.
Never have I been so harassed and insulted, and all because I questioned the imagery in this game… The response has been horrifying… I am shocked that in the same breath some of these folks denied that Resident Evil 5 displayed racist/anti-Black imagery; they called me things like “nigger�, “bitch�, and “whore�.
…The gamers would like to intimidate me and silence me, but that’s not going to happen. This vitriol has done nothing but embolden me and my political convictions.
Well, what did you expect lady? Gaming has always been a faceless activity. Nobody cares what color the guys is on the other end of the microphone. Gamers don’t care. Gamers just want to have fun. So when you bring in the race card, be prepared for backlash. Can’t take it? Keep your mouth shut. This is a great example of inadvertent trolling. Trolling is someone who speaks to incite a reaction, a bad reaction, and thats exactly what she did. While I do agree that a lot of the comments were unnecessary and right down disgusting, the heat should of been expected.
5 Responses
Simon
August 6th, 2007 at 10:06 am
1when did being a lazy gamer become so darn hard :S
as a race matter, how many people complain about Apu in the simpsons? theres a darn right baltent stereotype there and yet everybody thinks its funny? i dont get it….and for that fact care,
(being from an indian family myself i happen to think its funny….if your bothered)
WHO CARES ABOUT THE COLOUR OF A ZOMBIE? THERE SCARY AND SHOOT ANYTHING THAT MOVES IN THE GAME! i bet alot of people wouldnt of even noticed
Vic
August 6th, 2007 at 11:41 am
2I totally agree Simon. Playing the race card on any game is really, REALLY stupid. They are zombies, and the setting is in Africa. Wow, its a huge shocker these zombies are black. People just need to stick to keeping the race issue in politics, and keep our games out of it.
Simon
August 6th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
3another case of point….CJ in san andreas! did anyone care he was coloured?…and if they did…..they still bought it coz the game rocked! lol
jared
August 6th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
4i agree with both of you. i see Al Sharpton messing everything up. god i hate that guy.
Jim
February 25th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
5The fact that she is so mad about black zombies, yet doesn’t bat an eyelid when zombies of other races get shot down in other games, is proof that she herself is a racist who thinks that black people are better than everyone else and are immune to zombie virus to boot.
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