Comments on: Blackface Goes HD? The Case of Resident Evil 5

By: Disney Killer CrÃtica – ForoGeek

Disney Killer CrÃtica – ForoGeek — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:42:10 +0000

[...] Washington ending up being the serial killer. microscopiq.com/2007/07/blackface-goes-hd – ver Serious Controversies Brewing over— … cierto Â¡Nunca aportan nada [...]

By: And Gaming is not Problematic… Read this Post from an Honest Blogger : Web 2.something

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:56:02 +0000

[...] Reposted the Original: http://microscopiq.com/2007/07/blackface-goes-hd/ [...]

By: “Expert” Consulted on RE5 Racism Issue: Not an Expert on Race After All | Acid for Blood

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:29:44 +0000

[...] Or at the very least, why didn't they speak to people who are are aware of the history of racist and stereotypical presentations of black people in the media, and who have actually analysed and thought critically about media portrayals of racial and ethnic [...]

By: Identity (Race & Gender) – Resident Evil 5 and the racism debate Part 2 | ellenhdiscourse

Thu, 19 May 2011 17:47:59 +0000

[...] *http://microscopiq.com/2007/07/blackface-goes-hd/ [...]

By: Videogames as Critical Race Pedagogy | Gaming the System: Tanner Higgin

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:06:04 +0000

[...] look at just two of the 428 comments (the majority of which are negative) to an article called “Blackface Goes HD? The Case of Resident Evil 5” posted on the Microscopiq blog. This article calls attention to the insensitive imagery of hordes [...]

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Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:11:06 +0000

[...] of blogs “respond” to the response, with such responses appearing here, here, and here, many of which have chosen to take cheap shots at the gaming community as a whole. I can only [...]

By: Gender/Racial Prejudice Reinforced across the Silver Screen | Cross-sexions

Gender/Racial Prejudice Reinforced across the Silver Screen | Cross-sexions — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:41:54 +0000

[...] right to design the protagonist as a muscled up white guy. But when they have gamers control a white male hero gunning down hordes of half-clothed virtual zombies with African features, did it not occur to them the type of harmful imagery they were stirring up and [...]

By: And Another Thing. › re: RE

And Another Thing. › re: RE — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:58:23 +0000

[...] Blackface Goes HD – another criticism, changes argument numerous times, lacks a cohesive point. Just Plain Loco – blackface in other games, unrelated but timely as race-in-games becomes a discussable topic. Also, unlike above post, seems to know what “blackface” actually means. Internet 1, Civility 0 – moment of lucidity in favor of those trying to note an issue objectively. Responds to the LocoRoco post directly above, but applies to RE5 discussion as well. The Resident Evil 5 Racism Issue – a calm, reasonable look from a legal perspective. That Notorious “Resident Evil 5? Trailer And The People I Met In Africa – non-reactionary, personal explanation of the problem, much more useful for starting conversation. Posted: August 14th, 2007 Tags: resident evil Comments: No Comments. Previous Post: 2 Feast 2 FuriousNext Post: Cheesy Riders Write a comment Name: [...]

By: Dr. Ivo Robotnik

Dr. Ivo Robotnik — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:31:42 +0000

The OP’s main concern was as follows:

-This game is just one more piece of media that shows us the “evil, savage” side of Africa. Very few movies in recent years actually portray Africa as positive, so things like that can alter people’s perception of Africa.

Think of it this way: If movies were to start a trend of portraying America as a land propagated by everything we Americans are ASHAMED of, digging into the most heinous stereotypes associated with her people and her history, with no sign of stopping, how would you feel? Would it embarrass you to be constantly thought of as fat, stupid rednecks? How would that portray us for people abroad? Especially for young people?

It’s not racist to portray black zombies, in my opinion, any more than it’s racist to portray any other ethnicity as a zombie. The racism comes from the insensitivity. It’s just one more negative portrayal of the “dark continent” to toss onto the pile. One more negative attribute people of color don’t need.

White people aren’t offended by being portrayed as zombies because, in the end, where have whites traditionally been on the social ladder in America and the UK? Nobody is going to look at a zombie who was once a Caucasian man and subconsciously think to themselves, “that’s what they’re all like,” and then apply any “hilarious” stereotypes they can concoct where they feel they apply.

This is like kicking someone when they’re trying to rise to their feet. We need more positive portrayals of people of color in the media to balance out the negative.

Oh, and as a side note: This criticism doesn’t make me hate the game series. I’m not going to boycott video games foreverz. I love gaming, as I’m sure the OP does. I just don’t think anything is above scrutiny or examination.

By: Killak3

Killak3 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:32:11 +0000

You and everyone who thinks this is racist is just crazy. It takes place in Africa and theres black people there. If it took place in Africa and there were white people i bet you would call it racist for not having black people in the game. Also the other games were mostly white people being killed

And you say Black Hawk Down is racist? Its an event in history. That actually happened. We went to Somalia and fought black people. Not because there black but because of what was going on there. I guess just because it was in Africa we shouldn’t of went because of the color of their skin. Its based on what actually happened, relax. I guess we cant be historically accurate Also there is a scene of an African American shooting a Somalian.