Does Resident Evil 5 deserve it's contreversy

[Logan Westbrook]

i love the way capcom has shown this game, not racist, just historical.

You raise a good point there. Historically, whenever white people have gone to Africa with conflicting goals, the black people have suffered.

 

[Guerrilla1]

i love the way capcom has shown this game, not racist, just historical.

You raise a good point there. Historically, whenever white people have gone to Africa with conflicting goals, the black people have suffered.

thank you

 

[Arcyde]

African zombies in Africa?

No.

 

[electrodeth]

Resident Evil 5 is great

 

[Avatar Roku]

Yep, when I heard Sheva speak in that horrendous 'African' accent I was won over. Have you never heard the phrase 'token black character'?

That brings up a good point, actually. What the hell was her accent? I know it's supposed to be South African (or at least, I think), but I have a friend in my town from South Africa, and he sounds nothing like that.

Anyway, I don't feel that Resi 5 is racist, because I feel there must be malicious intent for that. There were things, however, like the loinclothed, war paint wearing, spear throwing zombies in mud hut villages, that were in somewhat poor taste, however. I really don't feel that was necessary.

 

[Fatalis67]

Its Africa and there are black people.

THERE ARE BLACK PEOPLE!?!?!?!
THIS GAME IS RACIST!!!!

Seriously, whoever says that needs to grow a fucking pair.

 

[Chibz]

There's no contreversy at all. Lots of contrOversy however.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Its Africa and there are black people.

THERE ARE BLACK PEOPLE!?!?!?!
THIS GAME IS RACIST!!!!

Seriously, whoever says that needs to grow a fucking pair.

Again, that isn't why it's seen as racist. It's seen that way largely because, halfway through the game, you're fighting loincloth and war paint wearing, spear throwing black zombies in mud hut villages. Again: Racist? No. In poor taste? Yeah, it seems that way.

 

[Logan Westbrook]

Yep, when I heard Sheva speak in that horrendous 'African' accent I was won over. Have you never heard the phrase 'token black character'?

That brings up a good point, actually. What the hell was her accent? I know it's supposed to be South African (or at least, I think), but I have a friend in my town from South Africa, and he sounds nothing like that.

Anyway, I don't feel that Resi 5 is racist, because I feel there must be malicious intent for that. There were things, however, like the loinclothed, war paint wearing, spear throwing zombies in mud hut villages, that were in somewhat poor taste, however. I really don't feel that was necessary.

That accent was a woman from Brooklyn trying to do an African accent. Stone's accent was much more believeable, being a pretty good approximation of a Nigerian accent, but the fact the character was called 'Josh Stone' makes me wonder if it wasn't a hasty re-skin of a character that was originally white.

I likewise don't think there was any malicious intent in RE5, I just don't think that the Resident Evil gameplay, which is essentially 'shoot-anything-that-moves-and-take-anything-valuable' works that well when applied to an impoverished African shanty town, and even less well to a native village in the middle of a swamp.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

I also find it funny that in a world where we have a black president and racism lies in the eye of the beholder that THIS is the issue about Resident evil. A few assumptions weigh much heavier then blatent violent decapitations and shotgun justice to the face. I mean whats wrong with MP5's v.s rocks.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Yep, when I heard Sheva speak in that horrendous 'African' accent I was won over. Have you never heard the phrase 'token black character'?

That brings up a good point, actually. What the hell was her accent? I know it's supposed to be South African (or at least, I think), but I have a friend in my town from South Africa, and he sounds nothing like that.

Anyway, I don't feel that Resi 5 is racist, because I feel there must be malicious intent for that. There were things, however, like the loinclothed, war paint wearing, spear throwing zombies in mud hut villages, that were in somewhat poor taste, however. I really don't feel that was necessary.

That accent was a woman from Brooklyn trying to do an African accent. Stone's accent was much more believeable, being a pretty good approximation of a Nigerian accent, but the fact the character was called 'Josh Stone' makes me wonder if it wasn't a hasty re-skin of a character that was originally white.

That part just made me feel special because my name is Josh

 

[BigCat91]

I think yahtzee said it the best. "capcom aren't bad people...their just stupid." i agree it wasn't racist to have black zombies in africa but to put black people in tribal makeup and leaf skirts carrying spears and shields. they walked into that one and just really does show their true colors, not as racists but as idiots.