Racism in Games: What Color is Your Hero? - Page 2

**DrunkN** · 03-18-2010, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tails

This is retarded, who the hell cares if the guy is black white or purple.

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Originally Posted by samejamesbond

Exactly my point Tails, this is pointless.

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Originally Posted by brawlmaster12344

Exactly how I feel.
It annoys me how people complain about there not being enough blacks in video games. Who cares? If they care so much, then maybe video games are not for them.

Hrm hrm hrm, looks like you fellas have something to hide?

**nikegirl2012** · 03-18-2010, 09:21 PM

I think they mean who cares as in... if most leads in video games where little furry animals from the forest we wouldn't care as long as it were a good game, although it can get annoying to always play as a boy, but I really couldn't care less, I still play... I don't even really notice if it's a guy or a girl once I'm hooked on the game

**TrakMastaTom** · 03-19-2010, 02:31 AM

All Brazilians have green skin and electric powers. Video games taught me that.

Racist? I think so!

**DrunkN** · 03-19-2010, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TrakMastaTom

All Brazilians have green skin and electric powers. Video games taught me that.

Racist? I think so!

Brazilians? Give me a break, you ever seen an Albino in a video game?

**Kong** · 03-19-2010, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Tails

who the hell cares

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Consalvo also cited research on children suggesting that characters represented in media play an important role in the construction of self-image and images of others. Additional research indicates that exposures to stereotypes negatively impact how kids perceive minorities.

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

They just market to who spends the most money.

Maybe they spend the most money because they are the ones being marketed to.

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in a game like Heavy Rain - set in Philadelphia with a 50% black population - are the only two characters of color "Mad Jack" and a kindly old groundskeeper?

That is pretty stupid.

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Black characters depicted were overwhelmingly athletes and gang bangers.

This is not healthy for society. Same as how girls overwhelmingly have self image issues because media tells them they have to look like underwear models or be worthless. This type of thing causes the same thing. It tells kids their only way out of the ghetto is to be an athlete or gang banger. If you want people to stop making these choices then stop telling them they are the only options.

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Really, I mean, why bother with this Tenser?

These aren't his opinions. They are quotes from articles used to start discussions. You missed the point.

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It's not just a problem with video games. It is in all media.

**Tails** · 03-19-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kong

Consalvo also cited research on children suggesting that characters represented in media play an important role in the construction of self-image and images of others. Additional research indicates that exposures to stereotypes negatively impact how kids perceive minorities.

So you're saying color ingaming promotes racism? If so, I disagree. I mean if the color of someone skin has to be a certain way to like a game.. then the people inquestion are just complainers.

**Kong** · 03-19-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tails

So you're saying color ingaming promotes racism?

Promotes negative sterotypes and has the power (if the designers choose to use it) to combat negative sterotypes without much effort or lose in sells or other negative issues.

Do you think magazines, tv and movies give girls complexes about their bodies? It is the same issue.

**Tails** · 03-19-2010, 11:36 AM

I hate both issues, for girls like I've said the person inside the body counts most, of all. I know how it's the same issue, but I just hate it all as a whole.

**Demon-Mask** · 03-19-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tails

I hate both issues, for girls like I've said the person inside the body counts most, of all. I know how it's the same issue, but I just hate it all as a whole.

I agree, the same goes for racism. The whole reason these issues exist are stupid rednecks with closed minds.

**Dudebro** · 03-19-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tails

I hate both issues, for girls like I've said the person inside the body counts most, of all. I know how it's the same issue, but I just hate it all as a whole.

It doesn't matter if you hate the issue, Kong is asking if you understand the point. The point being that these stereotypes are unhealthy and they hurt society. He brings up the unrealistic female image thing because it's very similar to this.

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Originally Posted by Kong

Maybe they spend the most money because they are the ones being marketed to.

Good point and I'm sure it started that way. I doubt there's much racism going on with developers now though. I'm sure they just market certain games to those who they know will buy it.

Btw this reminds me, the new FF game has the typical FF looking asian characters(good looking girls, metro looking guys) but then they have one black guy with a half fro? I haven't played the game but that seems out of place. Honestly I suspect they threw him in to appeal to a more diverse crowd. I don't think it's the same as Barret in FF7, he was more of a stereotype(big gruff black guy with a soft spot).

**Kong** · 03-19-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

I doubt there's much racism going on with developers

Yeah, I don't think any of it is intentional. Just what happens. Innocent mistakes.

**Dudebro** · 03-19-2010, 09:04 PM

Innocent mistakes or business as usual?

**Tails** · 03-20-2010, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

It doesn't matter if you hate the issue, Kong is asking if you understand the point. The point being that these stereotypes are unhealthy and they hurt society. He brings up the unrealistic female image thing because it's very similar to this.

Yeah they are very unhealthy, so yes I do.

**DrunkN** · 03-20-2010, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

one black guy with a half fro?

God I envy that hairstyle. I don't know diddly bout the character though.

**Dudebro** · 03-20-2010, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by drunkninja

God I envy that hairstyle. I don't know diddly bout the character though.

My hair does that but I'm about as white as possible so fro isn't a good choice of words for it. I would have what some people call a jew fro. Yes I know it's silghtly offensive but many jewish people use the term and it's really not meant to be negative, it's just funny. Don't hurt me.

**Dojah** · 03-20-2010, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

My hair does that but I'm about as white as possible so fro isn't a good choice of words for it. I would have what some people call a jew fro. Yes I know it's silghtly offensive but many jewish people use the term and it's really not meant to be negative, it's just funny. Don't hurt me.

LOL, my girlfriend is a hairstylist and told me about that term long long time ago. Its a term that really gets used in salons I guess so I dont think its offensive.

**Tails** · 03-20-2010, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

My hair does that but I'm about as white as possible so fro isn't a good choice of words for it. I would have what some people call a jew fro. Yes I know it's silghtly offensive but many jewish people use the term and it's really not meant to be negative, it's just funny. Don't hurt me.

My hair does that too, and I'm as white at possible.

**Demon-Mask** · 03-20-2010, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

My hair does that but I'm about as white as possible so fro isn't a good choice of words for it. I would have what some people call a jew fro. Yes I know it's silghtly offensive but many jewish people use the term and it's really not meant to be negative, it's just funny. Don't hurt me.

When my brother grows his hair out, it turns out like that as well, and he is extremely white, whiter then you.
I call him a poodle when he has long hair.

**DrunkN** · 03-20-2010, 02:07 AM

It kind of hits me that the problem being created by these games isn't that it makes us dislike or necessarily create prejudices towards black, brown, or red people, it's that it makes us uncomfortable and evasive with the topic all together.

I think half of the people in this topic make for a good example, but it's an instantaneous theory. What say we?

**Kong** · 03-20-2010, 07:37 AM

What is a half fro? I am picturing something kind of like a a mohawk + afro.

**Tails** · 03-20-2010, 07:40 AM

Urban Dictionary: half-fro

**Kong** · 03-20-2010, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tails

Urban Dictionary: half-fro

Meh, my idea was better.

**Tails** · 03-20-2010, 08:20 AM

Your idea reminds me of Bolo from Double Dragon.

**KingRanech** · 03-20-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mario90s

Tell me bout it. Like Tails said,

Really, I mean, why bother with this Tenser? I think he's just used to posting these articles now. I mean, the one with the girl getting shot with a gun is important to see. But videogames are bad for marrige? Really? Who the heck cares about that? If someone in a marrige is more in love with Videogames than his/her married partner, that's their problem, but you adress it like its a MUST SEE situation! And, with all the other articles you've been posting, especially the marrige one, it seems like your AGAINST some videogames and their componies, more than WITH them! Just saying.

Ditto. BTW i love your signiture

**Kugyince** · 03-20-2010, 04:55 PM

Are you agreeing with a retracted statement?