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Do You Care About Race in Games?
There were several pieces up this past weekend, and a resulting lively dialogue, about the role that race plays in videogames. Game|Life talks very cogently on the subject, which got kick-started by a post on the microscopiq site highlighting important black game characters. The article asks "Jade Is Black?", highlighting the role that racial ambiguity can have in making a player empathize with a title's protagonist. Writes Kohler: "Video games put the control of the main character into the player's hands. They ask us to become the character. It's easier for anybody to identify with Jade because Jade can stand in for anything. Ellis wants more black characters in video games, and Jade, if we go by the layout of his article, is his number-one favorite. It is quite possible that he felt a stronger connection with Jade than with other game characters who are definitely black. What does that say about the power of racial ambiguity? " So, do you care about race in videogames? If so, how so?
Who the hell do you think your are calling me a twit just because I didn't feel like using a contraction. "You're" the type of person that loves to point out spelling inaccuracies within comments just to make you feel like "you're" a smart guy. To point out my culture just shows how much of a prick your are.
Culture or race has nothing to do with which game I buy. If its fun then I like it. Its fucking stupid to even mention race as being a determining factor in playing a game. Anybody that only plays games that meet their culture should all be lined up and "shot".
*Racism and religion keep us in the dark age*
Why does it matter that i'm american/white? I'm more of a hybrid you stupid fuck. I'm Indian,Irish,german,black,spanish.
I'm so sick of this american shit talk. Why should I be cornered for being a American. One of these days I hope the world gets over this stupid culture/religion clashing.