You my friend, misunderstand me. We have this grinded into us generation after generation to not forget that we have opportunities not as god given rights but because people fought for them. And to not EVER forget that. Not being a minority, its a little hard to grasp, it but to us, slavery waws'nt like a war mos people just forget, it and segregation is the beginning of our American history. You can't tell us not to worry or be happy about black firsts and such because for us, it's a great thing. Every black thing from the first black crap taken in a white stall to the first black golfer and there are so many other things for us as a race to do.
We = Happy about black firsts 4 us, not YOU! So YOU be quiet!, it ain't your issue it's ours. Why would someone thats not black complain about blacks wanting more blacks in games. "Oh God, a slashdot article thats not for me, whatever shall I do?!" By the way, racism is still very much alive and god knows I've seen it. It's just spread out thin instead of thick. And every racist screwball I run into makes me happy to be black and intelligent, not to mention happy to have the freedom to tell them to go to hell. They just aren't so open about it anymore because it's publicly inacceptable.
We do not much power at all really. Besides the media, scholarship oppurtunies, and favor in welfare if our bill gates woke up which oprahs cash tommorrow he'd kill himself. To say we have more power is biased and does'nt have a single decent fact behind it. We are rich, not wealthy. Also 10% of the population is a minority. Maybe you have some issues you need to get checked out because you got the wrong idea about us, I don't know where you got these idea but maybe if you talked to more actual black people about it instead of going on the "lazy black person with all the opportunity in the world" stereotype then you would'nt be so askew.
probably because we are the only race that makes a big deal about equality. Sorry but after all the shit we went through to get free every we don't like being un equal in much of anything. We bitch because we, enjoy having character we can identify with in games racially (which is why asians are in japanese games mainly and whites in us/european games mainly. and unlike whites and asians and an extremely small amount. Not even our percentage in the censuses worth. Which is sad really. Why would you care because you probably are'nt black. Hence it isn't your issue it's ours. By the way, I'm black, listen to punk rock and orchestral and am nowhere near the black stereotype. I hope this answers your rant... I mean your question.
That's probably because our culture is... well... the stuff right now for most of america. before I start on this let me say three things. I am black, I listen to rock and foreign orchestral music and I'm from pittsburgh pennsylvania. So I'm not really much of a stereotype nor very biased.
"Black culture" is imitated around the USA and because there are so many of us doing things in the media and sports industries, and well at that. To be honest your comment is like saying that its the population percentage that should decide the media allotted time/space when the factor isn't that but the percentage of people doing things that attracts the medias attention. I'd like to see my asians, indians, and hispanics in the media but they are'nt attracting the media attention like we are because our culture is imitated so damn much it makes me sick. preppy chicks talking about how they grew up "straight hood" err... So I definetly disagree with that.
Race does matter in the sense of identifying with the character, and in the characterization of the character through stereotypes (which are based on truths). Though that makes breaking them the right way identify with the player even more. (example, jade) Though I'm not worried about seeing black or hispanics in games because there are so many caucasion characters from europe and so many asian characters... in JAPAN!!! (like I said before about the media, caucasions are the main gaming audience here and chars that they can identify with easier... sell better to the majority, which is caucasion hence so many caucasion characters) SO while blacks sell well in media because our culture is something a large amount of the u.s. wants, its harder to sell a game with a black lead character to someone that wants to identify with the character. Not that it ever so much as slowed me from loving any video game
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Also to the lazy people that are on welfare and never work with the intent to never get off. It's sad that real people pay for them. It really is.
We = Happy about black firsts 4 us, not YOU! So YOU be quiet!, it ain't your issue it's ours. Why would someone thats not black complain about blacks wanting more blacks in games. "Oh God, a slashdot article thats not for me, whatever shall I do?!" By the way, racism is still very much alive and god knows I've seen it. It's just spread out thin instead of thick. And every racist screwball I run into makes me happy to be black and intelligent, not to mention happy to have the freedom to tell them to go to hell. They just aren't so open about it anymore because it's publicly inacceptable.
We do not much power at all really. Besides the media, scholarship oppurtunies, and favor in welfare if our bill gates woke up which oprahs cash tommorrow he'd kill himself. To say we have more power is biased and does'nt have a single decent fact behind it. We are rich, not wealthy. Also 10% of the population is a minority. Maybe you have some issues you need to get checked out because you got the wrong idea about us, I don't know where you got these idea but maybe if you talked to more actual black people about it instead of going on the "lazy black person with all the opportunity in the world" stereotype then you would'nt be so askew.
probably because we are the only race that makes a big deal about equality. Sorry but after all the shit we went through to get free every we don't like being un equal in much of anything. We bitch because we, enjoy having character we can identify with in games racially (which is why asians are in japanese games mainly and whites in us/european games mainly. and unlike whites and asians and an extremely small amount. Not even our percentage in the censuses worth. Which is sad really. Why would you care because you probably are'nt black. Hence it isn't your issue it's ours. By the way, I'm black, listen to punk rock and orchestral and am nowhere near the black stereotype. I hope this answers your rant... I mean your question.
That's probably because our culture is... well... the stuff right now for most of america. before I start on this let me say three things. I am black, I listen to rock and foreign orchestral music and I'm from pittsburgh pennsylvania. So I'm not really much of a stereotype nor very biased.
"Black culture" is imitated around the USA and because there are so many of us doing things in the media and sports industries, and well at that. To be honest your comment is like saying that its the population percentage that should decide the media allotted time/space when the factor isn't that but the percentage of people doing things that attracts the medias attention. I'd like to see my asians, indians, and hispanics in the media but they are'nt attracting the media attention like we are because our culture is imitated so damn much it makes me sick. preppy chicks talking about how they grew up "straight hood" err... So I definetly disagree with that.
Race does matter in the sense of identifying with the character, and in the characterization of the character through stereotypes (which are based on truths). Though that makes breaking them the right way identify with the player even more. (example, jade) Though I'm not worried about seeing black or hispanics in games because there are so many caucasion characters from europe and so many asian characters... in JAPAN!!! (like I said before about the media, caucasions are the main gaming audience here and chars that they can identify with easier... sell better to the majority, which is caucasion hence so many caucasion characters) SO while blacks sell well in media because our culture is something a large amount of the u.s. wants, its harder to sell a game with a black lead character to someone that wants to identify with the character. Not that it ever so much as slowed me from loving any video game