One of the first things you see in the game, seconds after taking control of Chris Redfield, is a gang of African men brutally beating something in a sack. Animal or human, it's never revealed, but these are not infected Majini. There are no red bloodshot eyes. These are ordinary Africans, who stop and stare at you menacingly as you approach. Since the Majini are not undead corpses, and are capable of driving vehicles, handling weapons and even using guns, it makes the line between the infected monsters and African civilians uncomfortably vague. Where Africans are concerned, the game seems to be suggesting, bloodthirsty savagery just comes with the territory.
And because there's a history of demonization and subhuman portrayals with regard to people of African descent, there's a certain sensitivity around that. I understand that legacy for the most part is completely different in Japan. But that history of negative portrayals was what informed my reactions.
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Isn't iRobot the company that got the Big DoD Contract to make battlebots? Are we about to see the use of Militarized Hamsters in combat? Will our heroic soldiers be replaced by Rodent Guided Missiles?
Is "Rodent Guided Missiles" a Great Name For A Rock Band, or what?
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I hope this is an April Fools thingy. Otherwise it's just the Return of the Son of Karma Points.
The article seems serious. Weird, but serious. All the citations and names check out.
Yep. Thought so.
You're toast. Rather, your pacemaker is.
Unless you're in (or are yourself) a faraday cage.
The carbon is still being sequestered, just not where they expected it.
Toasters. Then stacked blonde religious nutjobs will penetrate our security, and it'll all be over.
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Its a good time to start distancing yourself from Stallman
That time was about, oh, 10 years ago. Which is when he ran past the lunatic fringe and started running hard for the lunatic far side.
they will get rid of SHOWERS.
Bad comment title on my part. I meant "What about the racism complaints:" but put in a question mark instead of a colon.
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Or porn jokes. "Lawnmower Man" references. Etc.
And since heat exchangers never leak, there's no problem putting them in the data center with all the electrical devices...
Think it'd have trouble towing my bass boat.
Damn. Kinda goes against the ethos, doesn't it? Or are they trying to replicate Budweiser?
Put the feeds on an ice floe.
If so, that's some pretty impressive software.
Or Berkeley?
Nukes are actually very cost effective.
"Oops". Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm reading Slashdot or Dave's Blog.
We know where the next "launch failure" is going. Michigan.
It should be noted that Buddy is number 3. And a much cooler name than "Colbert". Or "Xenu" And much better than "Serenity".
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Preferably over the "R"
Isn't iRobot the company that got the Big DoD Contract to make battlebots? Are we about to see the use of Militarized Hamsters in combat? Will our heroic soldiers be replaced by Rodent Guided Missiles?
Is "Rodent Guided Missiles" a Great Name For A Rock Band, or what?
Which is why the iPhone absolutely sucks as an ebook reader.