Left 4 Dead 2 Joins the Racist Video Game Club
by Demi Adejuyigbe on July 15, 2009
As an African-American male in today’s society, it absolutely pains me to see racism become so pervasive in video games. Sure, I’ll shoot the black zombies in Resident Evil 5, and I’ll absolutely love doing it, but behind these hazel brown eyes, a little black man (with a tiny hat, even) inside me cries- which is why it’s absolutely APPALLING to see Left 4 Dead 2 follow RE5’s pattern and include some black zombies.
Despicable!
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Dr. Phil Combats Racists On Xbox Live (Not Physically – That Would Be Too Awesome)
by Dan Landis on January 9, 2008

A typical scene from Dr. Phil’s show
Dr. Phil is a good friend of mine. He’s full of nonsensical hillbilly analogies and great advice on how not to beat my wife. But for Terry, a gamer on Microsoft’s Xbox Live service, Dr. Phil has “valuable” advice on dealing with racist cyber-bullies.
Terry explains, that as a black gamer on Xbox Live, he endures heaps of racist verbal abuse, and on Tuesday’s show, Dr. Phil filled Terry with joyous psychobabble and helped heal his wounded gamer heart. Read more…
Forget Racism, Capcom’s Resident Evil Franchise Is Biased Against Dead People
by Chad Lakkis on August 2, 2007

Forget about the accusations of racism being made against Capcom’s Resident Evil 5, at least the offended living black people can defend themselves. What about the countless dead people that have been made a mockery of in every itteration of the game thus far? Read more…








