[Rudey]

Originally posted by VirtuousErudite
Slight Hijack,

This summer I had my internship in Chicago and worked on the South Side. 47th and State!!! I'm now moving to Chicago after school.


Now back to the subject. The subject of the neighborhood is not funny. Although the ghetto does have "hookers and homeless " people is that funny. The ghetto also has families who are working hard to improve thier situation. I think the game makes a one-sided joke about something that's not particularly funny. Especially to the people living in that situation OR the people who are not in that situation but are lumped into that group simply because of the color of their skin.

LOL. Ok I think the area you worked in wasn't that bad. Like it's definitely not pretty and I probably wouldn't feel too great about being there that late, but that's not really south enough. South is where the cops pull you over for being white and tell you to stop being stupid and to get out of there. I honestly wouldn't recommend Chicago to you though. Do you have any idea what it's like when it's cold here? Or how about being a really dead city? Awful, awful place.

And while I understand how there are people trying to improve their situations, they are surrounded by what the game shows. Would it have been better to show some good folks in the game to paint a realistic picture of the neighborhood? I doubt that would have changed how you feel.

-Rudey
--I swear if Mrs. O'Leary's cow burns down Chicago again, I think I'll really be ok with it.