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I think there may be a few people on GC that don't see anything wrong with this game, that would also find nothing wrong with a "Ghetto Fab" party and so on.
I can't speak for anyone else's upbringing but I know that mine had some privilige. Two of those priviliges I still think are important to this day is that my parents sent me to public school in the city of San Francisco, and also that they encouraged me to go to the local Boys and Girls Club than other after school activities. They moved to San Francisco because they both had grown up in places that were rather homogenous(read: whiter than the snow in Alaska), and they knew that we'd have a rich upbringing with a variety of people in our lives. I value all the people and experiences I have as a result of my parents making those choices. I feel that without those I wouldn't have a more realistic view of the world
I have to wonder how many of those same GCers have actually ever known someone, let alone been to the ghetto/hood/projects etc. It is a sobering experience when: you realize your friend has to be home before dark because they don't want to be on the street in case of random violence, and you're snug in your house with that thought never crossing your mind; you're working at a summer camp and one of your campers was born addicted to crack and has been in twice as many foster homes as they have had birthdays. I could go on, but the I really think until there is more education and less ignorance, things like this game will continue. No one should have the struggles of their life stereotypes or made fun of in a GAME.
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