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Originally posted by VirtuousErudite
I think it's interesting that the majority of the people who say they have no problems with the game and think it's funny are not members of the racial group being mocked. Last semester I attended a program on racial stereotypes and perceptions. The audience was made up of campus leaders of all races and ethnicities. The main speaker ask the group to list all of the stereotypes that came to mind about african americans. Most of the people were hesitant but eventually people began to list stereotypes like "likes fried chicken, ghetto, loud, ect".... all of the stereotypes had a pretty negative imagery associated with them. Next the speaker asked the group to list all of the stereotypes associated with whites. The group quickly listed things like, "wealthy, powerful, ect". All of the stereotypes the group listed and associated with whites were more positive. The fact is that African-American's are consistenly viewed within the American media and unfortunately by people who have little to no contact with African-American's negatively. Within the media we are portrayed as being dangerous, drug users, gangster's, ect. This game continues to portray these stereotypes and that is what is hurtful to many African Americans. The fact that no matter how much a person works, achieves, and carries themself in a manner that disputes these stereotypes, many people will still view us in this manner.
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I'm not saying this to be a smart ass but can we really assume what race/ethnicity most people on the internet are? After all, we are merely a bunch of words that are sometimes different colors and fonts. Maybe it's a little different though if we know eachother a little more, I dunno.
I do know that I don't agree with the game because I think it depicts negative stereotypes.
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