Oh Lord Capcom accused of Racism for RE5

[Final-Fan]

Kasz216 said:

Final-Fan said:

Kasz216 said:
When mirroring real life current problems it is insensitive and racist for the hero to be of different origin due to the fact that it suggests some other group holds all the answers, or is the only ones who can set it straight.

The people who "bring it up" are the people who produce the content in the first place. They are the ones who made said distinctions whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Well, what about the fact that Chris Redfield has experience dealing with Umbrella and zombies, which I seriously doubt these villagers do?  I presume that's why he's there in the first place -- in connection with that stuff.

Admittedly it would have been nicer if the black character was a local ... but eh.  The white guy isn't a big deal from this angle.  Unless you're saying no outsiders should ever come in and save the day when helpless people are getting oppressed in fiction?  I don't want to be derisive but I really strongly disagree with what I can see of your position.

When helpless people are being opressed in fiction that mirrors real life actually occuring events... yes there should be no outside hero.

I mean... you've yet to adress this arguement at all.

That the RE5 is mirroring real life genocide that's happening.... right now.  At this moment.

Why not?  Don't we want to show people helping people from other cultures?  I mean, if the game didn't have anyone coming in from the outside, wouldn't that imply that nobody cares when it happens in Africa, as opposed to elsewhere?  **

Anyway, I think "mirror" might be a bit of a strong word, given that AFAIK the only comparison you can make is "a bunch of people (loosely defined) killing (or more likely converting) a bunch of people".  

And if I was going to give more credit than I think Capcom deserves I might say it could make for an interesting social commentary to depict people who participate in genocide as slavering* undead morons.  (I'm assuming you don't put Chris in the "genocidal" role.)

*No relation to that other word(s).  See "niggardly". 

** [edit:  And it would sure make it a lot harder to move the overarching plot along if nobody in RE5 had a damn clue what had been going on elsewhere, and nobody in the middle of nowhere in Africa is likely to be up to date on secret illegal corporate misdeeds.]