His point was that if they can depict a hispanic main character in a sensible manner, then why did they make the black supporting character a retread of an obsolete stereotype? He also points out that this stereotype doesn't even make sense within the setting that the writers established and that cringe-inducing black characters have become depressingly common in video games.

I think the fundamental problem is that game writers tend to blindly create characters out of scraps of pop culture and characters from other games. The result is that every black character falls into one of the following four categories: "cool" tough guy who uses bizarre slang, thug who also uses bizarre slang, amalgamation of Samuel L. Jackson characters, and amalgamation of Morgan Freeman characters. 

 It's not just A game though, it's Half Life 2. And, I was thinking about Eli and Alyx, as well.

This guy does make a good point, though, and it's not just black people. Asians get it bad, so do women... and
sharks. And it's not just games, it's all forms of media.

@pj4nt - What are you, the head of the BNP/KKK, or something?

I would argue that everyone in that game is a stereotype.

Extreme "no shit" alert activated.

Most black people act the same way as they are portrayed in games. Not only that but most of the black people i know have sold drugs, played basketball and talked street, i guess thats what its called. The other black people i have known fit other typical black stereotypes, one is a larger lady who loves that southern food and a guy who came to this country when he was about 17 from Africa, and he still likes to wear those robes, he is in his 50's now.

Tell me you're joking. Seriously, tell me if you're joking or not. This is treacherous ground you're walking on.

I'm gonna have to heave a big sigh of relief here--reading the whole article, he goes into extreme detail about why he speicifically DOES NOT hate Resident Evil 5. And that's coming from a black person. That proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the game is not racist.

With regard to Gears of War, it is true--every character is stereotyped. There's the steroid-infused main character who swears all the time and shoots crap, the dickhead commander he doesn't listen to, the ass-saving sidekick, the black guy who can take on 20 guys by himself, the girl at command who feeds intel from behind the scenes, and the guy who hates everybody (including said main character) but is still bound by duty.

I am serious, I'm sure not all black people fit the type of people i listed but those have been the black people i have known. Where i went to Highschool there were only about a dozen black people out of about 1400 and all them sold drugs/did drugs, and acted the typical black street person. When i went to JR high, there were alot more black people and this was how it was. This is just how it was where i grew up and where i live now. I'm not being racist if this is what people think, i'm far from it.

The city i live in has more people useing drugs per population then just about any other place in the country.  Thekitchensink guy goes to college in the same town as i live, ask him.  I'm sure he will of have seen what i'm talking about.

1) It's already been mentioned several time but games genearlly stereotype.
2) This image he complains about is a little self inflicted, (MTV)
3) Why doesn't he rant about comic books and there not being enough black people.

What I find amusing is (rocketpig correct me if its just me) how in ad capaigns for anything in the government I have ever done it was always a requirment that there be minority images. Like 1 white guy and 5 minoritys and a lot of time no whites.

Why? Because of certain groups get a little more upset about being left out then other group.

He does have a point but did anyone click the link for more? It's very long and full of ranting.