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The programmer is almost an irrelevent point, Its the marketing guy in a suit who decides what games are made and released.
What needs to happen is a release or re-release of a budget spec system where game development costs won't send a developer into bankruptcy after a year.
Is it? I mean look at mods, a lot of them revolve around the same bullshit that mainstream companies sell. The only difference is it wasn't the guy in the suit who decided what would be in the game.
The article does seem to infer some degree of racism in the industry- they just don't come out and say it. It's like how women's organizations claim that Engineering schools are sexist because so few women go into the field.
I kinda see where they're coming from, people have a hard time thinking of characters for me to cosplay as, and it always goes back to the same character: Barret. But on a lighter note, I hate cosplaying, so I guess that all works out.
But why use GTA:SA to prove their point, it's not like they have black main characters in every one.
A variety of skin colors on a development team isn't somehow going to create a better product..
it's weird that in this day and age, a lot of people still can't look past skin color.
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alright, I read the article. :D
If blacks don't like their stereotypes in games, then of course they should get up and get into the industry and change it.
But it's not like the industry *needs* some huge influx of a variety of races.. Of course stereotypes offend, but no one really has the right not to be offended.
Well, the world does need more minorities in high-paying, white-collar jobs.
Programming is a fairly high-paying, white-collar job.
As long as youre not programming for EA, I guess.
Its easy to avoid looking past skin color when you're a successful white person with a college education. If you don't think there's a class divide in this country primarily split along racial lines you're either nuts or ignorant.Quote:
a lot of people still can't look past skin color.
When we say minorities, do we mean Strong, beautiful, independent women?
We need to give every black child in America an Amiga. That'll learn 'em. Worked for the Finnish.
No, you would file that under "fantasy."Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief~Silver
Good point, there is a class divide in this country largely split along racial lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
But would you say the opportunity for minorities to improve their lives doesn't exist? If so, what more should we do, short of a redistribution of wealth?