Indeed, and it doesn't say much when you have someone posting this who believes it is somehow actually going to prove anything.

The website itself didn't actually say that, by the way. It said that the Japanese do not have a secret hatred for black people, and as far as I know, that's true. I don't think being black is an issue there. I mean, in other countries (such as Russia), there is a racism issue. Your putting it out of context.

This article is far more understandable than the other. The one claiming it is racist is a load of shit, to be honest. The person sounded quite ignorant, and the part about killing white zombies being better is quite racist itself.

true that. When is it that only white people are racist?
It's the demographic that has Power that has the ability to be racist. Control of media is Power. Capcom is creating a game that will be distributed worldwide to affluent countries that enjoy these games on high end consoles.

Additionally, some people in another site mention good points in the distinction between RE4 and the RE5 trailer. The RE4 hispanic "zombies" were more easily recognizable as such. Whereas, these african "zombies" do not appear to be so infected at first glance... They are made out to look like black people you may meet on the street, just - with a lot of violent energy (remind you of any stereotypical portrayals in everyday TV and Hollywood anyone??). There is not clarity in the fact that they are posessed.

But more importantly, the distinction lies in the fact that Africa holds strong symbolic meaning as a third world, impoverished country with a history of being colonized by western white military influence and dominance. The imagery in the RE5 trailer and the connotations provoked by it are very prone to being blamed for racism. There is obviously the "American White Muscular Male Hero" fighting a horde of "Black Savages." The pattern is all too recognizable. If you compare it side by side with the eugenic practices that happened in the history of the western world, you might be shocked. It is stuff like this that either consciously or unconsciously perpetuate racism, whether it intended to or not. Especailly kids, but even adults cannot scrub away the influence this game will have on their accumulated perceptions.
Add on top of this: the kind of shows like COPS, where they emphasize black people getting arrested repeatedly, while white collar crimes by rich white men get underplayed on television. And the movies that cannot imagine casting black people other than the gangster or the dark skinned creatures as the monsters.

The RE5 trailer fit within these patterns of racist propoganda. It did not shed any light on how it would respond to these sensitive issues. So it seems like a fair response to the trailer that the game Seems to have so far, blatantly racist tones.

Sure, the game is set in Africa, Duh! There are black Africans living in Africa. But Why Even Go THere Capcom!? Especially if you're going to keep your antagonist as the white american savior in a black land!!!??? The problem is in the fact that this kind of game is set in Africa in the first place! There is an obvious imbalance of power between the western white world the American represents Vs. the poorer southern black world the Africans will convey. When you set the former as the hero over the enemies of the latter, IT WILL BE RACIST!

With all that said.. uh- the game still looks gorgeous from a purely gaming perspective and looks absolutely exhilerating. It's just unfortunate that they couldn't be more sensitive to the sociopolitical issues. It's not just a matter of racism in the image, but about how it fits into the context of the world's history of ongoing racism, oppression, and colonization of both the poor and the non-western.

True, I agree with you on that point, and applaud Capcom in venturing out onto new landscapes. The townships of Africa may be territory untouched by Any developer in any genre, but my point was that they could have been more sensitive about the race/colonial issue. If there are some subtle racist elements in their game, like RE4 Might have had with hispanics, it may be pardonable, but to have a blatantly controversial condition like White man Surviving hordes of black africans in foreign land is questionable to say the least. There Are ways to keep the game in this new landscape without exoticizing it and creating such an obvious white vs. black frame of context.