Racism Evil?

The trailer for the new Xbox game Resident Evil 5 has caused some controversy because it is set in Africa, and the trailer depicts the game's (white) main character shooting black people who are zombies. The linked article quotes the hysterical reaction of a blog devoted to African women, but thankfully the article itself it a lot more reasonable. It points out that the previous Resident Evil games have taken place in different settings and not had black people as "the enemy", as well as disputing the idea that all computer games are created for impressionable young children.

It seems pretty clear to me that the reaction of the Black Looks blog is over the top and that this article is quite fair in its assessment. I would disagree that the trailer is going to give the game a bad reputation among those who are unfamiliar with the context and setting of the previous games - the violence and gore were always enough to draw complaints before.