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Why Black Communities Get Different Treatment in Games
Pay attention to who gets humanized in games and film — and who just gets turned into a threat. In this clip we name the double standard.
Malcolm and Thomas get into how the representation of Black communities in gaming and media stacks up against how other racial groups get portrayed — and the pattern is hard to miss. Other communities get range, backstory, and nuance; too often Black neighborhoods get flattened into crime and violence and sold as entertainment. They make the case for a more inclusive, nuanced approach to storytelling across both games and films, because everyone deserves to…
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