ozskin Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Alright tailgaters, here's a question that been on my mind the last few days. 'How is this game racist?'. Now, before i tell you the rules of the game i need to tell you the story that has prompted this question. A week ago me and a few of my mates were playing said game, with one of my friends girlfriends there as well. After playing the game for about 10 minutes, the girlfriend told us we where racists and the game we are playing is racist. Needless to say, i was pissed. The sheer idea of racism disgusts me, so to be told i am this left me none too impressed. Ok, so here's the game in question. I'll take the gamble that you have all seen the TV show 'Cops', well the game is based on that. Before the show is about to start you and 2 others throw some money in to make it interesting. Winner takes all. Then, pick a race. White, Black or Hispanic. From here on the game is simple. Who ever gets the most arrests wins. That's it. That's the game. It gets pretty exciting might i say. Especially when there's some decent money on the line. But getting back to point of the thread, how is this game racist? The definition of racism is to discriminate against a person based on their race. This game doesn't do that. Not in the slightest. I spent a fair amount of time trying to explain to her exactly this point but she wouldn't have it. She couldn't really explain how, she was just certain that we were all racists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Racist: :whoknows: Insensitive: :yes: Stupid: probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 well bro its a game based on race. i wouldnt say you were racist but if you said something like "i pick black people because blacks get arrested more" you would be racist. but that game just seems like youre bored and wanna drink while watching tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I don't think it is racist. Just seems you are knowledable of the show is all. I mean, who else are they gonna arrest, Marsians or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozskin Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 but that game just seems like youre bored and wanna drink while watching tv. That's exactly what it is. Just bored and playin around. Just don't see how it's close to racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 well bro its a game based on race. i wouldnt say you were racist but if you said something like "i pick black people because blacks get arrested more" you would be racist. I don't know that that's really a racist statement any more than "more white people go to college" is a racist statement. It's just a fact. Now, if you say that more black people get arrested because blacks are thugs, that's racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 That's exactly what it is. Just bored and playin around. Just don't see how it's close to racist. well bro if youre comfortable and know you arent being racist then I say continue to play it. She will either understand it or she wont but you cant change the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Cops is about the dumbest show on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I agree with BigMike oz. Just sounds like a simple drinking game or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozskin Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 I agree with BigMike oz. Just sounds like a simple drinking game or something. It was gonna be a drinking game at first, but we enjoy gambling more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 well shoot dude, gambling and drinking go together like cocaine and waffles!! you cant get it wrong!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I don't know that that's really a racist statement any more than "more white people go to college" is a racist statement. It's just a fact.Now, if you say that more black people get arrested because blacks are thugs, that's racist. It's not a fact. More whites are arrested then blacks. The problem is that blacks only make up roughly 14% of the population so their arrest rate based on their population number is much higher then that of whites (6.5 times higher to be exact.) So that 14% of the population makes up nearly 39% of the prison population while 50% of the population (whites) make up 44% of the prison population. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/pjim04.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 It's not a fact.More whites are arrested then blacks. The problem is that blacks only make up roughly 14% of the population so their arrest rate based on their population number is much higher then that of whites (6.5 times higher to be exact.) So that 14% of the population makes up nearly 39% of the prison population while 50% of the population (whites) make up 44% of the prison population. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/pjim04.txt Smackin em with the knowledge!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotfire Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Stereotypes are wrong. Even Australianers should know that. If she wasn't probably a criminal, I'd say go ahead and worry about it. You're all a bunch of criminals. Throw another shrimp on the barby indeed, mate. I've got no problem with New Zealanders, though. Flight of the Conchords, Lord of the Rings... there's some good stuff going on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 not racist. You are choosing any race. If you told her "nah, we don't choose whites because chances are it won't be a white person" that'd be kinda racist. regardless of whether you are white, or whether this girl is white (hopefully she is for the sake of this post), here's a little light reading: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/28/101-being-offended/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskinmickey Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 not racist. You are choosing any race. If you told her "nah, we don't choose whites because chances are it won't be a white person" that'd be kinda racist.regardless of whether you are white, or whether this girl is white (hopefully she is for the sake of this post), here's a little light reading: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/28/101-being-offended/ That site's pretty funny. I like the Obama one and being offended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Racist : Maybe Immature : Certainly Don't you have more to do down there in Oz than waste your time watching bad American TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 The way you explain it, no. That's not racist. But the girl didn't say the game was racist when you told her the rules. She said so "after playing the game for about 10 minutes." So maybe it was the way you played it. Without being in the room at the time I couldn't tell ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwoody86 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 not racist. a good test I have learned for racism is this: racism is when you apply a stereotype of a race onto an individual. so if the game was, look around the bar and choose someone who most likely would be on Cops, and all 3 of you choose the black guy, then this would be racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 My buddy Rick and I used to play a game similar to this back in '99. We didn't gamble though, and I wasn't old enough to drink without getting in trouble. So it was something to do when we were bored at 3am. We used to try to guess what the person they were arresting/questioning would look like. One night there was a low speed chase they had with a pick up. I guess what the person would look like, once they got him out of the car, I pretty much called it spot on. So spot on that it eventually became a Halloween costume of mine called, "The Guy You Always See On Cops". Granted the guy on COPS was a lot whiter. haha. Anyway, the game is not racist. Based on stereotypes? Yes, but it's not like you actually believe the stuff. It really shows just how dumb COPS is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegionOfDoom Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 That show airs in police districts that are in the City/Urban areas so you will get an uneven view. It is sad that the show stayed on as long as it did because I believe over the years it has depicted Blacks negatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drockvb Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Then, pick a race. White, Black or Hispanic It is a racist game, because you left out many other races. No love for the Indians huh? LOL -this is a joke btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Only a real man picks the Indian... Why not Islamic/Asian/Canadian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 A better game would be to guess what they end up charging someone with before the person shows up on the screen. Closest person wins, and if there's a debate between two people about who was closer, the third person decides. Going by race is just asking for trouble, and is quite stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Drink for each curse... In a domestic violence case: Pick the attacker for 10$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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