Zero Punctuation racist remark during Mailbag Showdown

Typically you can listen to Zero Punctuation and "Yahtzee" Croshaw to get a great laugh. This episode had me smiling all around and we enjoyed the topic of reviews until he began to speak about people only being able to afford one console, he states that this is what creates fanboys, which I guess makes some sense. He loses me at the very end of his video monologue when he refers to "being white enough to afford all of the consoles"...

[taz8080]

Cant believe this episode was approve don N4G and people didnt care about that comment he made at the end. Very racist and I think this needs an apology.

[heyheyhey]

oh chill out

christ it was a joke

if this was "racist" then i guess charmin is racist for only making white toilet paper....jeez

@Sillelak

exactly, thank you- thats exactly what im talking about

he just as easily could have been joking about white people being greedy

[Silellak]

No, this isn't racist at all, and is a sign that people are way, way over-sensitive when it comes to humor.

Humor is largely about over-exaggerations and generalization. Yahtzee does this all the time. If anything, he was making fun of himself.

If he said "Being WHITE, and thus able to afford all the consoles", then he'd be racist. "Being white enough" is clearly a jab at him being a white YUPPIE.

[CrashSharc]

I'm actually REALLY okay with racist remarks when they are just meant for a joke. I'm indian and I make of fun of my white/black/and oriental friends to no end (and vice versa). But I gotta say, that remark in the vid did offend me a little. because, seriously, if anyone can afford all 3 consoles, it's not white people...

zing!

[kaomakk]

It's satire, nothing is supposed to be sacred. And if anything he's taking the piss out of "white" folk for their usual habit of screwing over the rainbow of other colored people out there, hence the extra cash. He is from Britain after all, they do have a checkered history in that regard. It's a highly political reference, but hey, I laughed.

[gonzopia]

Seriously? We're going to debate over a comment made by Yahtzee? He's a comic game reviewer. I think he's poking about as much fun at white people who own all three consoles as he was illustrating that many people who aren't white, who are typically underpaid and undervalued, very honestly cannot afford all three. It's a legitimate statement, but when you brand it and make those sorts of divisions by color all of a sudden everyone gets uncomfortable.

...chill.

[atcsharp]

I'm white enough not to get offended. Freedom of speech is a blessing....stop your b!tching.

[yamamoto114]

What makes me laugh is that he MAKES FUN of games that are racist. Refer to his reviews on Army of Two and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. DO IT NOW.

[machete squad steve]

and I too can afford to buy all of the consoles but i'm not offended so i can't see how this is racist.

[mattnz]

How can we be so blinded by political correctness that we can no longer see satire for what it is, this was more a jab at 'whites' than anyone, and a society that still allows for the advancement of one race over another.

[maggotmx]

ppft hell im mexican and i was laughing my ass off one because its a freakn joke ppl... and two cuz i could only afford 1 =D i made the right choice of choosing my PS3 tho. Cheers to the guy hope he doesnt apologizes to all those QQing F@ggs He should stick to his guns n hopefully make another vid talkn bout racism haha

[Milky]

hahaha thats funny...

[MicroDeath SoftStar]

it would have been offensive if he said something more like this "well being that i am not a minority on welfare yeeehaaa i can afford all 3 consoles and feed my family at the same time without selling drugs "

That people is what a racist would sound like so stop trying to be so damn politically correct and understand the pun in the joke.
And just for the record im white and im proud and so should everyone be (proud of the ethnic and racial background that is no matter where your from )

DE took Ur JaBBBssss lol

PS FU to the person that put up this story

[LastDance]

yahtzee is always racist..who gives a sh!t. why are people so insecure?

[solidt12]

Im black and I own a Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, and a DS for my Son. What a dumb comment!

[Michael Jackson]

Ooooh good thing I'm "white" enough to own all 3 consoles.
Hear that little boys, I have an xbox, a PS3, and I'll play with your Wii. I might be white outside. But I'm black enough down there. Ooooh aaaah if you know what I'm sayin'. Ooooooooooow!

[iamtehpwn]

And I'm not offended.
lol. Then again, I do own All 3 next gen consoles, a DS, and I'm buying a PSP this weekend.

Although, don't we typically see Caucasians as having more money than other races? That's just the kind of stereotypes we bear in our society. No one in their right mind could find this offensive.

btw, If he's Racist, Then what the hell are professional Comedians like Dave Chappelle and Carlos Mencia? lmao.

[taz8080]

The fanboy reference is an interesting one, but it is also toof ar of a generalization. According to Yahtzee there should be more 360 fanboys because people cant afford the PS3

[Condoleezza Rice]

Ugh,I don't care if you support the Wii,Ps3,or 360,racism is just plain idiotic

[Silellak]

True racism is idiotic.

Humor poking fun at race is not. At least, not always. That depends more on the skill of the comedian, I suppose.

People need to stop taking things so seriously and learn to laugh. We only have so much time on earth, why spend it getting uptight about something a comedian said that made fun of race?

[CrashSharc]

^^^ I totally agree. if you read my earlier post you'll see why. But you got to also understand that if we get too comfortable with it, people are just gonna keep pushing things further and further. Most times, even if it starts as just a joke, it can end up in hate and violence.

[taz8080]

I agree, I was just about to turn it off and was thinking it was a good episode when the comment came out and I was like WTF? The comment was in very poor taste

[GutZ31]

Before he made that comment, he had made it clear that he had pasty skin from not going out side, from playing to many games.
The comment was in reference to not getting enough sun light, not racial demography segregated by wealth.

People are just picking at straws it find something to be "up in arms" about again.
This article is no different.

[DomUltra]

WOW YOU MOFO'S I SAID THE SAME DAMN THING ABOUT THE EPISODE AND EVERYONE SAID I WAS OVER REACTING, EAT IT PISS ANTS, EAT IT.

God damn Yahtzee fanboy's.

@ Heyheyhey - Whatever I can recognize racism when I see it, when you grow out of that 15 year old mentality come back to N4G, until then you won't be missed. I never called you 15 years old, but now that I clearly can see you don't have the reading comprehension of anyone older than 15 you may have hit the nail on the head.

Lol @ Icewake - so all of a sudden Loot ninja was a credible source for the Haze demo, but now they've tarnished their reputation because they acknowledge an uncessery racist remark? Your pathetic, get out.

[R Kelly]

...

[heyheyhey]

wow, rejoice

another over-reactive cry baby agrees with you- *applause*

i can say that eating dog sh!t is better than fish and chips and SOMEONE in the world will agree with me

does that make me right? well il let you pitch that one for yourself

EDIT: oh piss off, stop calling people 15 year olds when your acting as stubborn and pissy as one yourself

im certainly NOT 15

[heyheyhey]

"WOW YOU MOFO'S I SAID THE SAME DAMN THING ABOUT THE EPISODE AND EVERYONE SAID I WAS OVER REACTING, EAT IT PISS ANTS, EAT IT."

you were saying?

[Chubear]

I've noticed his racial undertones in the past chalked it up to him being one of these closet white supremist dudes but of course nowadays people actully believe racisim doens't exist at all and it's all in a person's mind.

Other opinions of yahtzee is that he's cool, funny and not a racist. My opinion is that he he certainly has what seems like a white superiority thingy going on. To me he's a bigot ... that happens to be funny.

I'm not African American so maybe it's easier for me to tell easily cause we all have meet people or have friends like that. People hide their racial views alot these days but put them in a comfortable environment and you'd think you're in some KKK reunion or something lol

[Tmac]

I'm going to have to go ahead and agree with Dom, racial remarks, even racial undertones aren't really acceptable. He didn't really prep us for it, frankly it came out of the blue and it shocked me, but Dom try to calm down.

[Slayer OP]

Its comedy you dumasses. Why can black people (dave chappele) make fun of thier own races and other races but white people cant. Im sick of this hypocritical way of racism. Yoiu guys need to calm down.

[taz8080]

That wasnt a joke, it was more of a backhanded slap. That is like saying that stereotypes are facts, his comment insinuates that only white people can afford allthree consoles, this isnt true at all.

[Slayer OP]

No it IS a joke. You guys are just too sensitive on racism. Its comedy. Why dont you go complain to dave chapelee for using balck peole in his script and using the N word all the time. He even makes fuin of whites and asians and mexicans and he uses the N word. If that doenst offend you then your a hypocrite. Is it because dave is blacxk and yahtzee is white? What if yahtzee was black would you care then?

[Skerj]

When Dave Chappelle does it is rooted in reality and he actually makes you think. When all the comedy is said and done, he brought some valid points up about racism and about people following stereotypes.

Don't believe me? Watch his segments on "Ask a Black Dude" and his standup show "For What it's Worth". Hell on the "Lost Episodes" (which was actually Season 3) the skit with the racial pixies says it all. And that skit is partly why he stopped doing the show because of the reactions from the execs when he played it for them. There was a Q&A with the audience after that to gauge their reactions to the whole thing that was a bit of an eye opener.

I'm not getting too deep into the "N word" thing but I can tell you Chappelle's usage doesn't carry the same connotations as you're implying. He's a social commentator and a satirist and he's saying some real sh*t that brings the preconceived notions people have for one another to light. Now if they choose to continue that path or change is another story.

If you want to talk about someone throwing his race under the bus for cheap laughs and money, talk about Carlos Mencia (who's not even Mexican).

[ForTheFallen]

Love Dave Chappelle. Funny guy, I hope he comes out with another season...

This article is racist. I'm grey. Not white. Not black. Not half in Half. Just grey.

[Slayer OP]

You still offer no explanation for why balcks can use race in comedy but white people cant. It just proves that racism is hypocritical. Yatzee made 1 joke 1 JOKE about his own race and hets crusified for it but black comdedians do that same thing and no one gives a crap. Why is it that back people can never be racist even when thay call each other racial slurs(dont try and twist it saying it means friend it has one meaning and thats a degrading racist term)?

[Tmac]

Slayer your really pulling at straws.

[Skerj]

Probably due to the fact that until about 50 years ago there were blackface, Sambo, Stepin Fetchit, and other assorted disparaging images against blacks all over the place. So right now it's still a sensitive subject coming from any non minorities (in America at least) to some. That's essentially what it boils down to.

Granted I agree that to a certain extent they can be hypocritical, which is why I hate when black comedians resort to the standard "black people do this, white people do that" jokes. It's old and it's pretty tired now. But I'm not sure how many comedians you watch because I can name a few white and comedians of other races who do the same thing (Lisa Lampanelli).

Back to the "N word" thing since you keep bringing up why no one gets upset when Chappelle says it, I'll tell you why. He's black, it's actually as simple as that. Outside of the makeup and the skits, we know what he is and what he's trying to get across. And before people go thinking otherwise there IS a difference between the two N variations (-gga and -gger accordingly). That topic however has been discussed to death elsewhere so I'm not going to go into why.

It's a different connotation and reasoning behind saying it if it comes from someone else. Somewhat the same reason I hate when people call me bro/homie/dawg with that "I'm trying to appeal to you and be 'hip' Mr. Black Dude" intonation. That in itself is what we call "passive racism", because despite what some TV shows, movies, and games (Cole Train damn you) would allow you to believe, not all black people walk around spouting slang at everyone they meet. Hell I don't, and I don't appreciate people thinking I do.

Now take that prior paragraph, and couple that with the fact the N word is a known racial slur and it's variant is used between SOME African Americans as much as "man" and "dude" and you can see why they get pissed when you say either one of them.

I've actually had white friends playfully try to use it to "be cool" and I told them "don't do that" and they stopped. My old boss used both of them last year when she was drunkenly hitting on me and I had some words with her. That's not the reason she's my old boss mind you. But it's kind of hard to convey this to someone because until they experience it first hand they won't TRULY understand. I'm not sure why you're so compelled to want to be able to say it in the first place but I guess that's on you.

[Sayai jin]

Slayer OP - Why is the first thing out of your mouth "black people" and then again "black people". This artice does not have anything to do with black people. Why did you not mention hispanic comedians or asian comedians that make jokes about their race? The races do not get offended either. Jeff Foxworthy makes fun of some whites and no one gets offended.

Oh by the way, is this guy even a comedian? I am not offended by what he said at all, but your grasp at trying to make comparison between this and black comedians is puzzling. You could have choice many other races, but you choice black for some reason.

On topic, I am not offended by this, but that does not mean people are not going to feel that it is not racist and/or get offended by it. Thats there choice. Who am I to tell them they should not get offended.

[Slayer OP]

I cant believe this, now im being accused of being a racist.

Im going to keep this simple so no more words get twisted

First off I have NO desire to use the N word. You think I want to get my ass kicked? I was mrely trying to say that black people (or african americans for you sensitive types) call each other that all the time yet if a white person says it suddenly its tabbo. If its such a bad word then DONT USE IT and dont call your friends the said word! It doesnt meand friend or buddy. Its a degragatory term.

Second my whole point here was why is this racism when african-american comedian use racist material all the time and yet no one cares? The only reason you people give a crap is because he is white which is, guess what racism! If he were black you wouldnt be pissed would you? So guess what? Anyone who thinks thats racist is a hypocrite because YOU are infact being racist without knowing it.

That is what I mean when I say racism is ful of hypocrisy.

[Sayai jin]

@Slayer OP- You still never answered my questions. Yet again, you are ranting on about blacks. I never called you racist. I am just asking why you did not compare Asian, hispanic, etc comedians that make fun of their races or other races. Generalizing again with saying you people and saying that blacks use the "N" word. his article does not have to do anything with blacks. He used te phrase white enough, so that would exclude all other races.

[Scottama]

Omid Djalili (Iranian) for example :)

[kapedkrusader]

...even that's funny.

[Odion]

people need to calm down this was a joke, it's like saying a white guys ghetto is a house with one tv, its not taking a stab at ghettos that people really live in just that white suberbia doesn't know what a ghetto really is

[keapon]

So after watching Yahtzee make endless use of slurs about gays, he's suddenly gone too far by making the same tongue-in-cheek use of racism?

I could understand being offended. I don't understand sudden offense _now_. After watching months of his brand of humor, I'd think we'd all understand what we're in for.

[Silellak]

Seriously. A lot of people are okay with gay-jokes but freak out as soon as race is mentioned.

"You hate black people? Wow. That's totally gay, dude."

Double standards for the win.

[ForTheFallen]

true that.

[Boink]

"You hate black people? Wow. That's totally gay, dude."

so true, and so funny,

bubbles for you sir...

[iceice123]

I stopped there. Don't be fooled into getting into this. Loot-ninja is desperate for hits because their site is terrible. So they're trying to stir things up with someone who actually matters/entertains people, something they fail at.

That's nice, I don't care about your opinion or your sh!t site. You're just bringing this up to get attention for said sh!t site, you know racism is a touchy subject so you're using it to get hits. You're site is trash, anything on it can be found on others much faster, with more info and with a better site layout. It's cute how you post your articles on N4G for hits, you know YOU have to do it because nobody gives a damn about loot-ninja.

[taz8080]

@ Icewake - suck it! I never attacked Yahtzee, I actually said that the episode was entertaining up until the last comment. I found it to be rather insulting and wrong. And I am not stirring things up, I am pointing out a fact, the last comment of the show was racist and I do not agree with it one bit. You can attack Loot Ninja all you want and say what you please but that does not change my opinion.

@ OOG - I am not taking life so seriously, I agree with you that life is not cooky cutter and I am not whining, I was just pointing out that the remark was racist IMO. I dont agree with it and I asked to see what others opinions were on the subject. I never called for Yahtzee to be lynched, I said in my article that I hope it was a mistake in judgement or perhaps he meant somehting else but as it stands now, it is a racist remark.

[OOG]

wake up and smell the coffee bro this isnt a cooky cutter perfect world u whiny sook. If you dont like it then dont listen to it and dont act like u never laughed at a racist joke because im sure everyone has it doesnt mean people are racist u moron.

Its people like you who will complain over something so small that cause issues in the long run and try to hold people down from stating opinions.....its not like he was saying anything to charge up hate crimes or beat down any race.....hell with a joke like that he is even hating on white people......

If you do know back in the day people would make themselves as white as possible with make up - because only the help should have tans etc and that was people of any color that was the so called help....
Hence white enough to buy them all.....

O well what can ya do some people will never get a grip with reality and realize they dont need to take life so seriously

[OOG]

meh its just a joke

guess you guys never seen anything like White boyz in the hood or anything where white people make black jokes etc to a black crowd and they love it....its all jokes and he cracks off some funny ones

I love how people blow things out of proportion

[rebirthofcaos]

XD that is fuking funny

The last comment about how the Xbox 360 pisses itself and dies is hilarous

At least the Play3 is slow but it promise not like the RROD 180

[heyheyhey]

anyone who thinks this is racist needs to stop being so pissy, calm down and learn to recognize a joke

why do people get so worked up about little quips like that? this is worse than people saying Resi 5 is "racist"

im white, but i dont judge people on the colour of their skin- not at all

im not racist in any way, but i can appreciate a little ->JOKE<- to do with racist stereotypes or issues

people need to chillax

we don't even know what he was implying with that quip- he could have been suggesting that people with other ethnicities cant afford all three consoles, or maybe he could have been implying that white people are too greedy- you cant just assume hes calling non-white people poor

@taz

no, that doesnt cut it buddy

if he stated that in an interview then yes we could easily peg him as a "racist"

however this was a quick quip in a comedy-based sketch

i think he was directing the joke at stereotype that white people just can't be happy with something- they always want something else

if in the future, he says "people who aren't white cant afford 3 consoles" than i will stand corrected

for now though- this is just a comedian making a joke

Russel Peters (the stand-up comedian) bases all of his shows around laughing and making jokes about different cultures and ethinicites- no-one calles him racist

your point fails- this isnt nearly strong enough to be pegged as racist

[taz8080]

you know exactly what he is implying with his comment, lets not bury our heads in the sand on this one. The episode was spot on until the last comment. I actually havent listened to him all that much and had just begun to get into his work and was fairly pleased up until htat comment. His inference is that other ethnicitis are too poor to afford all three consoles which IMO is wrong and yes racist.

[Slayer OP]

So you admite to being a hypocrite?

[zoibie]

So all of a sudden one 'racist' joke and he isn't funny or entertaining anymore?! Seriously ITS A JOKE!!11! And even if there is some underlying meaning to it, so what! Finding it and publicizing it isn't going to make it disappear nor will getting rid of racism solve all of the worlds problems. Live with it!

[Sayai jin]

Gorgon- No disagrees from me. I have a question for you. What's an Asian-American or Hispanic American or European American or Native American? I can tell you this, we are all americans, but the descriptor in the front states from where your ancestors derived.

[somebodyelse111]

So I suppose all you people who think the statement is irrehensible are also offended by south park or chappelle. comedy shouldn't have to walk on eggshells. racially charged humor is funny. seriously, Chill TFO people.

[Blackmoon]

Yahtzee has insulted almost every group of people there is (You name it, women, Japanese people, Americans, Homosexuals, Hetrosexuals) and no one has made a fuss but now there is hell to pay?

Seriously my friends I'm not one to be racist but I don't think I'm the only one that has noticed the African American community is far to pissy sensitive about race. Whether it be about RE5 or Yahtzee. Its like, just let it the frak go.

[taz8080]

I am not saying that Yahtzee should be lynched, just merely expressing my view on a great episode which I believe was tainted at the very end. How can everyone just stand by and smile at the comment and nod. Its like walking by a crime scene and seeing someone getting put in a cop car and saying "must be a minority"

[Gorgon]

What's an African American?

EDIT: I see someone disagrees with my legitimate question. Sorry for wanting to know.

[Sayai jin]

@Blackmoon- You say I am not one to be racist, but yet you go back and generalize a group of people. I did not hear anywhere blacks were the one complaining about this. Once again, I am not offended by this article, but you must not have been on the other end of racism.

[Blackmoon]

I'm not saying that all African Americans are so touching on the subject, obviously in any statement there are exceptions. But you're rather naive if you think that the African American community (at least the vocal parts of it) handle racism in the same way other racial communities do. Resident Evil 4 for example attracted little to no attention from the Spanish community.

And I don't consider my generalization to be racist, because I'm not saying that it is because they are African American that African Americans seem to be touchy on the subject IMO it has nothing to do with race and everything to do with circumstances. I'm sorry if you misunderstood me.

[allforcalisto]

"I'm not one to be racist but I don't think I'm the only one that has noticed the African American community is far to pissy sensitive about race"

I love the line "i'm not one to be racist"
then bam with the racial stereotype as if the d**k can see the skin complexion of everyone voicing their opinion on this issue.
I don't think i can possibly detest idiots like yourself much more than i already do.
I've learned not to assume everyone who voices this racist opinion is white. But i'll say this. If the "african american" community which you know all too well, and i'm sure you've got many ties with. If this group are the only group that are "sensitive to race" then why is it that film producers mostly cast white faces, fearing that "ethnic minorities won't put our Demographic" in the cinema seats. Y'know what they're inferring there don't you. That most whites in america are too intolerant to want to watch a film with ethnic minorites as main characters. Check out a film called "21" and see how hollywood totally whitewashed that film as well and the film where Angelina jolie played a mixed raced woman. That to me is being a tad sensitive to race to an EXTREME degree. The very fact that in your country halle berry and barack obama are referred to as Black. News reporters do this!
with film i don't know if life's imitating art there or if art is imitating some racist imagined reality. But this is an issue people like yourself i can assume don't wanna talk about.
Before you whip out BET as an example of reverse racism. BET is owned by viacom. Its more Black exploitation television than anything remotely "reverse racist".
Reverse racism = reggin

btw i totally agree, i don't think yahtzee's racist at all :)

i like you're quick edit of your comment

[Blackmoon]

See this is what I mean by touchy.

I'm not saying that racism doesn't happen. Sure there is still racism out there, but modern society has accepted and seen how unfounded racist claims are. Yet every time someone makes a comment that can even be seen a remotely racist suddenly its war all over again and people feel they must prove this topic yet again. Racism is an unavoidable aspect of life, people always will misjudge people based on factors like sex, race, and appearance its in our nature, this isn't to say we should embrace it but I don't think this sort of reaction to it is justified.

Again I'm not saying that its because of race that many very vocal African Americans seem so touchy on the subject, it's obviously because of the well known history of racism toward African Americans. I was simply expressing that I think they should let that history go and not play racism police all the time.

[allforcalisto]

i cannot believe you are trying to even save what you said. You've framed this into a "white vs black" issue. As though all the posters on this issue are either black or white. And you've assumed everyone complaining is black.

Saying "this is what i mean by touchy" is insinuating that i'm black as you described that as being what "african americans" are about racism. It utterly kills any argument you could have against me. you stereotyped get over it. dude i'm not even american lol.

Seriously when people like you are more subtle about your ignorance it frustrates me. This is just funny.

there was ABSOLUTELY no need to bring up the resentment african americans voice at perceived racism. None whatsover. You linked that with this topic and you're not even trying to acknowledge what was stupid with that.
Even if a poster said "yeah i'm black and i find this racist"
it still wouldn't give you the right to say that.

once again (cause i dont think you noticed. with your blind loyalty to your ignorant assumptions) I DONT THINK YAHTZEE IS RACIST.
i bet when you read my comment you didnt even see me defend him. You just saw the diatribe of a mad black person. lol "touchy"

I appreciate the fact that you say you understand why african americans can be "touchy" lol
But as a tip, don't walk into an argument with loaded statements that might betray how "liberal" you might think you are.
About the homophobic content you referred to you in your prior post. Most of what he's saying there especially now is ironic and taking the p*ss out of homophobic teens who watch his stuff. He made a review a while back, and spoke about people's concerns of his "gay jokes". after that they've been a lot more ironic. Every now and then he'd joke about being in some profoundly homo-erotic encounter. Its exactly the same type of satire you get with Drawn togther. see captain hero.
Do you watch south park? if you do well then we could talk about something which has no real line seperating satire from just plain homophobia

[k2d]

Hold fire till you've got something to really cry rasism about.

[Lilbambit]

oh for feck sake calm the hell down,, not offensive even in the slightest, just a lil joke, like other people have said, u ever seen black comedians?
being a black person myself i laughed, i feel in no way offended. jeez.

[Ali_The_Brit]

im sick of this crap. it was a joke get over it, im not white and i wasnt offended in the slightest infact i thought it was hilerious, dunno maybe i think racism in comedy is funny go a degree, its more a case of laughing at the white boy.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

I can honestly say, as a white person, I am deeply offended by yahtzee's insensitive remarks. For too long, the white people have suffered under an oppressive reign, being stereotyped as wealthy. The suffrage of our people must stop!

(On a sidenote, it occurred to me while writing this that if you replace the word white with another ethnicity, along with a few other adjectives, this statement wouldn't seem racist at all.)

[redninja]

Get a sense of humour!

[Lotto]

So its okay for him to make fun of all kind of people gays etc.
But when he says a "racist joke" his a monster and people take what
he says seriously?

This is almost as stupid as the people who says RE5 is racist because the zombies are black... Kinda funny nobody gave a sh!t about the color of the zombies when almost all of them were white

[ItsDubC]

The phrase "being white enough to afford all of the consoles" is very open to interpretation IMHO. I myself thought it was some sort of jab at white ppls' [apparent] tendency to be materialistic.

[Tmac]

Agreed, I believe we might be hearing from Yahtzee soon about this comment.

[taz8080]

I really dont see any other interpretation but maybe thats just me. It is itneresting to see everyones take on the comment. I hope Yahtzee does make a statement about it though.

[enzobot24]

Has your need for attention been satisfied? Or are you really "offended" by a harmless remark that can only be interpreted by naive beings such as yourself as "racist"?

The term "white" also has a colloquial meaning: nerdy or suburban, spoiled kid.

Now stop pretending to be nonchalant when people call you out on this stuff e.g., "I'm really just curious about how such a funny guy made such a racist remark - the rest of the episode was really funny!" (paraphrased, of course).

[Tempist]

What's so racist. It's more like a stereo type.

They're attempting to make a mountain out of a mole hill and it's not going to work. Just like it didn't work when he pointed out that Uncharted had a white person vs non-white people. It happens.

I'll put it this way; how many black protagonists can you name that don't get killed halfway through a game. Go on, take a go at it.

As well, is this 'Al Zamora' a black person or a minority? Come on, Yahtzee is known for his critical bluntness on things. Suck it up.

[CLOUDJU]

I think he was poking fun at himself for being white and "being able to afford them". I can see how it can be taken offense, but by now you should know his type of edgy humor. And I'm sure he'll get emails about this and will respond in future reviews.

[ip-student]

The remarks made by Yahtzee are generally intended to be insulting and funny at the same time. I frankly don't get the joke as I don't associate color with money or buying consoles. Better choice would have been "Not so ghetto as to only own one console" as ghetto has a clear contentation of being poor. But then again, I don't think it is all that funny to make fun of being poor - most college students are poor at some point. Idiots (aka fanboys) are about the only thing I really feel deserve to be mocked.

[LuigiLogik]

all the wankers screaming racist need to hop off your high horse and fall on a sword.. George Carlin once said "The job of a comedian is to know where the line is and Cross it on purpose". Comedians joke about stereotypes all the time and your racist if you think white comedians are some how not allowed to do it too.
I don't think he needs to apologize to anyone, I'm a dark Polynesian and I wasn't offended by it. I had a little moment of shock and "oh snap! did he just say that?" which is what i think was the purpose of it. But not for a moment did I think that he(Yahtzee) was racist. I'm much more offended by censorship than stereotypes.

[allforcalisto]

when he was referring to someone white(i think himself) and said, "whiter than a snowman with a bukkake fetish"
that was him glorifying himself being white?

In that video He was taking the piss out of white priviledge. The makers of GTA do the same thing with their radio humour. The writers of the simpsons do the same thing. Lisa: "i hate being a little girl no one listens to me"
Grandpa simpson: "I hate being an old man"

Homer simpsons walks into the frame looking inane: "I'm a white straight male, aged between 21-49, all of my suggestions are taking seriously, everyone listens to me" he says with ironic joy

The simpsons Constantly take the piss out of white privilidge

<--- Along those lines, not exactly right.

think about it yahtzee said "white enough"
he didnt say "I'm white therefore i can afford"

the way he uses white there is like an adjective.

I don't wanna say "oooh political correctness gone mad" cause people who say that are usually racist/homophobic/classist/sex ist idiots who are tired of not being able to be openly racist/homophobic/classist/sex ist
say jokes which subtly veil these stupid views they have. There's no such thing as the PC brigade, or a PC elite keeping the white straight male down.

[LJWooly]

I'm not going to contribute anything of value, because most of those points have already been made by others.

All you idiots crying "Raciiism!!" need to get a sense of humour. It isn't even a racist joke, per se, you're all just reading too far into it.

I'm serious, now. If you were genuinely offended by his comment, then shame on you, for being so immature.

[BrotherNick]

It's okay to joke about most things, It's not funny to joke about their economic standing. Brings out much bitterness.

[PimpHandHappy]

anyway

he is right

but im not white enough

[dcypha]

If you are not a minority living in Amerikkka then you can never I repeat never speak on the inequalities that minorities have suffered in this country, so you can always specualate but you will never actually know. As recent a Sean Bell for example There is a real life double standard for you. (google it if you don't know about). And don't give me the but he is English who ancestors do you think spawn this country. Yahtzee even emphazied the words "White Enough". This will not stop me from watching his reviews most of them are great he is just a true gamer that doesn't like a lot of the bullshit they are putting out today and calling them masterpieces when they are truly not.

P.S. : For all those that use the RE5 argument about it is not racist, I will let you know something that most people were blind to notice. Resident Evil only included zombies to RE3(When they were using white people as zombies). When the company switched to other ethnicities aka non-whites (RE4 and RE5) the people of minority origin were not the undead just diseased or infected, showing them in a crazed primal state of being. Basically what White elitist thought of all people of minority origin throughout history aka SAVAGES!

[allforcalisto]

dude this is so weird. Cause i think i agree with your argument about resi. Making the zombies more humanistic is very unsettling. People don't want to have an intellectual conversation about that. Preferring to sling mud like babies. You can't ignore the fact that the notion of "race" (because it is a societal notion) and racial dynamics + (colonialism) is something these japanese devs haven't thought through. Can you even imagine a film trailer like this?
Like the MTV journo said, put aside the fact that they're black why are people looking forward to shooting poor people? Resi is set in a world with a history very much like our own. blah blah i've talked about this enough
I DIGRESS. I don't agree with you on the yahtzee thing. If you've seen his prior vids you'd get what he's doing there. On numerous occasions he's taken the piss out of the fact that in games like Crysis,Uncharted and i think call of duty, you're a white dude mowing down minorities. I wouldnt call it "ethnic cleansing" but the lack of minority protagonists does make playing through scenario after scenario like this a bit irritating. I think it has a detrimental affect on kids. When CJ was shown as the protagonist of San andreas a lot of kids on GS were like " i dont wanna play as no n****"
now think when do minorities do that? we've just gotten used to playing as these "racist cr@ckers" :)

[Wii60PS3DSPSP]

Who cares Zero Punctuation is unfunny overrated sh1t anyways.

[eborring]

I think it is funny as hell because it was social satire. Stereotypes are generalizations and if you generalize that most poor people in the world are not white then you understand what he is referring too. I don't know his motivation for saying this, maybe he was trying to be racist or funny, but I think a lot of white people think this is racism because it is actually a crack at white people, because in this world being white is like winning the lottery (edit: this is a generalization because if you are white chances you were born in the west and that is what I mean by winning the lottery).

[Enigma_2099]

..he relates "white enough to own all the consoles" to "having money for them..."

Folks, I'm black, and even I don't see how this is offensive... TO OTHER WHITE PEOPLE. Sure some could take it to imply that people of other color can't afford all the consoles, which isn't true, obviously... the only reason I don't have a 360 is because I don't want one... but I'm pretty sure that he was just being sarcastic towards the writers of the emails... who were probably more offensive than he was.

[NOTORIOUSzeke]

I dont see why White people are offended by this either. I think it's dumb that dude equated whiteness with having money. Race should not have been mentioned at all in a conversation about fanboyism.

[NitrogenB]

There are 2 sides to the whole 'race" issue. You don't have to be a minority to understand things.

[DriftMax]

What the difference between an aboriginal's pu'ssy and a cricket ball?

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You can eat the cricket ball .

[tordavis]

White people get perks in society. They make more money and dominate the work force. This is a fact and this is what I think he was playing on. Listen to his Uncharted Episode where he bashes Naughty Dogg for making a racist game.

[devilhunterx]

If thats racist, then we still use terms like black humour, black mail?

They are both in negative context. And black comedians are more racist then white ones.

Get over it.

[The_Kills]

Live with it....

Even though i dont think its a racist remark as much at it is for the sake of humor.

[Itachi]

well if your freedom is to spew out vile crap

then you need to be silenced

I am black and like yahtzee's zero punctuation

but what did he mean by that statement didn't sound funny

couldn't really care but i am slightly curious

[Lotto]

Are you kidding me? Are you saying we should abolish free speech because we might hear something we dont like?

[Itachi]

if you have nothing constructive to say and all you ever spew out your mouth is hate and abuse

thats not freedom of speech its stupidity which some people confuse the to

there are some people who make these comments to offend people knowing there actions

and hide behind the freedom of speech act

[m9105826]

No, you're living in a bubble. Freedom of speech is just that: the freedom to way whatever you want, regardless of how stupid, insane, or idiotic it may be. If you made rules that took away the inability to say something just because someone, somewhere MIGHT get offended by it, then you would have created a world I have no interest in living in.

[Itachi]

heres the scenario

someone says something offensive

and uses the excuse freedom of speech

that does not make it alright

damn i don't wanna live in that world to under a dictatorship im for democracy

[Lotto]

I will make another scenario:
Person A: Damn I hate X (/race/religion/sex etc)

The person has the right to say it and he can express his feelings about it. It doesn't mean his right but the person is allowed to do so. People can also call him something offensive if they wish.

I dont see how a person can hide behind freedom of speech.

In many forms of government the thing that matters the most is the ppl who are leading. IMO

[Enigma_2099]

His right to make the comment, and their right to complain...

[NOTORIOUSzeke]

People might be mad cuz the joke isn't funny.

[RadioactiveTouch]

Political correctness if the devil. Enough said... but just for the hell of it, I'm sick of you PC bastards pooping on everything because it might offend someone. How anyone can wish for free speech in the morning and embrace censorship in the evening is beyond me.

[The_Kills]

Who are you to deem something if content is vile crap?...

[Itachi]

who am i the general public

and ignorant people should keep there mouths shut how does hate and racism improve society

[Xabrophazon]

This just in: No one cares.

It's a joke, people. Move along.

[Rocko]

Nobody cares.

[Lavagasm]

I will never understand why people get so riled up over mere words.

[Gravitons]

People are taking this stuff too seriously.

LERN2LAUGHMOAR

[jacobdevos]

it was racist, that's really too bad
im just glad he didn't say 'black enough'
because then the internet might insinuate that he stole them

i really dont think it was a good choice of words, i just hope he doesnt do it again

[Lets-Game]

Zero punctution is awesome, and this ep is the best.
bored people making useless articles.

[ChrisGTR1]

odd thing is he meant "unless your not american enough to buy all consoles"
cause white people in europe are mostly all poor.

[Durffen]

Racist? Because of a stupid white joke?

I'm surprised everyone is crying about this supposable "racist" joke, and there not getting pissed at his remarks about GameSpot.

"If I were to let people put balls in my mouth, it would make me a prostitute, or quite possibly a GameSpot employee." And then Kane & Lynch appears over his face. Clearly making a joke towards Jeff Gerstmann, which I found hilarious as cool as Jeff is.

I would consider myself a Nintendo fanboy, even though I own a 360, I'm very supportive of them. Brawl was one of my favorite games, and even though Yahtzee trashed Brawl, I don't care at all. It's his own opinion. And almost all the time, it's halarious.

[MANTIIS]

What a bunch of overly sensitive pansies. That episode was f'n hilarious.

[Noodlecup]

White people are generally more wealthy than other ethnic groups in countries that are predominantly white, stating this is racist? are you telling me that a large percentile of black people in America are middle class? No, so just shut the fudge up and stop being so politically correct about something you don't understand. He isn't discriminating against anyone.

I swear Americans and Brits are the most retarded people in the world, I should know I live in England.

[ickleben]

and it hurt..

[m9105826]

That offends me, apparently

[Still_Breathing]

That offends me as well, but I don't know why.

[Mark]

Ummm ... so he's being racist towards white people?? People are just being silly. Get over it.

[BlackCountryBob]

Well done Loot Ninja, there is nothing quite like creating a storm in a tea cup over nothing at all to help get your hit count up, I'm sure your cheque from Adsense will reflect this increase so I hope you all get a nice bonus.

Just remember, when next week some anti game idiot starts talking about gamers as racists, we know who started this idiotic story.

Bravo Loot Ninja, as if gamers don't have enough accusations levelled at us we can be called racists now too.

[ar]

The Swedish stand up comedian Magnus Betnér made a good piece in his show "Inget är heligt" (Nothing is holy) about sensitive subjects.
You have to be allowed to joke about any subject. If you stop joking about subjects just because it's sensitive to some people you can't joke about anything.
If you understand Swedish here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[thomfilm]

I think alot of people need to look up a defenition of "Irony".

[Basch]

And of course the author disregards all Yahtzee's gay-jokes and the misogynistic throwaway remarks he often employs during his commentary. Getting the occasional moral pang during an episode of Zero Punctuation is just part of what defines it, and you can either transcend it and appreciate the irony at the heart of it – it's just satire – or give up on it entirely and watch something else. What you CAN'T do is ignore every other instance of mock-bigotry when it arises and only cry foul when something relevant to you is attacked.

[jmiscavish]

Just because a comment is ABOUT race does not make it RACIST. Nothing about what he said is offensive. Let's define:

Racist = I spent all my money on watermelon, drugs, and guns, so I couldn't afford all 3 consoles.

Not racist = I'm white enough to afford all three consoles.

See the difference?

[lwsbrck]

OH NOEZ!!!

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS BREACH ALERT!

screw PC, he made a joke.

[PirateThom]

Some people need to get a hobby. Yahtzee is a funny guy and the fact anyone finds this racist just shows the completely idiotic society we live in.

I bet the person complaining is white, you know.

[sinncross]

Maybe cause I'm from South Africa but I see nothing wrong with his comment... it's actually bloody funny. I insult my African friends like this too.. they're just don't take it to heart, and accept it as a stereotype joke.

[KING85]

Perhaps the ol guy was making a joke. Perhaps he was not. As an African-American was I offended? Nope not one bit. I'm sure he was trying his best to make a joke but it obviously did not come off too well. Yet even if he was not joking and was making it to be offensive then in all honesty that's his perogative. I think in the world we live in we have to learn to ignore stupidity or help others to recognize it and therefore rectify it. The joke was not ha ha ha funny but I do feel he was trying his best to be funny. And in all honesty, I never really got or liked the british humor, except Mr. Bean that is and he is funny (imo). But the matter is that there will be those who think this comment is funny and those who will oppose and find it totally inappropriate. I understand what you're saying "wolvegram" that comedy should not have to walk on eggshells but at times people have to be smart and ask themselves, "How would this sound to my audience?", "Is this appropriate or not?" I mean it's easy to go both sides on this right here cause both arguments could be made for and against him. But lets take Michael Ricahrds (Kramer on Friends) you're up in a club doing your show and are getting heckled by some black patrons. You continually use the "n" word and say they should not have been allowed in the club. He then comes on the ol tv and states that he does not know why he said that and he is not a racist. LOL. Consistency people. You can't go stab some random person and then tell the police you're not a murderer, it just does not add up. I believe the guys comment in the excerpt is entirely being taken out of context, but I do also believe he could've spinned the joke in a much better way, it was just a poor attempt at humor. Now if you can't look at both sides of the coin then that just speaks soley about your own personal paradigm. As for the RE5 fiasco. Come on people. It's just a game and plus lets keep in mind the setting. Is it not Haiti or an African country? Who would you be expecting the main antagonist to be killing? Russians? I think people not just gamers (there is more to life than gaming)need to keep perspective.

[ForROME]

That was not even close to being racist, only a racist would think so

[Alcohog]

Confusing truth with racism here.

[aceman7]

I'm black and when I heard the comment he made a part of me was laughing while the another part was saying "WTF man?".

[deanimate]

cannot believe how many retards there are out there who think he was being racist.
jesus ducking christ you mongs. are you blind to the world?

[KING85]

ForRome says, "That was not even close to being racist, only a racist would think so." No disrespect but I think that statement is quite imprudent in its own sense. That logic really does not hold up and I find it really hard to believe that those who find it racist are in fact themselves also racist. If we look at or rather examine his words can be taken into the context of
a. "White enough" being skin tone
b. "White enough" meaning a way of life. i.e The way in which you act white or black.
c. "White enough" meaning I was only making a joke guys please ligthen up.

As an African-American I was not a bit offended. I am not offended viewing the recent posts of us viewers but sometimes you have to wonder what people are thinking. Like I said before in my earlier post, he was in my opinion making an attempt at humor but failed miserably with some of his listeners. We all have to realize that some may find it offensive and others may not. Just as some may agree with this opinion I have written and some may not. I am sure most will disagree with my opinion but does that really matter? Clicking agree or disagree is the least of my problems in this world. In all honesty the only opinion that should matter is yours. It's always good to listen to other opinions and see different outakes on what someone is feeling on a topic. Being open and objective is key. But if in fact he was not trying to be racist then that's that (we can speculate but we truly will never know). Should he try to apologize. Nope. Why apologize for something you did not do, but what he must do is be aware of his audience and next time do a much better job at his humor. Despite however you want to spin it, if you get half your viewers stating that you were being racist or were not being racist and those who are stating that you were are both from the white and minority background, then I think you definitely have to work harder on clarity if in fact your humor was not intended to be offensive. First thing I ever learned in speech 101 class is that intent does not always equal impact.

Sincerely,
My opinion

[m9105826]

*sigh* PEOPLE, there is a difference between RACE and RACISM. I am a black male. I understand this, and I found the comment hysterical. I personally think the only people who would get offended by this are people who belong to the stereotype off of which he is playing, upset because they don't want to admit that they ARE a "stereotypical black person". I grew up in these conditions, it was not fun, but you know what? I did my best to get out. I stayed away from the crap my peers were into, who were also only upholding the "stereotype", I went to college almost solely with student loans, and now I have a degree and a career so that my kids will never have to live through the same thing. The sad thing is, in this country (America), blacks, including many that I was friends with and still keep in touch with, are waiting for some kind of handout, biding their time thinking success is going to be dropped into their laps. IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. You have to work hard to get what you want, and anything else would be an insult to the country, and to our strong, proud race. Here's the truth: there is almost never a case in this day and age where you will be denied a job over a less qualified white person. Here's another fact, blacks have some horrible role models, and it isn't doing anything to help us out that our kids think that we should all act like rappers. You WILL lose out on that interview if you go in with a vocabulary that you picked up from music, act militant to your interviewer, and mumble all of your words in defiance. But don't walk away thinking the interviewer was racist when you don't get the job. Seriously, folks, it's okay to call racism out when it needs to be called out, but Yahtzee made a funny joke, and getting riled up over something this inane only makes an entire race look ignorant.

[KING85]

Kudos on the statement there. Very commendable for any person (not just black). I do agree with your statement as there are some unfortunately who do uphold the sterotypical black notion and as a black man I find it hard to imagine 50 cent being anyone's role model black, white, indian, mexican, its just sad when the only people some young people seem to admire or strive to be are entertainers who seem to not uplift its community. Giving a few million to charity and going to speak to the inner youth does not negate the fact that when you appear in front of the cameras you always seem to like to start a beef. I to have done the college life and by no means have I ever wanted a handout (not that you suggested) but its sad to say that some blacks and many other races seem to wait for something to happen instead of making it happen. There are many minorites who are doing quite well and lets get it straight people all blacks especially black men are not lazy. We all do not wear du-rags, sag our pants and speak with ebonics (I do wear a du rag though to keep my hair neat when braided :)). Affording all consoles is irrelevant and is not even an issue he was raising if you listen closely. I have the 360 and the ps3. I could buy the wii but it's not my taste. But at the end of the day I think the poor guy just received some bad flack and he was in my opinion just trying to make a joke but it came off horribly wrong with some viewers. Calling people names such as "retards" Mr. Deanimate really does not add to discussion my friend. If you have nothing constructive to say the imo (humbly of course) according to thumper's mother from "Bambi", "say nothing at all". Posting comments like that just wastes your posts. Not pertaining to you but in general I wonder about the people who posts on these forums. Are we just gamers or do we have something else in our lives and can add something constructive to a conversation other than ignorance and gaming.

[dantheman68]

I too find this offensive. I am white and I only own one console. I am obviously not as white as he is to be owning more than one. Damn, how will I ever overcome this terrible oppression!

Freakin Racist!

[jmiscavish]

well, I must be more white than you but not as white as yahtzee. I've only got 2 consoles...

[Aclay]

I'm Black and I can afford all 3 game consoles IF I WANTED ALL 3 BUT I DO NOT NEED OR WANT ALL 3. I got my 60GB PS3 when it was $600 bucks.

I could have bought a Xbox 360 and a Wii a long time ago, but I don't want either system. The Xbox 360 is too faulty and nearly all the games end up on the PC. The Wii's games are too childish for me.

Even though I owned a SNES, I grew up on the Playstation consoles ever since the Original Playstation and I've only bought Playstation consoles since then and I only will buy Playstation consoles and that's the bottom line because I said so.

Buying a Xbox 360 and Wii is just a waste of money to me when I already have a PS3.

I'm really not offended by that remark either because I know what I can afford and what I can't afford, and somebody's color has nothing to do with it.

[Dacapn]

Funny...he made no mention of race. People suck at being oversensitive.

[Chickenscratch]

Is there no place for cheeky social commentary anymore? Get a grip people.

[ScottEFresh]

This guy is a douche bag and is NOT funny/entertaining at all. His reviews are terrible and he sounds like an English muffin. I hope he goes away...QUICK.

[Wii60PS3DSPSP]

Finally someone who also thinks that as well.

[Xanj]

I'm white enough! ;)

[3rik]

This kind of $hit pisses me off like nothing else. He made a joke. Thats it. He was making a funny comment about wealth distribution. He shouldnt have to say sorry. Are you fvcking mad? You had a problem with that and not the fact they he swears like a sailor with torrets? Wow...

[ar]

I think he did it to balance out his Uncharted review. ;)