The Slavery Video Game No One Ever Wanted

Some are upset with what they view as a very racist video game. The game allows the player to take the role of a young slave boy who works for a slave ship captain, helping the captain purchase and manage slaves. The developers say the game is educational, but critics think it makes light of a horrible part of history. Ana Kasparian (The Point), John Iadarola (Think Tank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Do you think this game is racist or educational? Let us know in the comments below.

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“On Sunday, users of the social medium Twitter angrily reacted to a video game from the Steam community called History 2: Slave Trade, in which users can play as characters in the trade of slaves from Africa to the colonial West.

In the game, players decide how to best stack black bodies in the hold of a slave ship. Users can also play the game from the perspective of a plucky black slave boy who serves the slave ship’s captain.”

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