Kinect dubbed "racist"

[meticadpa]

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/msnbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=26231438

How ridiculous can you get? It's racist because darker skin doesn't reflect light as well as fairer skin does?

 

[lacktheknack]

TROLL MOAR REALITY.

Actually, society can just accept that black doesn't reflect light as well as white. It's science (you know, the thing they cling so dearly to).

 

[Tartarga]

I'm thinking that they're now trying to paint games as racist because accusing them of being overly violent isn't working. Its a design flaw and nothing more, it certainly isn't racist.

 

[Serenegoose]

Well, whilst I doubt it's intentionally racist, it's still a pretty gigantic slip up that should have been identified in testing. Nicely done, Microsoft.

 

[RatRace123]

That's um, wow. The game criticizing media is really scraping the bottom of the barrel now.
But, I suppose they've blamed games for being everything else, it was time to add racist to that list.

 

[Mr.Amakir]

It´s makes as much sense as "Oh no my jacket is racist because it´s black". seriously there is much more stuff out there to blame on racism than Kinect.

 

[Balgus]

the article says it's not racist nd detects everyone equally aswell... why is this discussion even happening?

 

[lacktheknack]

I.. Am genuinely lost for words.

What is it with people shouting 'RACIST!!' at every little fucking thing?

EDIT: Misread comment, gave weird response. Sorry.

 

[Norix596]

Wouldn't it make more sense just to use a controller? I think the fact that the Wii Classic Controller even existed and was used when the option to use the Wiimote was open displayed that motion control is more trouble than it's worth.

 

[FrostyChick]

what's next, Kinect is sexist because...
women have boobs, which gives them a larger surface area.
which makes them easier to detect.
which makes the game easier for them.

OT: wow, so are they going to tell reality to change the laws of physics?

 

[clipse15]

Wow so nobody is actually reading the link? way to go escapist

 

[Worgen]

I get the feeling there is a group out there thats sole purpose is to yell racist about everything so that they can get society so sick of it that we will embrace slavery again

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I.. Am genuinely lost for words.

What is it with people shouting 'RACIST!!' at every little fucking thing?

THAT COMMENT WAS RACIST!

My friend, if you shout something loudly and for long enough it becomes true.

/sarcasm

I cannot see how the Kinect is racist. If the Kinect is racist for depicting the reality of how light works than the sun is racist, your bathroom light is racist, that street lamp is racist, your living room light is racis......

I get the feeling there is a group out there thats sole purpose is to yell racist about everything so that they can get society so sick of it that we will embrace slavery again

That could be true you know...

 

[Woodsey]

Not racist, but if it actually can't detect black people and they've released it I won't know whether to laugh or cry (probably both).

I've heard that the calibration is a bit fiddly though.

 

[ProtoChimp]

Angry Joe and Spoony made jokes about this and now its actually happening... fuck.

 

[xmbts]

That's not really racist but it is pretty stupid, they should probably get to work on fixing that.

 

[Staskala]

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/msnbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=26231438

How ridiculous can you get? It's racist because darker skin doesn't reflect light as well as fairer skin does?

Who said it's racist? Because I can't find anything associating racism with the kinect. Aside from the occasional misinformed forum user or troll, obviously.

But yeah, it's pretty ridiculous to incite discussion about things noone ever claimed.

 

[Ken Sapp]

It's a technological limitation that affects all digital camera technology. Unfortunately as the environment becomes darker and the colors come closer to black it becomes more difficult for digital camera technology track due to reduced contrast.

 

[Impluse_101]

To quote a foamy cartoon "Everybody's a racist, except for me cause I'm black."

*facepalm*

Can we legally ban the word Racist?

 

[Worgen]

I get the feeling there is a group out there thats sole purpose is to yell racist about everything so that they can get society so sick of it that we will embrace slavery again

Not only black people have been slaves you now.

in this country its pretty much just been them