I See White People

Kotaku points out something telling about the Left Behind video game. Apparently everyone in the game is white: I asked Bauman if he was worried that people might perceive the lack of minorities in the game as something racist. He reiterated that that wasn't the issue at all, adding that if you look at the plot of the book, it would simply mean that the minorities of the game were the ones that had ascended to heaven. "The way we twist that around is to say, 'OK ,so all the white guys are the ones that got left behind'," he said. "There is no statement being made there." The developers, most of whom are based in Kiev, are in the throes of finishing up the game, which is due out this October, but Bauman says that as future maps, missions and expansion packs come out, they will make sure to add new unit models, including minorities. Expansion packs? I can already see the packaging: Left Behind: Eternal Forces...Now with Minorities!!!! Interesting indeed that a city as diverse as New York, in which the game is set, would have no minorities. The Big Apple hasn't been this white since Mad About You. I guess the Muslims and Jews made it to heaven after all. (h/t: Slacktivist)