Since the latest edition of Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 game hit shelves in mid November of 2009 more and more players have begun to complain about a new element that wasn't nearly as omnipresent in their other games. RACISM. Not the random slur one might hear on occasion and and be able to pass it off. We're talking about out right, in your face, down your throat racism where players will call anyone they believe to be black, Jewish or Asian the "N" word and many others. These players are even going so far as to threaten President Obama and gang up on players of race until that player leaves or until that player decimates the hateful team and they themselves retreat.
Playing games of war is heavy enough. Fighting racism on top of the intense gameplay is overwhelming and patently unfair. Currently there are so many players in this game lamenting hate, players are finding it impossible to mute enough players to have a decent gameplay experience.
It's time to petition Infinity Ward to take immediate action to address this problem in their games. We've seen the guys from Infinity Ward in various forums and on Youtube so we know they are aware of this problem.
Infinity Ward is in a unique position because Modern Warfare is arguably one of the most consistently played games in the world with millions of users logging on everyday. This means that the negative effects of hate and racism are getting major airplay. In fact, hate has unlimited access to millions of people in the unmoderated world of Infinity Ward's massive servers.
Sign our petition asking Infinity Ward to openly address this issue and fix this problem.
We are currently working on an iReport for CNN that will put this story in the news for a bigger discussion about racism in online games. In the meantime we are sending this petition to Infinity Ward in hopes that they care about this issue and want to take action.
Please sign it and make your voice heard. You paid good money for a great experience, not to feel like you're fighting against hate every time you log on to an Infinity Ward game.
Signatures and Email addresses are all private. However, we will be turning over everyone's email addresses to Infinity Ward in case they want to verify signatures or offer any benefits or invite various users to engage in a discussion with them regarding this issue.
We the undersigned have been growing in number and concern regarding the constant racism and hate that has been going on during gameplay online with Modern Warfare 2. Most of us have been loyal players who have been playing your games for years but lately something has changed and many of us are being attacked or caught in the crossfire of serious racial hatred and condemnation.
We have tried to endure this treatment but the incidents are becoming more and more frequent to the point where some of us are hearing the "N" word at least everyday, many times to the point where shouting matches breakout and threats against the President of the United States are made clear and with conviction.
Make no mistake, we love Modern Warfare and many of us play everyday ( to the disdain of our girlfriends, wives and employers). But if this continues, it's not cool anymore.
We want you guys at Infinity Ward to take voice of the undersigned seriously and publicly address this matter and immediately engage your user community in dialogue so that an effective solution can be found.
Thank you for taking the time to read our petition and we look forward to a better online experience.
Here are some links to discussions regarding racism in your game:
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