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Cuban American Bar Association Condemns Racially Charged Video Game (thanks Chris Johnson and Gamasutra (registration required)) has word of the latest unhappy reaction to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, as the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) has sent a letter "to the manufacturers of the video game... condemning the game's use of racially charged remarks promoting the hate and killing of Haitians and Cubans," demanding an apology to each group. They copy U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Florida Governor Jeb Bush , as they are also "seeking the removal of the offensive video game from store shelves throughout the country." Finally: "CABA's letter quotes the Haitian government spokesperson, Mr. Mario Dupuy, who stated, 'this racist game is psychologically extremely dangerous and is an incitement to genocide.'"

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Jan 23, 2004, 17:20

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Hrm. Jan 23, 2004, 17:20

Jan 23, 2004, 17:20

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The problem is that rockstar already bowed to to pressure from the Haitian-American community, so they've kinda set themselves up for anyone who has even the slightest beef with them to deman concessions from them hand over fist.

Next thing you'll see is a motor-scooter manufacturer take them to court because they besmirched their good name by calling a scooter the "Faggio" in the game...

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