In this episode Jason is talking about how you can't force an average man to produce. If he doesn't have it in him there is nothing you can do to change it.
At Samsung’s first Galaxy Unpacked event for 2022, the company introduced a new lineup of Galaxy S22 phones: the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus. Samsung also announced the Galaxy S22 Ultra with an included stylus. It is essentially a successor to the once-popular Galaxy Note line.
Samsung claims the S22 Ultra has a faster response time for the S-Pen. The other changes are a bit more minor, including a slight redesign and updated night capabilities in the camera. The Galaxy S22 and the S22 Plus are also a bit iterative, despite being Samsung’s mainline flagships. These phones are very similar to the previous year’s models but are more durable and have better portrait mode capability.
For Black Americans, the Video Game Industry has been a reflection of the larger society in which we inhabit. While we have have been loyal contributors and supporters from as far back as the Atari 2600, we have been marginalized in all facets of the industry. When Developers are asked why so little representation exists for us in their video games, they blame it on the lack of diversity in the workforce. But when we apply for jobs at the largest Publishers and Developers, we are denied because of “cultural fit”.
This cycle allows the industry and its leadership to engage in perpetual finger-pointing to deflect from the real culprit, racism. While the industry has done some performative changes, is it really a more inclusive space for Black Americans?
Anti-Black racism in the gaming community is as American as apple pie. Any random session of Call of Duty is a time machine back to the early 1900s where racial epithets flew freely from the lips of White people. Circa 2017, famous streamer “Pewdiepie” made headlines for casually saying the “N-Word” live on stream. His usage of the word was so casual and uneventful that it exposed to the world just how hostile the gaming community is towards Black people. In fact, racism is so prevalent in video game spaces that Right Wing Hate Groups use them as recruiting farms per the NPR.
But the racism espoused by “gamers” does not stop at online contest and dialogue. Often the inclusion of a Black person in a popular series is derided for being “woke pandering” or “historical inaccuracy”. When Battlefield 1 was released in 2016, many “gamers” balked at the inclusion of a Black character on the cover. One commenter on the release stated:
When you analyze their concerns in greater detail you see that “historical accuracy” and “woke pandering” are simply code words for “get that N-Word out of my video game”. After all, can “historical accuracy” be a true concern if the game features magic, elves, and fire breathing dragons? Absolutely not.
The Homogenous World of Development
Business people Hands Assemble Corporate in Meeting and Teamwork concept. Group of teamwork and cooperation theme. together teamwork According to an International Game Developers Association survey in 2019, only 2% of Developers self-reported as being of African descent. This is not because of a lack of motivated and skilled Black workers, it’s due to racism; a racism that often seeps into the portrayal or lack thereof of Black characters.
When Black people are locked out of the industry it gives way for digital Blackface which was evident in Naughty Dog’s Uncharted Series. Nadine Ross, a Black South African mercenary and implied victim of apartheid (according to canon) was voiced by a White woman. When met with outrage, the head of development dismissed the complaints by saying:
“I’m so proud of Laura’s performance, and I hope none of this takes away from what she was able to accomplish.”
Black leadership in key positions at Naughty Dog would have been able to communicate the issues at the highest level and then ensure the role be recast. This would be their worst nightmare which is why they filter out Black employees at recruiting stage.
Black Stories As Told By Whites
Like many other facets of American society, the video game industry chooses to pander to Black people rather than solve the systemic issues plaguing it. Instead of empowering Black people to tell our own stories, it empowers White people to tell our stories for us. What you end up with is cardboard cutout stereotypes like Jacob from Mass Effect 2. He is one of 2 Black characters in the installment and you guessed it, he has an absent father.
It doesn’t just stop there, if you become romantically involved with Jacob he will cheat on you and end up impregnating his mistress. Negroes 10 light years away on a space ship belonging to a galactic space federation can’t even escape White American stereotypes of Black people. But it would be unfair to characterize all characters in this light, some developers have had better representations such as:
Lee Everett, The Walking Dead
Miles Morales, Spiderman
Marcus, Watch Dogs 2
Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3
Riley Jackson, Red Dead Redemption 2
Marina, Splatoon 2
The Code is the Answer
Those of us in Intelligent Black Society have the duty to call out the racism prevalent in the industry and hold those to account with our dollars. We do not have to settle for low-rent Black stories as told by Whites. We have the power to fund and support Black Developers who have the wherewithal and skills to tell Black stories. It won’t be easy and there will be failures along the way, but it is important for us to form a strong Black community that creates and supports our own stories.
I found this video while searching for some real-life crime stories. the video should start at 13:11, He's being executed for murder but listen to what he's saying and why he did what he did. This isn't abnormal among the white supremacist, They really believe and think like this idiot. Living around these people keeps me constantly stressed, especially when I leave my house. I can't imagine being so full of hate that you could kill another human just on the fact that he/she's a different color than you. The lunacy is off the charts with these people. If I were a religious man, I would definitely call the united states a Hell for Black people. we live with demons. Login to view embedded mediaView: https://youtu.be/IKypjZfXE4Y?t=791
I've been watching this brotha for years, he's pretty detailed with his reviews, he mainly does tech reviews and gives good honest opinions. I've been waiting for this S22 and yes I will be getting it. I've been a Note fan from the start, the other S22's look dope too. I was afraid they were going to discontinue the Note series, now it just looks like a rebranding.
I can't wait to hear his breakdown on this. Biden giving out crack pipes, during Black history month is a blatant middle finger to #FBA, this racis knows exactly what he's doing.
They stopped this stream once people started sharing it. No! We as FBA's refuse to hear what they "cannot" pay, yes they can and sooner or later will. I am so tired of this anti black government with this phuckery.
Login to view embedded media They keep saying they cant pay FBA reparations' but dont have a problem spending on BS like giving these Afghans housing, walking around money and if need be sending these non citizens to driving school to get a drivers license? All right here in my county of Washtenaw aka #WashAwayCounty if you are black standing before any of the anti black highly racist judges. Cut The GD Checks to FBAs!!!
Its commonly referred to as a criminal enterprise phrase, but attempting to protect ourselves, do business and scale up is considered an attack on our opposing markets (reference, The Intelligent Investor). Now we have entered a new world (Technocracy) where the dominant society is attempting to efficiently practice the same old tricks and they wants us to play dumb with them. Its looking bad for them in the media, my question is do we have enough admin/ops, transit and tech heft to move with them? We have the wind at our backs and the critical mass of warriors to play gardener. I'm betting on black.
Login to view embedded media From Mayor to a part time CNN gig this isn't a come up. I think they will have her on for maybe 6 months then just stop calling her all together. Well how the mighty have fallen. SMH
Reason number infinity why we can’t trust these entertainers. This negro in Gucci getting treated like a nigga and he doesn’t leave, he doesn’t recommend we go elsewhere, he wants us to make a commotion so that next time he goes in Gucci he gets a Perrier. How many times do high fashion brands have to let these clowns know that they dont want your money? They don’t want niggas wearing their garments especially rap niggas that dress silly because they devalue it.
Welp, that didn't take that long, Minneapolis have found a KOON to JUSTIFY the RACIALLY TARGETED EXECUTION of another BLACK MAN #AmirLocke‼ This completely Burns🔥🔥🔥my Buttons completely off. Listen to how this nigga uses DECEPTIVE INTELLIGENCE to excuses the Murderous Actions of the Minneapolis PD.
The 2nd video should not give you "Goosebumps, Instant Chills, or even Sound like Mahalia Jackson" these are some of the comments that I saw under this TRASH. THIS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PISS YOU OFF because here we go again with SUBMISSIVE BLACK PEOPLE front and center that think singing or marching their way out of a YT Supremacists Racially Targeting and completing another Execution of a Black Man will stop these White Satanic Demons from doing it.
So, let's keep in mind the Friendly Reminder of what Professor Black Truth says "Carry your Power Tools at all times, you'll never know when you need to put in some work"
I can't wait to hear from the Black Family #BlackPower ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Login to view embedded media Once again Jason Black's broadcast is hard hitting with much depth. It's rare I can "The Business" from the very start so this was nice.
When i was a kid i remeber people talking about actors and entertainers would sell their souls. When i was older I knew a guy who's cousin decribed an interview with a Music Exec. He said the actual phrase "sell your soul" was said. I don't know about any of that but i have to assume that their are a lot of dues to be paid for Kanye's level of fame and financial worth. Maybe some people feel as though they can outsmart the contract once they get on. Kanye is making more than ANYBODY in the industry as an artist and producer. I hope he dosent do a suicide live or nothing. All of this is f-ing wit him bad. But he said you cant tell him NOTHING.
I was scrolling facebook and saw this demi lovato says shes 1 percent black. And it made me laugh but then i started wondering how is that being measured. Because back in the day that one percent would have had her in the same field as us. Do we welcome her to the barbecue at that point is it more about actions than percentage? Did we move the yard stick, or where we at on that. Sis recently came out as non binary and cut her hair and looks like started working out, is she gonna come next in a dishiki?
NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is reportedly seeking to give grants to programs that hand out crack pipes to drug addicts as part of a program to keep drug users safe. The idea is to limit infections among drug users.
A $30 million Biden administration grant program includes money for non-profit groups to purchase 'safe smoking kits/supplies according to a report in the Washington Free Beacon.
The pipes would also hopefully convince people to smoke instead of injecting drugs because injections are reportedly riskier.
San Francisco and Seattle have tried crack pipe kit distribution programs.
News of the pipe program came the same day that the Justice Department signaled that it might be willing to allow safe injection sites for people to use heroin and other drugs.
The White House is now denying that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is seeking to give grants to programs that hand out crack pipes to drug addicts.
Microtransactions are here to stay in case you were holding out hope. They are making over a billion per quarter on Microtransactions DAFUQ!!!
The company generated a staggering $5.1 billion from in-game purchases across its live service titles, which includes DLC, World of Warcraft subscriptions, and of course lootboxes and cosmetics. These purchases made up 61% of Activision-Blizzard's total $8.354 billion net bookings.
The record was achieved even as sales from Call of Duty Vanguard dropped. Despite the sales miss, the Activision segment delivered its second-best revenues of all time
The closer we look at Activision-Blizzard's books, the more apparent it becomes why Microsoft wants the company.
The publisher is a perfect fit for Microsoft's gaming ambitions, which are focused mostly on live services, content IP, monetization, and additive value to its Game Pass subscription service.
This sucks but it is what it is. Gamers love this live service looter shooter stuff. At least we have Sony holding it down with single player narrative driven experiences.
It is suppose to be forty minutes and some big stuff is supposed to come out Hopefully they have a release date for the new TMNT game that is to come out
Brett Hankison's trial was initially scheduled to begin on Aug. 31, 2021, but was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The trial was later delayed due to an unscheduled surgery and inclement weather.
Hankison is charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for firing into a neighboring apartment while serving a "no-knock" warrant on Taylor's apartment on March 13, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
"Our hope is that we can pick an impartial jury," Hankison's lawyer Stew Mathews told ABC News. "We're going to both defend [against] the charges in the courtroom."
What are you predicting? I hope to see some life sentences or at least some double-digit time. this latest execution with the young brother Amir I've been having nightmares of this sh*t happening to me, I can't stand that this sh*t has me paranoid in my own house.
He was accused a few years back of not carrying about black women anymore. I think Trevor Noah was one of the people who put him on blast for being disrespectful toward black women. I think marrying Kim K warped his mindset cause now he seems to only have a taste for lighter women. His latest GF being an Italian model/actress. I am sorry but wtf is this?
I feel like he is setting a bad example for his younger black fans. He looks like he is almost content with surrounding himself with whiteness which is concerning. I don't follow famous people much anymore so I might be late for all this but it just seems deeply concerning.
I went to play this last night and I can't play online anymore cause they don't support Linux and their reasoning seems hella bogus to me. Talking about moving in the direction of the future. WTF they think the future is? It is OPENSOURCE.
“As we continue to upgrade Rocket League with new technologies, it is no longer viable for us to maintain support for the macOS and Linux (SteamOS) platforms,” they write.
This made me mad. I did really enjoy this game. I put a lot of hours into it. I took a break from it for a while and was in the mood and now I can't play it. I'd have to boot up Windows just to play it again. This is some bull. I noticed some other games doing this as well. I don't get why. They also cut ties with Mac. I guess this happened in 2020 at some point so it has been a while since I had played. I was too busy with work and family in 2020 so I didn't even know this happened. In 2021, I was playing other stuff when I had free time.
Is there a workaround for this by chance? Maybe running it through Lutris on a different launcher?
Basically, it is CCP hired online posters who say things that benefit the CCP on social media platforms and websites. It started with a focus on painting a better light over China but has since spread to not only make China look good but to corrupt other nations. They will pose as people who live in other countries. Each time they say something that benefits or praises China, they will earn 50 cents. Think of things that will hurt the US but benefit China... Feminizing men, dumbing down children, confusing the youth about gender, convincing people to stop having children because of "climate change", calling for more authority over the state via big government, getting powerful voices canceled and shut down for going against the narrative of Chinese-funded politicians/news media, etc.
I think it is worth talking about this and knowing it exists. Did you know this was a thing?
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