Boycott Racist Activision

[ Activision promotes the killing of Native Americans in its video game, Gun. ]

The video game publisher Activision, has released Gun, a new game set in the American West that displays blatant racism towards Native Americans. One of the earliest tasks the game player must complete before advancing to the next level is to kill, not once, but on an ongoing basis, Apache Indians. After killing the Apache the game player must scalp his victim with a "scalping knife." The Association for American Indian Development released a statement condemning Activision and calling for a boycott of their products. The statement in part reads:

"Let's be clear - contrary to popular belief and myth, the near genocide of Native Americans is a shameful chapter in American history and should not be condoned or trivialized in a game as if it were okay. Yes, the brutal slaying of America's indigenous people is historically accurate, it happened. But so did slavery, lynching and the holocaust - and we don't see games glamorizing it as if it were the right thing to do. Why is it that still, today, Americans think it's okay to talk, let alone spend millions of dollars to create video games about killing a bunch of Indians so casually? This is grossly insensitive and does not in any way acknowledge the brutality camouflaged as Manifest Destiny. This is why the Association for American Indian Development asks you to join us in letting the publishers of this offensive game know that this will not be tolerated -- BOYCOTT Gun the video game, as well as other games published by Activision.

For more information concerning the boycott of Activision, and to sign a petition in opposition to their racist game, Gun, visit this website: www.boycottgun.com