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Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:15:49 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n What I’m about to tell you is some major bullshit, but I don’t know a better way to do it than to just dive in:<\/p>\n There’s a new Canadian-made indie video game called Dirty Chinese Restaurant <\/i>and it’s made by a company called Big-O-Tree Games (as in “bigotry”). It’s the absolute worst. The studio is based “along the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario,” according to its website<\/a> and its director is one George Lambropoulos. In the game, you run a Chinese restaurant that you can turn into a “prestigious Oriental establishment” or a “real filthy dive.” And yes, the game has its protagonist serving up cats and dogs. <\/p>\n Normally, it would be best to ignore this obviously troll-y horseshite from small-time developers whose only shot at success is to become “free speech” martyrs for easily-fleeced morons<\/a>. But the game caught the attention of US Congresswoman Grace Meng<\/a>, who took to Twitter on Tuesday to put Dirty Chinese Restaurant <\/i>on blast. <\/p>\n “I urge <\/a>Google, Apple, Android, and any other platform to not carry <\/a>Big-O-Tree Games’ Dirty Chinese Restaurant<\/i>,” Meng wrote<\/a>. “This game uses every negative and demeaning stereotype that I have ever come across as a Chinese American. How we portray people matters.”<\/p>\n Read More: <\/b>‘IS Defense’ Is Islamophobia: The Game<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n Emails I sent to the contacts listed on Big-O-Tree Games’ website bounced back (I also reached out on Facebook and Twitter, and we’ll update if we hear from them). The team posted a response to the criticism on their website on Wednesday. It’s terrible, but in the interest of fairness, here it is: <\/p>\n It has come to our attention that our small, independent game, <\/i>Dirty Chinese Restaurant , has upset some people due to its content. Our game is mainly satire and comedy influenced by the classic politically incorrect shows we grew up watching, such as: <\/i>South Park, All in the Family, Sanford & Son, Family Guy, Simpsons, [and] Chappelle’s Show . We also listen to Jay-Z. Our game in no way is meant to be an accurate representation of Chinese culture.<\/i><\/p>\n So, there you have it. You can’t be mad at this outrageously racist video game because its creators listen to\u2026 rap? Also, they were only trying<\/i> to pay homage to some of the most tone-deaf and racist television shows ever (I’m looking at you, South Park<\/i>, Family Guy<\/i>, and, as much as it pains me to say it, occasionally The Simpsons<\/i>). <\/p>\n Dirty Chinese Restaurant <\/i>is part of a niche genre of video games designed to offend<\/a> and then reap the rewards of notoriety, so attention is exactly what they want. I look forward to never hearing about this dumbass bullshit ever again. <\/p>\n Get six of our favorite Motherboard stories every day <\/b> by signing up for our newsletter.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n