Resident Evil Racism?

Ok, so I know I said that I'd wait a week before posting again, but frankly this calls for immediate discussion. The press are having a field day with racism allegations aimed at Capcom's Resident Evil 5, and this month's issue of OPM tried to rebut (highly ineffectively, in my opinion...I put it down feeling as though some important points hadn't been discussed). I think that the most important thing to remember here is that it's a game. Yes, OPM, I know that this is a weak argument, at least in its most base form, but I'm not going to stop there. As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to some remote desert village in Africa and blasting some zombies. It doesn't matter to me whether they're black, white or even skinless...they still need shooting. By saying that it's a problem, you're making it a problem for yourself and other people. I'm sure the people at capcom didn't think "hmm...I hate black people...let's put that sentiment in our game". In my opinion, something can't be racist unless the feeling behind it is one of aggression or hate. Feel free to disagree.
Another issue is that of realism: the game is set in desert Africa, where there is a water shortage and malnourishment is rife, yet people complain that this is an unhealthy way to depict black people. How? It's realistic. Would these people propose that, in other games, blood came out like pink silly-string? You know, because blood should categorically not be shown to children...too offensive and all. People in that part of Africa are skinny and malnourished. Also, some woman (the name of whom eludes me...you'll find the article in OPM) says that the zombies looked like "they were dangerous and should be killed"...am I reading this correctly? The zombies looked dangerous and like they should be killed? Well that's just abhorrent...I might start a group called "Zombies for Justice". Come on, dear...they're zombies...do you expect me to go up and give them a hug? Feel free to test it out for me.
Another issue covered in OPM was that "nobody complained about all the white zombies being killed in the first game". Whilst I agree, and think that people are taking this whole racism thing a bit too far, that isn't the point of my argument. Certainly, nobody said that "all the zombies looked dangerous and like they should be killed" when Resi 1 came out, probably because they would have looked stupid...but now that racism can be brought into the equation, the issue of looking like a tool doesn't come into it: they can make people feel uncomfortable and like they're walking on eggshells, which seems to float their boat. Where was Resi 1 set? A mansion on the outskirts of Raccoon City, a predominantly white area, one would presume. Who lives in Africa? A load of albinos? No. Oh that's right...it's black people! Fancy that.
Certainly, they could have programmed some white people in there...aid workers, Ray Mears, and I'm sure they have, somewhere along the line, but people have to accept that not everything is offensive in a racist way.
White supremacy. Chris Redfield walks into this village, looking dreadfully 'hard', with his camo gear and rock 'ard handgun, and proceeds to kill all the poor black zombies. This is an example of white supremacy being portrayed in the media. Interesting, considering how the game was programmed by a load of Japanese techies sat in an office. They certainly have a vested interest to make white people look awesome...don't they?
In conclusion (if you can look past all the irony and rhetorical questions) my actual point is not that the game isn't racist...it might have racist sentiments behind it...I don't know...nor do I care, because it's a video game. There will be some people who get off on racist imagery, but that's their prerogative, and I for one think that people need to chill out, and focus on the people who are doing real harm in Africa: Nestle...DAMN YOU NESTLE!