Is racism the “resident evil” in some video games? “Left 4 Dead 2,” set in post-Katrina Orleans, has players fighting their way through crowds of zombies, many of whom appear to be African American. The game “Resident Evil 5” transports players to the heart of the African continent as a white person to attack zombies who are black. Then there’s “Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood,” with players as Confederate soldiers battling Union troops, but no chance to play for the other side.

What’s in a name? Sometimes, more than the creators bargained for. Gazprom, a Russian company, and Nigeria’s state-operated NNPC formed a joint oil and gas venture. They named it Nigaz (pronounced “nye-gaz”). In response, the group “Nigerians No NIgaz,” has formed on FaceBook, saying that Nigaz could be pronounced in a way that might offend black people.

‘Chia’ Obama Cut from Walgreens Walgreens removed the “Chia Obama” from its Tampa, Fla., and Chicago stores, explaining that the ceramic-plant figure of the Commander-in-Chief with a green chia Afro is “inappropriate for sale.” Walgreens spokesman Robert Elfinger told Wired.com that, “We got some complaints from people that they thought it was racist.”

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An auto shop ran a want ad for a mechanic in the Alburquerque Journal that included “no chile peelers” among the qualifications listed. James Sanistevan, the owner of the auto shop said there is nothing racist about “chile peelers,” saying that he considers it to mean “being lazy.”

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In blaming white people for the world economic crisis, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the United States and the European Union for tariffs on products from developing countries. “The crisis was caused by the irrational behavior of white people with blue eyes, who thought they knew everything and now show they know nothing,” Lula da Silva said after meeting with the United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown.