Watch Dogs 2: 6 Important Social Observations
1. Corporate Racism Is Real
Before invading Nudle, Marcus and Horatio have a conversation about the company's policy regarding African-Americans. Reminiscent of a similar scene in Crash, where two African-Americans talk about the unfairness of being treated as criminals, and immediately afterwards they turn out to be criminals, Marcus and Horatio laugh at the perspective of being labeled as "plotters" despite actually plotting against the company.
Horatio also says that he often represents minorities in group meetings and is complemented for being "well-spoken." His friends on the bus treat him as their equal, but Goodale, a higher-up, constantly suspects Horatio of some misdoings and attempts to get him fired, presumably on the basis of his race.
A Huffington Post article from 2015 prophesized that soon, not even 1 percent of Fortune 500 companies will have black CEOs. There have only been 15 African-American CEOs in the history of the list, and in 2016 that one percent (5/500) still stood.
Goodale's actions are a good indicator of why things are they way they are for African-Americans in major companies.
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