It isn't really about being racist so much as it is not liking the culture. If it were an Enimem playing CJ the end result would be the same. Like I said before, most people here liked Scarface, Casino and Ozzy osbourne than their 90's thug equivalents.
Personally, I enjoyed SA more because of the fluff =P
It was only better than Vice City after my best buddy racer_s came out with
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