(Parody) ACLU sues Activision for racism in new “Call of Duty” game


[Disclaimer: This article is a parody story. While some events in this article are actually taking place, it is written for comedy purposes and shouldn’t be taken too seriously.] 


Even video game companies aren’t protected from being sued.

In a statement earlier today, the ACLU announced that they were drawing up a lawsuit against Activision, the company behind video game franchises such as “Spyro the Dragon”

The lawsuit stated that Activision perpetuates a “system of racism” while developing the new video game, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019),” a reboot of the “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” franchise.

The ACLU used clips of gameplay from the game that, in the ACLU’s opinion, show stereotypes of "austere religious people" from the Middle East. 

“In the game, you see American and British soldiers fighting people of Middle Eastern origin,” the head of the ACLU’s LA branch stated. “Clearly, this showcases an ‘America First’ agenda of President Trump by showing Americans killing ‘austere religious people.’”

 The ACLU also accused Activision of spreading “Trumpism” and American “nationalism” through its positive portrayal of U.S. and British troops. 

Activision launched a countersuit against the ACLU, claiming the ACLU reverse-discrimination.

“How dare the ACLU accuse us of racism?” an Activision spokesman said. “They clearly didn’t play the game or else they would know we added Middle Eastern good guys helping the American and British soldiers.

“I mean, we figured people would sue on because we’d make players download the game online instead of just giving them the actual disk,” the spokesman continued. “It’s not like we added loot boxes and micro-transactions, right?”

At publishing time, the ACLU praised Activision for allowing players to fight “austere Russian combat specialists” in the “Call of Duty” game.

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