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Re: Hate Thread
You know, i used to really like George A. Romero, until I read an interview by him and saw how much of an arrogant dipshit that he was. According to him, the only way zombies were zombies was if they followed his rules.
But, in L4D, the characters call them zombies. I don't think they're going to stop and check for a pulse to see if their heart is still beating while the damn thing is trying to rip their throat out. And considering the amount of blood already pouring out of them, they look pretty fuckin dead to me. So I say, zombies can be slapped on them as the game creators allow it.
Now, 28 Days Later. Yeah, infected, but still show zombie symptoms. Again, if these just started popping up, are you actually going to argue whether or not to call them infected or zombies?
Interesting you should also bring up the comparison of the vampire. Anne Rise, Bram Stoker? Their vampries are so very different compared to the ones of old. Nosferatu anyone? Zombies in culture are evolving, just as the vampires did, and some rules change. We don't need to get all raging over whether to call the monster ripping about and tearing people apart Infected or zombies. They look the same, act the same, probly smell the same.
So I conclude with, if it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, smells like a duck, talks like a duck it must be a...
I hate people referring to "infected" (28 days later, L4D, etc) as "zombies"
"Zombies", by definition, are re-animated corpses...(or mindless slaves made by Haitians, which were perceived as reanimated corpses...)
"Infected" are humans gone bat-shit insane mad due to some virus or taint...
Makes me rage as hard as Twilight fans calling their scene kid a "vampire"...
You know, i used to really like George A. Romero, until I read an interview by him and saw how much of an arrogant dipshit that he was. According to him, the only way zombies were zombies was if they followed his rules.
But, in L4D, the characters call them zombies. I don't think they're going to stop and check for a pulse to see if their heart is still beating while the damn thing is trying to rip their throat out. And considering the amount of blood already pouring out of them, they look pretty fuckin dead to me. So I say, zombies can be slapped on them as the game creators allow it.
Now, 28 Days Later. Yeah, infected, but still show zombie symptoms. Again, if these just started popping up, are you actually going to argue whether or not to call them infected or zombies?
Interesting you should also bring up the comparison of the vampire. Anne Rise, Bram Stoker? Their vampries are so very different compared to the ones of old. Nosferatu anyone? Zombies in culture are evolving, just as the vampires did, and some rules change. We don't need to get all raging over whether to call the monster ripping about and tearing people apart Infected or zombies. They look the same, act the same, probly smell the same.
So I conclude with, if it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, smells like a duck, talks like a duck it must be a...
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