Racism is an easter egg in Grand Theft Auto V.
Description
Racism in GTA V comes generally in the form of how white pedestrians react to different things that Franklin does. For example, there are countless videos out there showing police officers attacking Franklin for no apparent reason, including when he just happens to be standing near them, this may be due to his ethnic and skin colour
Test
Players did tests at the different stations around the state. It is a well known fact that rural Americans who are Caucasian tend to dislike African-Americans more than city folk who would just be used to living side by side them. The tests involved Franklin standing near the police and saying something to them five times at every station in the game. The reactions were then put into a table. The player then did the same with Michael and Trevor, to compare the reactions to African-American Franklin with Caucasian Michael and Trevor. The results showed that the police reacted aggressively to Franklin more times than they did with Michael and Trevor, mostly at the Davis sheriff Impound. This ranged from pointing at him with a gun and arresting him to point blank shooting him, whereas Michael and Trevor were usually just acknowledged with little reply. Another thing to note is that the police in the rural police stations reacted more aggressively to Franklin than the ones in the city.
Trivia
- Police dialogue when chasing Franklin is known to include some racism, such as one who says "I will lynch you!"
