Since American pop culture took control of World War II as a narrative, its always been presented as a white mans war. From Sands of Iwo Jima to The Great Escape, The Thin Red Line to Saving Private Ryan, thats the perspective you get. Call of Duty: WWII isnt going to change this, but it sure wants credit for trying.
Activision and Sledgehammer Games pulled the wrapper off their glamour franchise today, and despite the exclusively white and male makeup of those doing so on stage, they want you to think this is a more inclusive tale of World War II. It may yet be. We wont know until Nov. 3.
For now, the tone-deaf manner in which this all-white production checked all the diversity boxes women, an African-American unit and even a child reduced everyone else to a bullet point on the back of a box, yet another feature. Weve got a private multiplayer beta; weve got zombies; weve got black people, weve got women, weve got a Jew.
http://www.polygon.com/2017/4/26/15438184/call-of-duty-wwii-trailer-reveal-diversity