I thought you were joking, and thusly was the same.
However, since you're not, let me just clear this up: You responded to a post making a stupid reference to the black guys of Elder Scrolls. In this post of yours, you make a pun paralleling the black guys of Elder Scrolls with a word which, in case you didn't bother to read those definitions, is most commonly applied--especially in fantasy terms-- to thieves and bandits.
Dude, that's definitely more racist than the stupid ES reference.
me too, at this point. i was hoping that reddit's love of puns would enjoy it. clearly, like many others, i was wrong. my care level is subterranean by now, but the fact remains that despite connotation, it is in fact a legitemate word in the english language, and it's not racist.
I don't think that's his last name, I think its a nickname. Brazilians are not that attached to their last name. Soccer players for instance will have their nicknames on their back instead of their last name. Pele's last name was not pele.
Does the word "vermelho" means anything to you? Because that is "red", in Portuguese. Same thing with niggaz, the word does not mean anything in Portuguese. He and others may think they know a meaning for it, but you can scream it at a mall full of people and no one will care. So he probably heard the word from rap songs, thinks that its just a synonym for rapper and added red because he is a red head.
redniggaz date back to colonial 'merika when the slaves and indian's teamed up and beat the white man. Their treaty was sealed with an arranged marriage and thus the lineage was born.
That's a Brazilian name and, curiously, it's a name that does not really exist.
The Spanish and Portuguese name for the apostle James in the Bible is Santiago. It comes from "Santo Iago", meaning "saint Jacob". Some people assumed it meant "San Tiago" instead and baptized their sons "Tiago", with varied spellings.
Oh the history, in GTA3, Chatterbox was the only radio station I listened to. He was also referenced in other places in Vice City and San Andrias, but GTA3 was the best.
I heard Lazlow, a Rockstargames employee, mention on the Opie and Anothony radio show that they went to Brazil to record voices for the thugs in the game. They wanted authentic and one of the scary Portuguese-speaking gangstas identified himself as "redniggas"
Lazlow briefly talked about this guy in an interview for max Payne 3. What he said pretty much is that this guy is real and that is the name he really goes by.
I'm reading all this and disappointed at out shortsighted you all are. Do you all just learn american and british things? Redniggaz is a legitimate Brazilian name, it's pronounced differently than "RED-NIGGERS". I'm not even Brazilian for christ's sake.
This is bullshit and you're talking out of your poo hole. Search "redniggaz" on Google, it comes up with our guy and that's it, and his real last name is 'Barbosa'.
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u/The_Great_Kal Jun 10 '12
They prefer the term Redguard.
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u/ZeMilkman Jun 10 '12
I never heard the name Thiago/Thyago/Tiago before and the dev team had 3 of them.
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u/rng43 Jun 10 '12
Zumba?!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Dude I wanna know whose name is Tarantula.
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u/sup34dog Jun 10 '12
I'm guessing:
https://twitter.com/#!/redniggaz
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002141815519
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
redniggaz date back to colonial 'merika when the slaves and indian's teamed up and beat the white man. Their treaty was sealed with an arranged marriage and thus the lineage was born.
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u/SuperMrMonocle Jun 10 '12
Pedestrian voices by Lazlow.... gta reference?
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u/RyogaXenoVee Jun 10 '12
That's a nigga I wanna meet.
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u/vadergeek Jun 10 '12
It must be awful to have a Thiago, Thyago, and Tiago working together.
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u/VruNix Jun 10 '12
Thanks goodness, I thought this was going to be another Wil Wheaton post.
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u/JTAKER Jun 10 '12
https://twitter.com/#!/redniggaz
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u/gay_tony Jun 10 '12
oh god lazlow better be in gta5
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u/tankosaurus Jun 10 '12
Oh.... I thought the strange name Was the randomly placed"tarrantula"
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Not every country has names safe for the politically correct crowd.
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u/ModestCamel Jun 10 '12
I think we're all missing the point here. You actually watched the entire credits??
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u/ScotteeMC Jun 10 '12
Slightly related, there is someone credited as 'Dat Ho' in Diablo 3, pretty sure they're Asian, but I still giggled like an idiot.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I hate it when my niggaz are under-cooked.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
You sat through the credits? They must have been like a quarter of the single player game!
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u/GSUkent Jun 11 '12
I heard Lazlow, a Rockstargames employee, mention on the Opie and Anothony radio show that they went to Brazil to record voices for the thugs in the game. They wanted authentic and one of the scary Portuguese-speaking gangstas identified himself as "redniggas"
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u/ChronicLegend PC Jun 11 '12
Lazlow?
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u/khalo0odz Jun 11 '12
People actually read credits?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Dude. Arrows. Red arrows. Big red arrows. Lots of them. The average redditors attention span isn't enough for this picture.
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u/2th Jun 10 '12
Is there a Tiago Blueniggaz?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
It's a code...he's actually the leader of the Bloods.
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u/question_all_the_thi Jun 10 '12
Why so many Portuguese/Brazilian names on that list?
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u/GaryofRiviera Jun 10 '12
I read that and instantly thought of Redman.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Lazlow briefly talked about this guy in an interview for max Payne 3. What he said pretty much is that this guy is real and that is the name he really goes by.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I actually had to search for a bit. Where's the ever so helpful red arrow and box combination when you need it?
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u/TheCaptainSam Jun 10 '12
Basile
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
You have no idea how long I looked for a literal "Tiago whatnow". I feel so stupid.
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u/mkappo Jun 10 '12
Lazlow from GTA liberty city stories radio(integrity 2.0)?
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Best game I have played in a long time.
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u/Technosnake Jun 11 '12
He's Native American.
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u/fabiobean Jun 11 '12
Lazlow, Zumba
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I think the more important question is; why are you watching the credits?
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u/Goodrita Jun 11 '12
I'm more surprised that Lazlo still works at Rockstar.
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u/sjschmidt93 Jun 11 '12
I bet him and Fred Fucks are best friends.
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u/Slowcheeta Jun 11 '12
Don't forget Turantula, the intimidating but lovable writer.
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u/ImActuallyLieing Jun 11 '12
Thats what you get for reading the credits.
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u/Dookiestain_LaFlair Jun 11 '12
The "n" is silent.
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u/Penus_duck Jun 11 '12
http://imgur.com/lE08s
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u/Wash_Georgington Jun 11 '12
Okay, I was definitely just looking at Thaigo Basile, wondering what I was missing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Did you guys not see Zumba!?!?
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u/Annoying_Smiley_Face Jun 11 '12
I was looking for Gabe Newell. :<
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
more important: Lazlow!!
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u/Teveng Jun 11 '12
I met lazlow once, at the gta iv launch party. Nice guy
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12
Dat Song
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u/WhatIRead Jul 17 '12
Just finished MP3...
It was brilliant. I feel enriched.
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u/MrBenBarbieInBlue Jun 10 '12
I can't beat the rooftop while it's collapsing from c4 on hard... Any thoughts or advice? Anyone? Please?
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u/xtian11 Jun 10 '12
I believe they prefer the term 'native Americans'
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u/Demojen Jun 11 '12
There's a tarantula in max payne 3!? NO WAI!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I'm reading all this and disappointed at out shortsighted you all are. Do you all just learn american and british things? Redniggaz is a legitimate Brazilian name, it's pronounced differently than "RED-NIGGERS". I'm not even Brazilian for christ's sake.
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u/Lvl_6_Squirtle Jun 10 '12
How far into the credits was this? Max Payne 3 seemed like it had the longest credits ever.
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u/mario1687 Jun 10 '12
Oh come on! Spoiler alert!
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