Okay, I am going to say it: What's with all the Nazeem hate?

I mean, sure, he is a slightly obnoxious snob. And I am not going to judge any Skyrim player too harshly who decides to pickpocket him.

But when you search for him on YouTube, there is a sheer endless list of videos where players kill him. Is there any other NPC in the game who gets murdered by Skyrim players as often as Nazeem, and so enthusiastically? Outside of the Dark Brotherhood questline, that is - and I am not so sure even about those.

Maybe, just maybe it's because he is the first "uppity black man" the player is likely to encounter who doesn't worship the ground that a scruffy adventurer who just entered town walks upon.

Contemplate this, and maybe don't murder Nazeem on your next playthrough. Just a thought.

#racism