Pretty stupid the company gave in because the woman pulled the victim card saying they were sexually assaulted and raped and if they didn't remove the game it's essentially perpetuating violence against women. Excluding the fact who you can attack is indiscriminate and 90-95% of the people the game has you kill is white men.
Quote from: Sly Instinct on December 03, 2014, 07:56:50 PMPretty stupid the company gave in because the woman pulled the victim card saying they were sexually assaulted and raped and if they didn't remove the game it's essentially perpetuating violence against women. Excluding the fact who you can attack is indiscriminate and 90-95% of the people the game has you kill is white men.I know right? People get too offended these days.
Quote from: Decimator Omega on December 03, 2014, 07:59:05 PMQuote from: Sly Instinct on December 03, 2014, 07:56:50 PMPretty stupid the company gave in because the woman pulled the victim card saying they were sexually assaulted and raped and if they didn't remove the game it's essentially perpetuating violence against women. Excluding the fact who you can attack is indiscriminate and 90-95% of the people the game has you kill is white men.I know right? People get too offended these days.It sets a terrible precendence and the whole thing is out of ignorance. Target didn't research the subject and the women are obviously ignorant of the matters. Study after study shows there is no link to irl violence from violent video game exposure.
It is a damn video game.... Why?
It's...fucking Australia...are you guys surprised? They pulled L4D1 and 2, Mortal Kombat, and other "offensive, violent" games from their shelves.
Australia barely lets people play games with comic violence, let alone GTA. It doesn't take much to convince them to ban a game.
Bleh. Study after study has shown no correlation between violent media and violent actions. Censorship of entertainment clearly labeled for adult is bullshit. Period.You don't see them demanding Game of Thrones be pulled of shelves. That's a million times worse than GTA V. Its a form of art and expression. Some people value that and others feel that they get to decide for everyone what is acceptable or not. Anyone using the 'think of the children' argument is no better than Jack Thompson. Personally I'm getting really tired of seeing this stuff in the industry.
Which as I said, the perception of how more linear media affects minds has matured to the point that shows like the Game of Thrones is not met with such distrust or misconception. Whereas, the one for gaming hasn't yet, and most of the people who express their concerns on either sides do so with cynicism, and little understanding of the core issue. Which further worsens the situation.Quote from: Keyu on December 04, 2014, 06:42:16 AMBleh. Study after study has shown no correlation between violent media and violent actions. Censorship of entertainment clearly labeled for adult is bullshit. Period.You don't see them demanding Game of Thrones be pulled of shelves. That's a million times worse than GTA V. Its a form of art and expression. Some people value that and others feel that they get to decide for everyone what is acceptable or not. Anyone using the 'think of the children' argument is no better than Jack Thompson. Personally I'm getting really tired of seeing this stuff in the industry.
It reads like your defending the censorship rather than being outrage and stupified by the lunacy of it. I mean I get that a couple people here may have leanings towards that camp, but didn't think anyone was that far over the fence.
I am not defending censorship, or banning video games, but my belief is that you cannot possibly argue against something without understanding it. Which involves tolerance, and willingness to learn the points behind such an action. Simply expressing my outrage concludes nothing.Quote from: Keyu on December 04, 2014, 06:54:06 AMIt reads like your defending the censorship rather than being outrage and stupified by the lunacy of it. I mean I get that a couple people here may have leanings towards that camp, but didn't think anyone was that far over the fence.