| Jack Thompson, Kindly Shut The Hell Up! |
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I'm not a huge gamer myself. I got rid of my Xbox about 3 months after I bought it because all the buttons confused me (and I'm a Unix admin in real life.. go figure). I do own a Nintendo DS and lovingly caress its touch-screen at night. Don't tell my wife. Still, when people like Jack Thompson start classing all people who play video games as the spreaders of lies, falsehoods and cooties, I take notice. Wait, did a lawyer just call me a liar? Mr. Kettle? Sir, Mr. Pot is on line one for you. Something about black? It seems to me that Jacko's knowledge of the video game industry is equal to his knowledge of stem cell production, roughly equivilant to the square root of dick-all. You see, video games have ratings on them, much like movies and CDs. These labels are there to give parents an idea of the sort of gameplay involved in each specific title. Is it the fault of the video game industry if 10 year-olds are playing Grand Theft Auto? I submit to you that it is most certainly *not* their fault. Would any responsible parent go out and buy little Johnny a copy of Playboy? Not likely, so why are they buying him a copy of GTA? Good question, but Jacko, it's not the video game industry's fault, it is the parents fault. It's called parental responsibility, Jacko. I'm sure you have children Jack and I'm sure you know what that is. I personally think the GTA series is cool. The games provide a fun and interesting distraction, but I'm also 30 years-old and I know that it is a video game. This reminds me of the days in my high-school years when Tipper Gore and the PMRC went after bands like Slayer and Deicide for corrupting the children. What ever happened to the PMRC? Have they gone out of fashion? To quote the words of the great Reverend Maynard "Come down. Get off your fuckin' cross. We need the fuckin' space for the next fool martyr." More info HERE. This link is safe for work. Oh, and Mr. Thompson, I am aware of the threats you have brought against some of the most respected members of the webcomic community. They made me giggle like a schoolgirl. I have two words for you "Try me". My email is theguy (AT) tinfoil (DOT) net. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          Add your comment
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