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and i typed in lego in google and it said
"lego models of hilary clinton"
We just need more people to wake the *bleep* up and remind her that at this time and day, Foreign policy is becoming a bit more critical than Domestic policy at the moment.
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btw, vote for obama, kids.
GO OBAMA
She is one ugly women, why ever Bill Clinton married her is beyond me, she was ugly when she's was younger and now she just worse. Damn she should be in a mental hospital with a picture like this.
"We have a war that isn't going nearly as well as expected, oil prices are way too high, and poverty is a major problem. I need something to target so I can distract all the citizens....VIOLENT VIDEOGAMES!" >_>
BUT IZNT IT OBVIS TAHT VIDJA GAM3z R T3ACHNG THE JAI-HAD HOW 2 FLI PLAN3Z?
I don't care for politics, but I wouldn't want any anti-gaming moron in power....I'm Canadian, and I still don't want her to win >_>
Any self respecting gamer with half a brain know it is the PARENTS fault that kids get the games....all because the parents are too lazy to know the difference between E, T, and M (and similar rating ages in other countries)....They just buy whatever their kids want them to get....
Everyone seems to forget that retailers aren't allowed to sell games that are outside the person's age rating...Having parents bypasses this rating...It is the EXACT SAME THING AS WITH MOVIES DAMMIT! The only way a kid can gain access to games above their age rating, is either having their parents (or an older person) get it for them, borrowing/stealing it from older persons, or the retailer wasn't paying attention (or didn't care), in which case the retailer is at fault, not the game....
Heck, kids can gain access to movies and shows out of their age rating easier than with games....Basic cable, for example, especially digital cable/video providers especially....Without the V-chip thing, a kid could watch anything from Telletubbies to Porn....Though some movies (and porn) are pay-per-view, there is still basic package channels that allow for whatever is currently airing....You are likely to fnd (on digital cable) at least one R rated movie in a given hour block....And in the case of pay-per-view, parents would likely not be aware of their child viewing said content until they get their monthly bill >_>
Movies are more accessable to people than games, since pretty much everyone who lives in a house/apartment/etc has access to either a VCR or DVD player, in well developed countries anyhow....Parents are generally aware of the ratings on DVDs and VHS stuff they buy (or have bought)....if they let the kid watch it anyway, that is their problem....It is EXACTLY the same thing with games....Games are more immersive, yes, but are still a visual entertainment medium, like movies...
Heck, game covers/titles can usually give you a hint...If it isn't happy go lucky sounding, it is likely Teen rated or above...
Games are simply a target now, because they are a newer entertainment medium, and it is rising in popularity...People have preconceptions as to what gaming and gamers is/are like....Negative press, and little in the way of positive press, adds to the problem...
Movies I'm sure, got their share of negative press when they first started coming out, but now movies are common, and normal everyday things for people....Same thing will happen for games, eventually...and then it is on to another new entertainment medium >_>
And you're missing the point anyhow, it is the parent's lack of awareness (it is laziness pretty much) that leads to kids getting access to games rated for those that are older >_>
The Principle of the thing is the exact same as it is with movies, you don't seem to grasp that point >_> Both movies and games are rated based on the ages they are suited for, it is really parents at fault, not the games/media. In the case of politics, you can gain support from these ignorant parents who'd rather blame games than themselves. All these politicians have to do, is blame the games, not the parents...If a politician blamed the parents, who are the ones who are at fault, they'd alienate these people. They may be morons, but I'm sure they account for a good percentage of the total voters >_> It is much the same as calling an idiot, an idiot. The person may be an idiot, but they don't want to be called as such, and generally I doubt they see themselves as idiotic...
And don't forget, way back in the day, there used to be just Books (illustrated or otherwise) and plays. It was a big jump from that, to movies. Similar level in jump to go from Books to Movies, as it is to go from Movies to Games....I'm quite sure people used to bash movies a whole lot more than you hear now (of which you don't hear much, ouside of porn, which is the same problem, parents not paying attention when their kid looks at/watches it)...
Eventually Games will be much the same as movies, everyday common stuff to most people who don't live in poverty or whatever...Something will replace it...A new input device probably (direct data-brain feed probably, a neural interface in other words, streaming experiences right to your head)
But like i said before to think Games will at one point be like movies now where there won't be targeted as much is not going to happen. Your controlling your character and no matter what people will say its a simulator thats my point. These people are idiots and not going to change. I even made a similar statement in the Bible and games article.
The jump from Books to Movies was much the same as the jump from games to movies.....Movies let you visualy experience something violent, such as a murder, a much more visceral of an experience, than reading about it...That is immersive too. The immersive level from book to movie, is similar from movie to game....But movies came out a LONG time ago, since everyone alive now (pretty much) has grown up with movies, you don't see many people complaining about them now, do you? Porn is a subtype of video/media that is still getting flack, but it isn't so mainstream, unlike games and movies...
Soon games will become Day to Day life for most people, and people will grow up with games, and you won't find so many pissy politicians and parents who complain about it...
If you need proof, look at the numbers, the video game market is growing, it is getting close to the $$$ value of the Movie industry....
Some day, you'll get mainstream ratings of games the same as movies....If something is only suited for 18+ (a lot of pornographic content, or excessively violent, etc), you'll have to special order it, or go through a store that offers it, same with movies now...In fact, there are already games like that, though mostly just on th PC....
GO tallteen For typing all that, And VOTE 4 OBAMA OR DIE! (On all your Video Games)
And if you didn't notice, I typed out a bit more in reply to finalblade, who was missing the point, it seemed >_>
This bitch is crazy. Seriously, If she wins, I hope someone snipes her because they played Halo and GTA out of Irony.