Hillary Gore
7/15/2005
I remember when Tipper Gore pushed the Parental Advisory notice for music with adult content. I was a teenager then, and she became my worst enemy. Now in my early 30's, I still find this behavior in politicians unforgivable. Not because I don't agree with the sentiments (because in some cases I do), but because I disagree with government involvement that acts as a standardized replacement for parental responsibility.
Now we have the Grand Theft Auto case. Hillary Clinton is outraged by the fact that a video game sold on the US market could have simulated sex mini-games downloaded to it (woo hoo). First, we are talking about a game that glorifies violence. People die horribly. Cars are stolen. You name it. And it's the sex that gets her attention.Are you getting any, Hillary?
When did sex become a greater offense than runnning people over in the street? There's just something so wrong about that. And it bothers me to no end.
You see it on TV, too. People die horribly. They are disfigured, and their guts are spilled all over the place. Doctors cut up bodies on-screen to find the causes of death, and you get to see all the juicy bits leak out. Just 2 weeks ago I watched a show where a man stumbled upon the body of his dead wife, her legs spread and her chest cut open and heart removed.
But man you better cover up that nipple. And no simulated sex in MATURE rated games.
What a bunch of crap. All this does is give kids a backwards message. It's ok to show people dying horribly. It's not ok to have sex or simulate sex. What kind of sick fetish do we have in glorifying gristly death over natural, animalistic sex?
posted by Edward Svengali @ Friday, July 15, 2005,
