“The Boondocks” has explained today
why the pro-censorship forces in Congress prefer to attack games as a cause of real-world violence rather than, say, going after the guns that fire them. Riley sums it up succinctly, “Who would you rather start beef with - some nerd who makes video games or some dude with a warehouse full of AK-47s?“
A blog on virtual worlds, games, and digital content, from Matt Mihaly
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November 14th, 2006 at 12:16 pm
Pentharian
Not everyone attacks games…CNN likes to promote Second Life!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/11/13/second.life.university/index.html
November 14th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
Pentharian
Darn, my /sarcasm tag didn’t show up.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:16 pm
MiniWuffy
Oh dear God… The media bashes (much better games like:) Achaea for having Gleam… But praises Second Life, which is full of cybering nerds? What a sad state of affairs…
December 5th, 2006 at 12:54 am
Richard (Drachius/Felemar)
Heheh! Penth…at any rate, the thing that has always seemed so fascinating to me and this plays across a rather grandiose framework is that they will attack video games but very, very rarely go after music or games. It is simply mind-boggling to think that gaming is such a scapegoat. The one thing I might could give them is that as systems like the Wii come into fruition, the immersiveness might make it difficult to distinguish reality from fiction but even that is applicable to other forms of media, just look at Gangsta rap or Natural Born Killers.
January 13th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Shawn Farrell
Well, y’see, the thing is the ownership of guns is codified in the Constitution, video games are not. That’s the real explanation for why they don’t go after real guns.