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By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:59:07 +0000

Yeah, Jordan, it is filthy, but who is responsible? Should some overseeing body be regulating which video games are published? Who was this Equality Now, and how did they manage to get the game pulled off of shelves worldwide?

OF COURSE the publisher of this game is responsible for its content, and store managers are responsible for what they stock on their shelves. But both the publisher and the stores are in the business to make money, and this kind of filth sells. Big time.

In fact, we have to be a little bit careful bringing it to the public’s attention, as there are plenty of people who will go and buy it just to see what all the fuss is about.

And then again, you can’t control the internet.

I think the message from this story is that you can’t be too vigilant about your child’s internet access. And you really need to keep away from stores that sell anything like this. And if a store is really awful, maybe you can work with civic authorities to clean it up, but that is a bit of a crap shoot, because public tends to side with the poor store-keeper who is just trying to make a living. And again, controversy sells

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:41:17 +0000

I think you CAN just grab someone off the street when the issue is as cut and dry as this. The game is filthy.

By: Suricou Raven

Suricou Raven — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:53:03 +0000

You misunderstand. I mean that it’s not enough to just have a stake in the issue – I mean that, for someone to be worth interviewing in the media, they need to have a specific and clear reason they were chosen. Even if it’s an issue that affects everyone, you can’t just go out and grab someone at random off the street.

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:20:39 +0000

Suricou – When women are exploited like this, it affects all of society.

“everyone else is just an observer with no stake” – Surely you jest!

So, if an actual woman gets raped because some guy is getting off on this ‘game’, living out his fantasies, the woman’s husband is “just an observer with no stake”? Come on…

By: Heather P.

Heather P. — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:43:31 +0000

As a mother of a son I have to disagree with Raven. As a human on this planet I have to disagree with Raven.

If only half the world’s population is allowed to speak out against this then I am sorely tempted to take my son, daughter, and soon-to-be-born daughter and head for the hills…

Do I tell him it’s none of his business since he doesn’t have a vagina?? Do I tell him it’s better just to not know about these things?? Do I tell him that as long as it doesn’t affect his sisters or me, it’s just none of his business??

And, yes I get what you’re saying in the capitalistic sense, Raven, but really I would never have believed that someone would call the publishers’ idea excellent. Anywhere. Of any gender. Wow.

By: Suricou Raven

Suricou Raven — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:03:06 +0000

I think womens’ groups are just the only ones worthy of quoteing on this – everyone else is just an observer with no stake or particular knowledge. Maybe one of the anti-pornography pressure groups would do, too.

The publishers had an excellent idea here: Make a game that’s deliberatly pushing the social limits and watch the resulting outcry… and then people will buy it just to see what all the fuss is about. Good publicity.