The Joystick Is The Root of All Evil

Waab writes "David Yoo, of the Parsons School of Design has taken some time out of his busy schedule to put together one of the funniest sites I've seen all year, Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence. With articles like "EverQuest: A Threat to Society?" and "America's Army: A New Low" (articles currently offline "due to editing"), MAVAV gives worried parents one more senseless cause to rally round. Even Tycho and Gabe love it."

Comments

Almost Correct

[Rayonic]

Actually, only the Atari 5200 Joystick is the root of all evil.

I kinda fell for it.

[alexmogil]

I called his last week at the number he left at his domain registration. I didn't believe it, but I also wanted to prove to myself I didn't believe it.

He was pretty stunned that anyone could call by the tone in his voice.

He stuttered. He kinda laughed.

"I was told not to, uhm, tell anyone about that information."
Oh, so you don't know who the founder is, or what their contact info is?
"No, I only set it up for them."
You don't have an email address with which I can get in contact with them?
"No, I dont have any inform... I can't give it out."
Will they be disclosing any of that information on their web site?
"I don't know. I think so."

So again, I guess I fell for it a bit, but I had a good laugh, too. Some of the article titles were hilarious.

My Joystick Is the Root of All Evil?

[hkhanna]

I thought only my ex-girlfriend thought that.

Another EFF cause in the offing!

[Tsar]

Who are these enemies of free speech? The Kids Against Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence website has now been taken offline, due to MAVAV's freedom-quashing use of the DMCA. I have come to the sad conclusion that all this hatred, injustice and bigotry will only stop when we frag these MAVAV mothers. Where's my BFG9000?

Re:Feel the force of Parody

[PD]

I want everyone to wake up and realize the damage that the Internet can do to their lives. I am a former Internet addict, and after I lost 15 jobs, my house, my car, my dogs, and my immortal soul, I realized what I had done and just stopped. I used to spend more than 20 hours a day surfing the OLGAnon website, reloading it repetitively, looking for new news. I don't know why I did it, but there you go. I hope my story can save another concerned person from destroying their lives with the Internet. It doesn't take a game like Everquest to lead you to the road of futility and destruction. A busybody mother who knows too much HTML for her own good can be just as deadly.

Re:I think the joystick has "masculine" underpinni

[Anonvmous Coward]

"I was looking at 2 dead joysticks on my shelf the other day, and noticed how they looked oddly similar to male sex organs. Now if a feminist made this connection, and had a thing against male sex organs, then the computer gaming industry could be in real trouble ;-)"

So how do you explain 'Game Pads' to feminists?

Yuck I grossed myself out.

Re:M.A.V.V. is a parody right?

[LostCluster]

A further clue that this can't be serious...

A guy named "David" runs a group whose name starts "Mothers Against..."

I picked the wrong school

[JordoCrouse]

Wow - I wish I had signed up for the "Fool the Shit out of People 101" class instead of these useless computer science courses.

Whats next? Grifting 203 and the ever popular "Three card Monte" elective? All requirements for the BS in BS, of course.