Games - The Jury Is Out And Confused

Posted by simoniker on Thursday June 5, 2003 @10:39PM from the no-gta-for-toddlers dept.

Thanks to Blue's News for pointing to a New York Times article entitled 'On Video Games, the Jury Is Out and Confused' (registration required). It talks about the mixed messages being given to parents about video gaming, especially with regard to violent content, and its effect on their children: "In the face of contradictory, inconclusive or just plain confusing evidence, some parents... agonize over what limits to set." One concerned mother even has to keep her spouse in check as well: "My husband is a little hard to control. Sometimes he lets them rent games with little figures on top of buildings trying to shoot each other off." What limits do you or your relatives put on their children's gaming, and why?

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Blame Gore by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-05 23:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

"I was able to buy rated R tickets when I was 14 but for the last two years I couldn't. Thank you very much Tipper Gore."

I know everyone loves to blame Al Gore for what is wrong with the Internet because he said he invented it..... but why blame his wife Tipper for anything about movies? She was only involved with music labeling. She did invent the MPAA movie-rating system.

What next? "When I was 13, I tried to visit the Mustang Ranch brothel, but they would not let me in. Damn you Tipper!"