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ESRB Revokes San Andreas Rating
Alex Blonski writes "In a stunning move, the ESRB has advised retailers to stop selling Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. This report follows public pressure over the Hot Coffee debacle. Rockstar, the publishers of the game have given retailers the option of restickering the game with an 18+ rating or exchanging it for a new version with the controversial content removed. ESRB head Patricia Vance says 'After a thorough investigation, we have concluded that sexually explicit material exists in a fully rendered, unmodified form on the final discs of all three platform versions of the game (i.e., PC CD-ROM, Xbox and PS2). However, the material was programmed by Rockstar to be inaccessible to the player and they have stated that it was never intended to be made accessible. The material can only be accessed by downloading a software patch, created by an independent third party without Rockstar's permission, which is now freely available on the internet and through console accessories. Considering the existence of the undisclosed and highly pertinent content on the final discs, compounded by the broad distribution of the third party modification, the credibility and utility of the initial ESRB rating has been seriously undermined.'"
15yo kids are having sex in all the imaginable forms (so much that they're been taught about sex, contraceptives and abortion at 12) - and we're worried because a game (where you can batter an old man to death) has sex scenes?
Something's not logical in here. I still can't find out what it is, i just know something's wrong. If anybody can give some insight, he'd be gladly welcome.
17 year old: "I'm going to kill someone"
Authority Figure: "That's great... don't really care..."
17 year old: "Huh! BOOBIES!!!"
Authority Figure: "What's this?!" *beats 17 year old with a stick until he turns 18* "now you can look at all the pornography you want"
After all, some things that weren't obvious on the first viewing are clearly harmful to children on closer inspection and slight modification of usual use. Fucking censorship morons. I just love the fact that in this county it's ok to show graphic images of people being killed, but not people being fucked. This is pathetic.
*** Sigs are a stupid waste of bandwidth.
That's probably why prostitutes are such happy creatures.
I hope that most of the people replying to this thread don't have children -- in fact I know they don't -- they'd have a different attitude if they did. The morality they're preaching is fine for 17-year-old boys, but it's no good for anybody else.
You say "there is nothing wrong with sex." That's true. There's nothing wrong with buying a home either. But there are consequences to both. It's very easy to hurt yourself with sex. What is far worse is that, especially for guys, it is very easy to hurt other people with sex. It is easy for guys to assume that women think about sex and relationships pretty much the same way they do. They're wrong.
In the past, I have wound up hurting girls that I have been in relationships with. I regret it more than anything else in my life. I thought of the sex as meaningless, they didn't. A girl, unless she has been seriously damaged, does not think that way. She might tell you that she does, but she's lying.
I wouldn't be very persuasive if I argued that sexual morality is just a way to avoid hurting other people. I also think that it's a bedrock condition to a fulfilling life. I am fairly sure that being faithful to one person and building a family is what happiness is all about. You can run around when you're younger, but it messes you up for the time when you realize that you need get started on something meaningful. And again, it messes girls up more than guys.