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Rockstar's Next Game Draws Protesters
Rockstar's next title, Bully, has already come under fire from anti-bullying groups. Activists have taken it up another notch, though, by demonstrating outside of the NY Rockstar offices. They've also laid out a list of demands to the game developer, hoping to get the company to change its ways. The Peaceoholics demand Rockstar "Not to release Bully under any circumstances, Volunteer to sell its violent and sexually explicit games in adult video stores only, Let parents return Grand Theft Auto for a full refund until they do a national awareness campaign to educate parents of content and possible effects, Create a fund for victims of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and car-jackings, etc, Make a national apology for misleading and lying to children, parents, and legislators about their intentions and causing insurance premiums to sky rocket, Give a written response within five business days of receipt of these demands" Press the Buttons has commentary, and uses some words I'd like to myself.
Duping your own submission http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/02/ 2229237&tid=10
Yeah, "news" this is not.
For this event, I have prepared a song about the Peaceaholics and their efforts:
*I Feel Pretty begins to play*
I FEEL STUPID!... OH SO STUPID!... I FEEL STUPID, RETARDED, AND DUUUUUUUMB!
I WISH CUPID... DIDN'T TRY... TO GO GET ME... CONCEEEEEEEEEEIVED!
*lalalalala la la la LA LA*
WE ARE MORONS!... SUCH BIG MORONS!... THERE'S NO SHOW ON... WITH MORONS... LIKE WEEEEEE!
SO WE GO ON... AND MAKE STINKS... ON NATIONAL... TEEEVEEEEEEEE!
*lalalalala LA LA LA*
SEE THAT STUPID GUY IN THE TV THERE!
WHO COULD THAT DUMB IDIOT BEEEEEEEEEEE?
SUCH A STUPID FACE! SUCH A STUPID SMILE! SUCH A STUPID SIGN! SUCH A STUPID WEEEEEEEEEEE!
*such a stupid we! such a stupid we!*
I HATE ROCKSTAR!... THAT DAMN ROCKSTAR!... THEY THINK WE ARE... MUCH DUMB-"AR"... THAN THEEEEEEEY!
FOR THEY MAAAAAAAKE... MY KIDS GO AND... DOOOOO STUPID THIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS!
*music turns evil sounding*
HAVE YOU SEEN THESE OUTLANDISH NEWSCASTS!?... THEY MAKE US SEEM EVIL AS SIN!
BUT I KNOW THAT ONCE OUR GAME'S RELEASED... IT WILL SELL LIKE HOTCAKES AND THEN WE'LL SURELY WIN!
THOSE PEOPLE ARE DUMB! THEY ARE SO CONTRIVED *lalala*
THEY DO NOT KNOW THIS... PUBLICITY'S FIIIIIIIINE!
BUT WHY DO THEY SEEK... TO SHOW US LIKE FREAKS?! *lalala*
FOR WE ARE JUST GEEKS... WHO LIKE TO PLAY GAAAAAAAMES!
STAY AWAY FROM US... PEACEAHOLICS!... YOU MAKE ALL OF US... CATATONIC!
HONEST AND SURE... THAT THEY'LL HAVE US FINED! *lalala*
I GUESS THEY DON'T KNOW... THEY'RE OUT OF THEIR MIIIIIIIIIIIINDS!
*lalalalala LA LA LA*
WE FEEL STUPID!... OH SO STUPID!... THAT WE THINK THAT... THAT ROCKSTAR... SHOULD BUUUUUURRRN!
A COMMITTEEEEEE... SHOULD BE FORMED... TO GO AND SLAN... -DER THEEEEEEMMMMM!
*lalalalala LA LA LA*
SEE THAT EVIL GUY, THAT JACK THOMPSON THERE!? *Jack Thompson! Where?*
WHO COULD THAT SINISTER GUY GO SUUUUEEE? *Huh? Rockstar?*
SUCH AN EVIL GUY! SUCH AN EVIL CASE! SUCH AN EVIL GRIN! SUCH AN EVIL DWEEEEEEEEB!
*such and evil dweeb! such an evil dweeb!*
I FEEL STUPID... OH SO STUPID... WE GOT SO FAR... AND ROCKSTAR... HAS WOOOOOOOOOON!
CAUSE' WE LOOOOOST... IN THE STUPID... LAW APPEALS COOOOOUUUUUURT!
~Otaku-Man
Anti-bullying groups? Seriously? So we solved that world hunger thing?