Child's Play 2005 Launch

It's that time of year again! Child's Play 2005 is underway. Child's Play is a charity run every year by Penny Arcade, the well-known online gaming comic created by Gabe and Tycho. Child's Play is your chance to give to the proto-geeks of the world who not only might not have the chance to play games otherwise, but find themselves sick in a hospital during the Holiday season. Child's Play gives money, games, and toys to children's hospitals in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.. Gabe's kickoff post was put up yesterday on the site. The Child's Play site itself is chok full of information, including a F.A.Q., letters from former patients who have been touched by games in hospice, and an order form for tickets to the second annual Child's Play charity dinner. This last is a swanky shindig with a silent auction, at which you can bid on one-of-a-kind opportunities like a tour of Bungie's studios or the chance to be in a Penny Arcade comic. Most important, though, are the links on the front page of the site to the various Amazon.com wishlists. There, you can purchase a book, game, or toy to have sent to a deserving kid at one of the participating hospitals. These folks are our folks, and if you have anything to give this is the place to do it. Thanks.

Comments

Re:US, UK, Canada

[donscarletti]

Summary of your argument in point form:

* Child's play is not for poor children, it's for sick children.

* Child's play is a cynical political stunt for the computer gamer lobby.

* Child's play really is for poor children since sick children are poor.

* Poor sick children need aid far more than other sick children since they are missing far more than just comfort.

Ok, so basically I said that Child's play is a very honorable and generous program that may be a little short in scope due to some natural human localisation of thinking. You defend them saying that Child's play is a self-contradictary undertaking based on political motivations who's contributions become insignificant compared to even basic care. I'm currently wondering if I'm responding to a fan with bad argument planning skills and an itchy reply link finger or a strawman sock puppet operated by Jack Thompson and the "fuck penny arcade" lobby.