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Prostitutes Call for a Ban on GTA

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the encouraging-better-customers dept.

d writes "Gamespot has an article about an association of prostitutes protesting the GTA games. Apparently, the sex workers of the Sex Workers Outreach Project aren't too happy about their ingame counterparts being treated violently in the GTA games. They note that the games are a bad influence on children, and might encourage rape and violent behavior towards prostitutes in real life."

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  1. Prostitutes? by Dog+Chapman · · Score: 5, Funny


    Fuck them!

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    1. Re:Prostitutes? by JoeLinux · · Score: 5, Funny

      Naww....you might catch something...

    2. Re:Prostitutes? by Y0tsuya · · Score: 5, Funny

      These lame protests will be nothing compare to the fallout from my upcoming game: Imam Turkey Shoot.

    3. Re:Prostitutes? by marko123 · · Score: 4, Funny

      "The Crucifix?"

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  2. Justifying your vice. by suso · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would think that this kind of reasoning would justify murderers to call for a ban on CBS (Crime Broadcasting Station).

  3. Here's to calling the kettle black by sexyrexy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sex workers definitely aren't a bad potential influence on children.

    Oh, wait.

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    1. Re:Here's to calling the kettle black by stupidfoo · · Score: 4, Funny

      I've always wanted to be a prostitute. This whole IT thing is just temporary.

  4. Wait, isn't prostitution illegal? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So we're getting calls to ban a form of entertainment... from the purveyors of a widely banned form of entertainment.

    Something about glass houses comes to mind here.

  5. Why haven't police done the same? by merreborn · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's at least as much cop killing in GTA as there is ho slaughtering.

  6. How's Jack going to react? by JoeLinux · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disclaimer: I am a Christian. However, Jack Thompson is of the notorious southern-baptist style bible-thumping crowd. This places him on the same side as prostitutes. I can't WAIT for someone to point this out to him.

    We should have a slogan:

    "Jack Thompson: Working with the street-walkers to keep your kids safe"
    "No-body has their pulse on the average American cum-catcher like Jack"

  7. I an just see the trials on CourtTV now by TheSkepticalOptimist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whore: "I promise to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth."

    Attorney: "Are you a prostitute?"

    Whore: "Yes, I am" ...

    CNN's Anderson Cooper: "And in today's news, the 1000th prostitute was thrown in jail for admitting they were in the illegal sex trade. Thousands more are lining up around the block to give their testimony to the supreme court...."

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  8. Disappointed with Link... by Jamil+Karim · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the Sex Workers Outreach Project homepage, I clicked on "Calendar", but all I got was a list of upcoming events... =(

  9. Strange bedfellows by hal2814 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Prostitutes and religious zealots are both against the GTA series. What stange bedfellows...

    1. Re:Strange bedfellows by British · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm just waiting for a group of drug dealers to protest GTA.

      Yes, we have everyone from all walks of life protesting GTA. All the good & bad people(depending on your perspective) are putting aside their differences to stop GTA. GTA is helping unite the world. Pimps will stop slapping their hoes, drug dealers will stop killing deadbeat buyers and Hatians will stop, um, whatever Hatians do for a moment to protest a freakin' video game.

      Before GTA, wow, we were so blind to the social problems in the world. We only needed a video game to finally reflect it!

  10. You're already selling yourself by tengu1sd · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've always wanted to be a prostitute. This whole IT thing is just temporary.

    Let's see, hookers sell a few hours of their time, perform questionable acts for money, and in the ideal situation, make you feel like you'r the most important part of their day. Tries to avoid virus and worm outbreaks with best practices.

    System admin, sells all of his or her time, performs questionable acts for money. May try to make his customers happy. Tries to avoid virus and worm outbreaks with best practices. Demanding customers may make this difficult.

    Consultant. See hooker.

    All in all, a hooker has better pay scale, less hours, and a chance to negotiate a better working environment. Also less likely to be outsourced.

    1. Re:You're already selling yourself by cloak42 · · Score: 5, Funny

      All in all, a hooker has better pay scale, less hours, and a chance to negotiate a better working environment. Also less likely to be outsourced.

      Plus there's actually the occasional orgasm for a hooker. When was the last time you were able to come while adding a rule to your firewall?

    2. Re:You're already selling yourself by really? · · Score: 4, Funny

      This morning.

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    3. Re:You're already selling yourself by raddan · · Score: 4, Funny
      When was the last time you were able to come while adding a rule to your firewall?

      You're obviously not using pf!