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Australian Target Stores Ban GTA V For Depictions of Violence Against Women
MojoKid writes "There's no such thing as an official Grand Theft Auto game until there's been a bit of controversy leading to its removal from at least one set of store shelves. It's a right of passage for the GTA series, if you will, and GTA V just earned its place among the franchise's previous titles by ruffling feathers in Australia, leading to its ousting from Target stores. At issue this time around is the "game's depictions of violence against women." Jim Cooper, general manager of corporate affairs for Target, explained that customers have voiced a "significant level of concern about the game's content." Separate reports say Target Australia received a petition with nearly 40,000 signatures demanding the game be removed. According to the petition, the game gives players plenty of "incentive is to commit sexual violence against women, then abuse or kill them to proceed or get 'health' points."
Women commit more domestic violence against children than men do.
Correct. The most dangerous people, of all, to young children are, in order of risk of serious abuse or death: MOTHER(!), followed distantly by father, other immediate family, friends and acquaintances, and - by very much less - strangers.
But that's ok because mothers are WOMYN and can't help it if they torture, rape and murder their children, because we are know it's really some man's fault really. All women are saints y'know.