Where Politics And Video Games Collide

Forgot a couple other things:

Unless they find another Hot Coffee in Bully, which I seriously doubt, the rating won't be changed, nor should it. I've played the game myself, and I find nothing in it that would warrant an M rating. The T rating was fair, and it was justfied.

I'm also going to take a radical tack and argue that teens should play this game, as it teaches you the value of standing up for yourself and others. It's been proven for ages that bullies often pick on those with low self-esteem, and this game illustrates how important that is.

I've been wondering if perhaps the real reason politicians and others have been quick to condemn Rockstar's games has been not because of violence, but of how they portray authority figures. One of the recurring themes I've noticed throughout most of their games is that all of the people in authority are usually depicted either as corrupt, sleazy or buffoons, or a combination thereof. People like politicians and JT may actually fear these games because it shows them up for the fools they really are, and they see such entertainment as a threat to their positions because of that. It may sound farfetched, but such fears were expressed by Rufus Sewell's character in The Illusionist, and because of that he tried everything in his power to shut Edward Norton's magic show down (See that movie, BTW. It's great! :))