Submitted by Anon. Fan - October 21, 2006 at 12:22 pm -050065.54.98.30
From Thompson's letter:
'...Then, having apparently learned nothing from that, the ESRB put a “Teen” rating on Take-Two’s Oblivion: Elder Scrolls earlier this year, which rating had to be recalled when game players found nudity and thus sexual content in the game...'
Wait, 'nudity and thus sexual content?' First of all, they were *user-modded* breasts. Second of all, since when is nudity sexual by itself? I guess we'd better start recalling those medical textbooks as 'pornography' and inform every mammogram technician that he's engaging in sexual deviance.
The comparison of a sling-shot to a sniper rifle was a nice touch to boot. Also good to see he's grossly misrepresenting the findings of the American Psychological Association. They essentially claimed that there was a correlation between aggression and video game players, but no direct cause. Young men and teenage boys are the majority of players and, surprise surprise, they tend to be more aggressive and assertive on average.
I have to hand it to Thompson for being a great salesman of this BS though. He makes it sound *almost* plausible by twisting everything he can. If this were 1956, he'd be the one crusading against comic books and the dangerous slippery slope of allowing negroes on school buses.
Posted 07/09/08 at 12:40am Jack Wessels: @PHOENIXZERO: Do you really think that would stop him?
Posted 07/09/08 at 12:29am PHOENIXZERO: Wonder if Jack ever got the memo that attacking a judge, especially the one who presided over your own hearing will only make him look worse.
Posted 07/08/08 at 11:10pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Dennis you should post that story about JT insulting Judge Tunis. There might be more you could find that Kotaku missed.
Posted 07/08/08 at 08:32pm lordlundar: Jack should realize that when you call everyone crazy, then the only crazy one is the you.
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:06pm DarkTetsuya: @GP I just fear for the safety of your fax machine cause you didn't post it :P
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:02pm PHOENIXZERO: @Krono Yeah, that's probably where it came from. Don't remember if a source was mentioned. Other than it being called a "story" or "study".
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:02pm PHOENIXZERO: Because I was bored and channel surfing. =(
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:59pm GRIZZAM PRIME: PHEONIXZERO, Why the hell are you watching CNN's sodomy butt baby(HLN)?
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:53pm Krono: @PHOENIXZERO: Would that be the AP story about how schools should teach 11+ year old how to avoid abusive datings relationships?
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:34pm PHOENIXZERO: Oh joy, new subject and they bring out Cooper Lawrence who takes a mention about videogames. It's a segment called "Sex Normal for 11-Year-Olds" having to do more so with mental and physical abuse in "relationships" of 11-14 year olds and not sex. >_<
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:28pm PHOENIXZERO: Certainly a stupid segment with their "adolescent psychologist" and a game is different than a movie. Two callers, underwhelming. >_>
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:24pm PHOENIXZERO: CNN has wanted to be Fox Jr since Fox started spanking them in the ratings and Turner was removed from power.
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:11pm PHOENIXZERO: UGH, they have the CT AG on there... He sounds like Jack.
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:09pm PHOENIXZERO: >_> You can call in 1-800-TELL-HLN.
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:09pm PHOENIXZERO: CNN HLN is doing a segment on Beer Pong with their other "morality" blowhard Mike Galanos.
Posted 07/08/08 at 03:47pm Jabrwock: This just in! Jack insults someone. News@11
Posted 07/08/08 at 03:44pm mogbert: I think we can skip that story, we can't cover JT every time he insults someone, we would run out of server space...
Posted 07/08/08 at 03:43pm gamepolitics: nah, intentionally didn't post that... it's just a publicity grab... I only have so much JT tolerance, save 4 more relevant news
Posted 07/08/08 at 02:57pm Xlorep DarkHelm: Dennis doesn't post every little tidbit of information about Whacky-Jacky.
Posted 07/08/08 at 02:52pm DarkTetsuya: freak4all: I just posted that ... but yeah they did
'...Then, having apparently learned nothing from that, the ESRB put a “Teen” rating on Take-Two’s Oblivion: Elder Scrolls earlier this year, which rating had to be recalled when game players found nudity and thus sexual content in the game...'
Wait, 'nudity and thus sexual content?' First of all, they were *user-modded* breasts. Second of all, since when is nudity sexual by itself? I guess we'd better start recalling those medical textbooks as 'pornography' and inform every mammogram technician that he's engaging in sexual deviance.
The comparison of a sling-shot to a sniper rifle was a nice touch to boot. Also good to see he's grossly misrepresenting the findings of the American Psychological Association. They essentially claimed that there was a correlation between aggression and video game players, but no direct cause. Young men and teenage boys are the majority of players and, surprise surprise, they tend to be more aggressive and assertive on average.
I have to hand it to Thompson for being a great salesman of this BS though. He makes it sound *almost* plausible by twisting everything he can. If this were 1956, he'd be the one crusading against comic books and the dangerous slippery slope of allowing negroes on school buses.