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Wii-violence too upsetting? |
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It is apparently quite easy to offend folks now-a-days. Vnunet.com reports that 17 viewers apparently found that the old Wii Play advert of Nintendo to be too "violent, offensive, and disturbing". Complaints have been filed with the Advertising Standards Authority">Advertising Standards Authority.
There was one viewer who even found that the advert was reminiscent of recent videos released by hostage-takers in Iraq. An additional four complainants believed that the ad glorified violence and the use of weapons, and could encourage children to emulate such actions. Six complainants challenged the scheduling restrictions and said that the ad should not be shown when children were watching TV. The remaining seven just found it offensive and disturbing.
It is good to know though that the ASA has thrown out the complaints explaining that it believes that viewers would recognize that the ad was emphasizing the range of computer games available on the Wii. The note: "We also considered that viewers were unlikely to link the ad to recent events in Iraq. We concluded that the ad was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence."
Folks upset over violence on their Wii? Oh dear, and here we were eagerly waiting for Manhunt 2.
Via Vnunet
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but then again, some cartoons offer much more violence then wii boxing, look at the powerpuff girls for instance...
people who complain about these things have nothing better to do, and i think it is our job to track them down and make fun of them by possibly mooning out of the portside windows.
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1. You are right, and people who devote their lives to the study of the human mind are carrying out flawed studies, or are involved in some sort of improbably conspiracy.
2. They are right, and you either:
a. Don't have enough theory-of-mind to notice the effects on yourself, and other people
b. Have a brain it doesn't have much of an effect on
c. Don't want to believe it
The ASA is a crap, toothless watchdog.
Enjoy the games by all means, but pretending they aren't harmful seems naive to me.
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Well i say: then why did you have kids in the first place? If you are going to have kids, watching your kids and rasing them to respect life is part of the job.
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If you (as a parent) have time to complain to the media, write letters to your congressman, file law suits against other people, or take any other action against videogames, THEN you have time to take care of your kids.
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P.S. wii rules esspicaly when they get online multiplayer
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