Not this crap again...terminator44June 15 2006, 02:17:33 UTC
He also called for a universal rating system for all media. "The present alphabet soup is just confusing," he said
Again with the "universal ratings system" bullshit. Look, you can't lump completly differnt forms of entertainment into just one system. It just won't fit. Movies, for example, show convincing acts of violence played out by real people, yet all you do is watch the acts. Video games, on the other hand, show violent acts on a visual quality inferior to movies (as far as realism is concerned); but unlike movies, games allow you to actually participate in these violent acts. And lastly, there is music. Sure, some music lyrics allude to acts of violence, but they never actually show the acts taking place. Bottom line: these mediums of entertainment are not, I repeat, NOT compatible, and they never will be. You can't judge all of them by the same stamp.
Apologies for the long rant. I'm just tired of the idiots who keep pushing this stupid idea (Hilary Clinton, anyone?).
Re: Not this crap again...rformerJune 15 2006, 04:33:38 UTC
You could easily make an argument against the other industries being even more detrimental to the child's psyche. From my own childhood, I recall that all the "cool kids" would be able to recite gangster rap lyrics backwards and forwards. On the bus, I see the same thing in today's youth. I don't really see all the kids wearing plumbing outfits b/c of the new Mario game. I do see them wearing Snowmen t-shirts b/c of Young Jeezy. This witchhunt really irks me. We already went through this in the mid 80s and early 90s. They didn't tackle gangster rap and 15-20 yrs later, we're generally still ok. Arguably, the biggest promoter's of violence are in office, and I doubt they grew up listening to snoop.
Re: Not this crap again...gray17June 15 2006, 23:50:32 UTC
Is the various industries themselves the ones providing the rating system over there? Because that's what leaves it too messy to realistically try for over here.
Again with the "universal ratings system" bullshit. Look, you can't lump completly differnt forms of entertainment into just one system. It just won't fit. Movies, for example, show convincing acts of violence played out by real people, yet all you do is watch the acts. Video games, on the other hand, show violent acts on a visual quality inferior to movies (as far as realism is concerned); but unlike movies, games allow you to actually participate in these violent acts. And lastly, there is music. Sure, some music lyrics allude to acts of violence, but they never actually show the acts taking place. Bottom line: these mediums of entertainment are not, I repeat, NOT compatible, and they never will be. You can't judge all of them by the same stamp.
Apologies for the long rant. I'm just tired of the idiots who keep pushing this stupid idea (Hilary Clinton, anyone?).
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