tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post3499094817966267746..comments2024-03-28T22:00:11.073+00:00Comments on Many-Eyed Hydra's Succubus Bordello: Won't someone think of the children . . .M.E. Hydrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01344522516345219776noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post-50426890481741172702011-07-19T00:45:06.683+01:002011-07-19T00:45:06.683+01:00Wicked City was my anime inspiration. Arisa from ...Wicked City was my anime inspiration. Arisa from Delivery Special Soap owes her existence to the soapland demon from this. :)M.E. Hydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344522516345219776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post-75770439608045638092011-07-18T15:19:41.798+01:002011-07-18T15:19:41.798+01:00Hah, regarding your dad-in-rental-shop scenario, t...Hah, regarding your dad-in-rental-shop scenario, that's pretty much what happened with me. To the best of my recollection my dad got a bunch of VHS from a friend and, thinking they were just cartoons, _set up a TV in mine and my brother's room_. At the age of about twelve we both had a balanced reaction to Overfiend---a bit embarrassed at times, and neither of us has killed any loved ones yet. I seem to recall finding the plots a bit thin, but it helped my (already extant) vore (pre-)kink along nicely :)Andrew Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225595242296782193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post-46028184928235207072011-07-02T18:31:44.035+01:002011-07-02T18:31:44.035+01:00@Civildeviation. I'm not convinced on a lot of...@Civildeviation. I'm not convinced on a lot of the arguments about links between violent games/movies/pornography and violent behaviour. Too many "researchers" pursuing their own agendas.<br /><br />I don't think kids should be playing games like GTA either. They're grown-up games dealing with grown-up themes.<br /><br />I really hate the Think-of-the-Children argument. It's a nasty weapon - emotive, and sadly very effective at dragging normally middle-of-the-road people onto the wrong side of the censorship line. I'd rather it was disarmed completely by making it clear the game/film/book/whatever is not for children in the first place, so responsible adults can enjoy it without the worry of some meddlebutt killjoy taking it out of their hands.<br /><br />Of course, if the classification system isn't clearly set up to handle the distinction, then you have a problem . . .M.E. Hydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344522516345219776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post-82055864473199226502011-07-02T18:11:28.516+01:002011-07-02T18:11:28.516+01:00@C Thanks, some good points. In Britain the 18 ce...@C Thanks, some good points. In Britain the 18 certificate is very broad. A lot of mainstream Hollywood films receive this classification without any problems. That would probably explain both my and the original journalist's ambivalence.<br /><br />If receiving an 18 certificate meant the film (or game!) wouldn't be sold or shown in usual outlets, then you're right, it becomes a case of de-facto censorship as the games company can't financially justify making the game in the first place.<br /><br />Yeah, us Brits probably didn't spot the differences in the classification system and repercussions from getting a bad rating. The games companies had to fight and win this one and were right to do so.M.E. Hydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344522516345219776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post-26854459778712091502011-07-02T02:09:54.528+01:002011-07-02T02:09:54.528+01:00Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the ESRB system...Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the ESRB system didn't have any influence on retail restrictions. So a game that is meant for adults can be sold to a minor depending on the store. Though it's okay for an adult to give the game to a minor, unlike tobacco/alcohol sales. <br /><br />If the meddlebutts influence the retailers they can effectively cut the market, thus changing big-name games. Still that secondary system leaves massive loopholes. <br /><br />Personally, I feel the meddlebutts have some good points, not necessarily in the extreme behavioral arena, but that games definitely have psychological impacts with some children.Civildeviationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676636824951510626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post-82050998106294052602011-07-01T18:55:23.280+01:002011-07-01T18:55:23.280+01:00Also: the 'de-facto censorship' worry expr...Also: the 'de-facto censorship' worry expressed in the article (and your comparison to NC-17 movies) is already a reality in the US. This was especially apparent in the case of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which had its ESRB rating bumped up to "Adult Only", and consequently the game was dropped by many major retailers (until the game was modified.)<br /><br />http://www.gamespot.com/news/6129500/san-andreas-rated-ao-take-two-suspends-productionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058415924232091761.post-40483634137420370942011-07-01T18:27:08.181+01:002011-07-01T18:27:08.181+01:00I don't quite understand the ambivalence expre...I don't quite understand the ambivalence expressed by you and the original blogger. The author of the article writes, "Although this ruling is an important milestone for the games industry in the US, it's unlikely to shut the door on future legislative efforts." And you echo, "It’s always hard to know with these things. The moral meddlebutts are getting sneakier at depriving the public of things the meddlebutts disapprove of."<br /><br />Well sure, that's something to be concerned about, but that's *always* the case with US court decisions (since the court obviously can't anticipate and preemptively block all the future legislative moves the 'moral meddlebutts.') I mean, the same worry would still be present had the decision gone the other way, so it's not clear to me what you would have had the court do.<br /><br />Also, note that the ESRB (the US game ratings board) is still in place and still putting age-appropriate labels on games (like "Teen", "Mature", etc.) So the 'point-to-the-certificate' strategy you mention is still perfectly applicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com