Attack of the Mutant Political Correctness!!!

PsychicHeart · Wed 04/04/2007 09:09:12

Okay, so, i came across this site the other day, and I, as a gamer, felt damn offended.
Some of the interesting articles they had on offer included Textspeak linked to violent games and Burning Crusade goes Gold- Threat Level RED!!! .
Oh, and let's not forget some worshipping of the almighty Jack Thompson!
And, as per usual of sites such as this, it's all made almost viewable by badly-done Photoshop images that appear to be done by some sort of 3-year old.
Does anyone else dislike the media image of games?
Well, discussion/rant session open,
Cheers,
Flukezy.

ManicMatt · Wed 04/04/2007 10:35:34

That a joke? It's "facts" against videogames are pure speculation and paranoia.

So I'M GONA KILL EM ALL!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously though, textspeak was formed from MOBILE PHONES YOU IDIOTS.

Nacho · Wed 04/04/2007 10:38:10

Fluke there are zillions of things to be annoyed than browsing the web looking for anti-videogames... Why don't you use that energy to fight the baby seal killers or something?

Radiant · Wed 04/04/2007 11:48:05

If you're going to quote Jack Thompson, quote this. Especially the story surrounding the proposal, game, and donation

Chicky · Wed 04/04/2007 12:30:19

after looking at this image:

do you honestly think that site is serious?

Hammerite · Wed 04/04/2007 12:56:25

well it appears that people who play violent games appear to form distinguishable images in their minds. The others just form obscure blurs.

EldKatt · Wed 04/04/2007 15:32:15

All this boils down to a basic uncritical and dogmatic viewpoint, and a lack of respect for or understanding of the scientific method. It's people who have already decided what to think about something, and don't bother to check if it seems probable. The anti-videogame stuff, any similar censorship-approaching stuff, the intelligent design debate... all of them are caused by the same basic problem. People don't seem to like just looking at the world, thinking about what they see, and drawing a reasonable conclusion.

In this particular instance, I think a lot of what was said in the discussions about music censorship (which is essentially what it was, although the proponents didn't use that term) in the late 80's in the U.S. applies here as well. An appropriate quote from Frank Zappa's testimony in a Maryland state senate hearing in 1986, as reproduced in "The Real Frank Zappa Book":

"'Disturbed' people can be set off on a 'disturbed' course of action by any kind of stimulus. If they are prone to being antisocial or schizophrenic or whatever, they can be set off by anything, including my tie, or your hair, or that chair over there. You can't point to the statistics concerning 'people doing strange things in the vicinity of rock music,' because all you've got to do is look around at all the normal kids who listen to it and live with it every day who do not commit suicide; they don't commit murder, and they grow up to be, in some cases, legislators."

Tartalo · Wed 04/04/2007 15:36:04

Thanks God my mom doesn't know a word of English, otherwise I could only play Tetris.
Unfortunately, somebody translated for her sexisforfags.com and now I have to hide my condoms, damm!

Captain Lexington · Thu 05/04/2007 05:58:33

Quote from: those SmacktardsFact: Publishers exploit cute, huggable and lovable franchises such as Pokemon and Splinter Cell, in hopes of hooking more potential gamers in today's youth. This is the same strategy practiced in the tobacco industry.

That quote, paired with that inane picture and the fact that the name sucks bug time, seals in my mind the idea that these guys aren't for real. Kind of like video games.

Hammerite · Thu 05/04/2007 09:07:24

Is Splinter Cell really huggable, I mean sure it may look like he hugs people but he's actually breaking their necks quickly and silently.
:o

EldKatt · Thu 05/04/2007 09:56:31

Yeah, mentioning Splinter Cell in the same sentence as Pokemon as an example of a "cute, huggable [sic] and lovable" franchise shows as well as anything that they're just not doing their homework.

PsychicHeart · Thu 05/04/2007 11:03:14

Thought i'd tie up a few of their misconceptions

Quote from: MAVAV
'textspeak', an awful slang language spoken by a subculture of underground gamers and computer hackers.

Uh, i thought every PC user under the sun uses (at least occassionally) textspeak?

Quote from: MAVAV
clans and guilds, an underground video game phenomenon which closely resembles gangs

Yeah, my 1337 clan of night elves recently robbed a bank. WE ARE TEH HARDC0R3!!!

Quote from: MAVAV
E3: Evil Entertainment Expo

Indeed. They show such evil vile games as Animal Crossing, and Mario Galaxy. THE INSIDIOUSNESS OF IT ALL!!!

Quote from: MAVAV
A large portion were argumentative rebuttals sent in by feral teenage gamers

I'm sorry, "feral" teenage gamers? I haven't felt this offended since Daikatana was released!

Though i enjoyed this article Good ol' Penny Arcade

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Cheers,
Flukezy.

Mr Jake · Thu 05/04/2007 11:20:25

Quote from: Flukezy on Thu 05/04/2007 11:03:14
Quote from: MAVAV
'textspeak', an awful slang language spoken by a subculture of underground gamers and computer hackers.
Uh, i thought every PC user under the sun uses (at least occassionally) textspeak?

No.

Quote from: Flukezy on Thu 05/04/2007 11:03:14
Quote from: MAVAV
clans and guilds, an underground video game phenomenon which closely resembles gangs
Yeah, my 1337 clan of night elves recently robbed a bank. WE ARE TEH HARDC0R3!!!

To be honst, they are. No one mentioned CRIMINAL gangs.

Quote from: Flukezy on Thu 05/04/2007 11:03:14
Quote from: MAVAV
A large portion were argumentative rebuttals sent in by feral teenage gamers
I'm sorry, "feral" teenage gamers? I haven't felt this offended since Daikatana was released!

You're acting pretty feral right now, raging over this (most likely) satire website.

Al_Ninio · Thu 05/04/2007 11:25:26

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAVAV
Alright?

EldKatt · Thu 05/04/2007 11:30:49

Well, he totally screwed me over. I have already e-mailed them posing as a sympathizer and asking for sources, but I guess that project went down the drain.

PsychicHeart · Thu 05/04/2007 11:44:39

Ah. Well, my bad.

EagerMind · Thu 05/04/2007 16:56:18

QuoteThe MAVAV hoax is a prime example of how easily information can be propagated on the Internet, as well as how easily consumers will take in that which they read, without first questioning it, sort of like Wikipedia.

This almost reads like a Philip K. Dick novel. So is this right or isn't it (note lack of references or citations)? What exactly is real here ... or anywhere? * trails off into metaphysical contemplation *

EldKatt · Thu 05/04/2007 18:44:32

Quote from: EagerMind on Thu 05/04/2007 16:56:18
QuoteThe MAVAV hoax is a prime example of how easily information can be propagated on the Internet, as well as how easily consumers will take in that which they read, without first questioning it, sort of like Wikipedia.

This almost reads like a Philip K. Dick novel. So is this right or isn't it (note lack of references or citations)? What exactly is real here ... or anywhere? * trails off into metaphysical contemplation *

It's a tacit citation of Yoo's project writeup (see the external links). Not quite Wikipedia-kosher (it should be attributed), but I'm too lazy to fix it. The last words about Wikipedia are definitely a violation of guidelines, and have been deleted (not by me).

ManicMatt · Thu 05/04/2007 19:34:04

Quote from: ManicMatt on Wed 04/04/2007 10:35:34
That a joke?

Yes Matt, your instincts were correct, you intelligent man, you.

modgeulator · Sat 07/04/2007 05:13:40

It seems the main side effect of playing too many video games is an increased level of gullibility...