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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:38 am
by Leisher
The "people who know what's best for you" have been going after video games and their ratings system.
Now they're looking at movies.
I'd love to see their team of researchers at work.
"See, right there. This movie is rated G yet Bambi's Babmi's mom was just brutally murdered. Let's edit that out."
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 12:43 pm
by TheCatt
This just in: Context matters.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 1:07 pm
by GORDON
Why wouldn't Bambi have a G rating?
Young children mustn't know that sometimes people die?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 2:21 pm
by Leisher
It just annoys me that studies like this one are the reason Looney Tunes had their "violent content" edited out.
No word on when Pepe LePew will be classified as a rapist.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 12:05 pm
by unkbill
Leisher wrote:No word on when Pepe LePew will be classified as a rapist.
Actually I believe Pepe was more of a stalker.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 1:33 pm
by GORDON
unkbill wrote:Leisher wrote:No word on when Pepe LePew will be classified as a rapist.
Actually I believe Pepe was more of a stalker.
There are those who would argue that there's no difference.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:56 pm
by Cakedaddy
There are those that would argue that killing a player in a video game while they are mining = rape.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:36 pm
by GORDON
Aha! Winner.