Imponderables: I'm With Stupid
POSTED BY: nvghostrider
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 00:00
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Quote:Amen, Zeek, amen. IMO game ratings are already displayed more prominently than movie ratings. If the government wants to get into the business of regulating every movie, tv show, book, song, and magazine released in the US, then and only then would it be ok to regulate games. But as long as movies, etc, are allowed to self-regulate -- the MPAA is a *privately run* and *voluntary* system that movie producers *voluntarily* submit to and movie theaters and stores selling DVDs *voluntarily* enforce -- games MUST be treated the same way.
Originally posted by Zeek:
(&*@#$ stupid people make me so mad sometimes. People actually saying they want the government regulating game content. It's freedom of speech people. There's a rating system that tells you what's in the game just like movie ratings. Make an educated decision about whether you want to see/play the content based on the rating and move on. It's not up to the government to tell us what should be in our media. And as the citizens we absolutely should not be asking them to be censors for us. (*&#$%(&#$%(*&#$%
~CK
You can't take the sky from me...
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That is because you are so tender hearted NV...HUGS
Well said CK...HUGS and how are you??
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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
Les mortels meurent. Qu'importe la façon?- LaCroix
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Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
Amen, Zeek, amen. IMO game ratings are already displayed more prominently than movie ratings. If the government wants to get into the business of regulating every movie, tv show, book, song, and magazine released in the US, then and only then would it be ok to regulate games. But as long as movies, etc, are allowed to self-regulate -- the MPAA is a *privately run* and *voluntary* system that movie producers *voluntarily* submit to and movie theaters and stores selling DVDs *voluntarily* enforce -- games MUST be treated the same way.
Yep had to rant about it. Saw yet another article. Seems a lot of them are popping up these days. The thing said a survey said 51% of people wanted the government to regulate the content of videogames. Not even just regulating the rating system. That's so excessive it's scary that people think that way.
Bah the article just made me mad. Figured you guys wouldn't mind me ranting a bit.
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Why don't we just invite the MPAA to run our lives for us? Kill one twin cause he's stealing his brother's looks? Make sure that no one creates anything even close to somehting else, and that that content is blah and packaged? Anyone for a Fox show of appreciation?
I....grrrr....can't speak...stupidity is choking me!
Let's have a black celebration
To celebrate the fact
that we've seen the back
of another black day.
I'm not worthy!
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WoW I usually see 80 or 100 plus posts when I get to imponderables. Most be a busy day for some people.
We are digging our way out of a second snow storm in less than a week here in Milwaukee. Had to drive fifty miles to our other factory today while the highways were still a little rough. Some counties do a better job than others when it comes to plowing the pavement.
Was better on the way home. They had all day to clean it up.
I saw the name of this thread and thought it was in response to the T-shirt this Zen instructor was wearing when they found him while digging a foundation for a parking lot on the TV show called "Life". The arrow was pointing up on his shirt too. It was also the first full episode I sat and watched of this show.
I am still trying to catch up on what is and what is not on TV. Seems some of my favorite shows got yanked. Surprize. But I like "Chuck". So there are some good new ones out there.
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler
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Well, MsB, school's a'ight. I'm livin', got a decent core average...and anyway, I gotta go with the general consensus on video game rating systems here. I did an essay about it for English, but I lost it...
*waves to Cagey*
Q: Fish or Hogarth?
A: Marillion.
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So, I figured I should liven up the thread by posting the pictures of the kitty I'll be petting while playing mario galaxy.
That's her using me as a warm pillow.
That's her sitting under a tv tray.
I figure that's a good summary of a day in the life of my cat.
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mornin' Imponderables.
The discussion on the gov't regulating video game content is just another sign that we need to hurry up and get Browncoat Island established.
*snuggles MsB*
~jimi
Lt. Alexander - Chief Medic / XO Alpha Co. / Logistics & Transportation Specialist - 76th IAB
And I'll tell you something too. That's starting to annoy me about UFOs, the fact that they cross galaxies or universes to visit us, and always end up in places like ... Fyffe f*cking Alabama. Maybe these aren't super-intelligent beings, you know what I mean?
xBox 360 GamerTag: Swinger420
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Aww what a cute kitty...
13... that's great sweety!! HUGS
*snuggles Jimi*
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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
Les mortels meurent. Qu'importe la façon?- LaCroix
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I wish I had a big warm lap to curl up on and sleep all day. Cause I really really would rather do that than work. I get to fill out my year end report on everything I did all year and why that makes me a good employee. It's so very painful to try to write in managerease.
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