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[winterbadger]

US politicians have stepped into the storm over secret sex scenes in the best-selling Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas game.
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly called for investigation into the companies behind the game.

The uproar is over explicit sexual scenes in the game that can be unlocked with software created by a fan.

Last week the game was given an adults-only rating, leading big US stores to stop selling the title.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4717139.stm

So why are people so outraged about the possibility that teenagers might be seeing (and vilrtually participating in) sex acts, but the same people seem to be perfectly OK with teenagers seeing (and virtually participating in) murder, arson, and robbery?

I'm not advocating a ban on violence in games, but I am advocating calling these self-proclaimed moral arbiters on their hypocrisy. Sex is bad, but murder is OK? It's inappropriate for a high school student to see two imaginary people copulating, but it's not a problem for that teenager to see one imaginary person empty an automatic weapon into another? It seems to me as if these people's priorities are in serious need of a refit.

Comments

It really is rather stupid...

[frodolives33.livejournal.com]

I like to play video games...I wouldn't call myself a gamer, but I like playing then nonetheless...I don't have much experience with Grand Theft Auto but the game is pretty explicit. However, when you compare what the game is like to the common prime time television show...its not all that explicit anymore. Sex, drugs, alcohol are EVERYWHERE! If people are worried about this than they should be more worried about schools. Teens get more information from their peers than in some stupid game.

I think people are making WAY to big a deal out of the whole thing.

-Chase