Grand Theft Auto fans call for ban on 'sickening' Bible - Polidicks

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JFhbnd3.jpg[/IMG] [quote]The call for a Bible ban, shared by Australian user Sharky Sharktech, has been followed by a series of other mock-petitions. They all satirise a [URL="https://www.change.org/p/target-withdraw-grand-theft-auto-5-this-sickening-game-encourages-players-to-commit-sexual-violence-and-kill-women"]petition[/URL] posted by a group of female survivors of violence that persuaded Australian retailers to remove GTA 5 from their shelves. The parodies include a call for Target to change its “[URL="https://www.change.org/p/target-to-change-their-violent-name-and-aggressive-logo"]violent name and aggressive logo[/URL]”, a petition to [URL="https://www.change.org/p/target-australia-pty-ltd-ban-all-knife-sales"]ban all knife sales[/URL] and a demand for [URL="https://www.change.org/p/target-stop-selling-fifty-shades-of-grey-in-all-target-stores"]a ban on Fifty Shades of Grey[/URL][I].[/I] Another petition [URL="https://www.change.org/p/target-target-australia-must-remove-all-super-mario-bros-games-from-sale"]attacks Super Mario Bros[/URL] for promoting “wilful murder of wildlife, consumption of hallucinogenic flora and collection of income without declaration of tax.” GTA 5 was accused of being “misogynistic” for scenes in which players can have sex with prostitutes from a first-person perspective and then kill them to get their money back.[/quote] [URL="http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/grand-theft-auto-fans-call-for-ban-on-sickening-bible-in-fightback-after-attack-on-the-game/story-e6frfrt9-1227145911622"]http://www.news.com.au/technology/ho...-1227145911622[/URL]

Isn't Fifty Shades of Grey really bad in it's depiction of BDSM?

Sickening? Are they fans of Jason Genova?

The funny thing is that their is no evidence to suggest that video games cause violence, but religion has actually caused a lot of violence. Still, I doubt that they'll stop selling the Bible.

[quote]GTA 5 was accused of being “misogynistic” for scenes in which players can have sex with prostitutes [/quote] oh boy here we go

[QUOTE=Darth Ninja;46642785]The funny thing is that their is no evidence to suggest that video games cause violence, but religion has actually caused a lot of violence. Still, I doubt that they'll stop selling the Bible.[/QUOTE] it's said that video games actually reduce violence [url]http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/10/virtually-crime-free-how-video-games-may-help-prevent-crime/[/url] so people bitching about video games can fucking shove it.

It's pretty tragic the people calling for this ban were female violence survivors, I mean they clearly mean right, even if it's just ignorance towards a relatively new media. Although, if you're really after equality we really shouldn't be drawing attention to the fact that they're women that have been assaulted and more that they've just been assaulted.

[QUOTE=Rossy167;46642826]It's pretty tragic the people calling for this ban were female violence survivors, I mean they clearly mean right, even if it's just ignorance towards a relatively new media. Although, if you're really after equality we really shouldn't be drawing attention to the fact that they're women that have been assaulted and more that they've just been assaulted.[/QUOTE] A little tidbit on that. The only thing they could have drawn that information about female violence survivors from is via the comments section of the petition.

Nothing more biting against this kind of moralistic worrywarting than satire. Let's run this shit into the ground, ban everything under the banner of protecting people.

[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;46642771]Isn't Fifty Shades of Grey really bad in it's depiction of BDSM?[/QUOTE] It basically romanticises an abusive relationship and has little to do with actual BDSM practice at all.

[QUOTE=The Stills;46642859]It basically romanticises an abusive relationship and has little to do with actual BDSM practice at all.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but the target demographic is women, so it's okay.

[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;46642771]Isn't Fifty Shades of Grey really bad in it's depiction of BDSM?[/QUOTE] Fifty Shades is the story of a man who very literally objectifies and sexually abuses women. as a couple of examples the protag has the girl sign a "contract" basically hiring her as a sex slave (with benefits wink wonk) and blackmailing her for good measure, and in a couple instances he dismisses her using a safeword, which anyone who practices S&M will tell you is pretty much the nastiest, shittiest thing you can do. If it's target audience was men you could bet your ass it'd be persecuted like those "pick-up artist manuals" are.

[quote]Another petition attacks Super Mario Bros for promoting “wilful murder of wildlife, consumption of hallucinogenic flora and collection of income without declaration of tax.” [/quote] Ppppfffffffffffahahah

if GTA V is misogynistic it's misandrist too!

I bet Tony Abbott plotted this.

Ban LEGO, you can destroy buildings and dismember people in this toy!

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;46643410]if GTA V is misogynistic it's misandrist too![/QUOTE] More like misanthropic (hatred for humans).

[quote]....Super Mario Bros for promoting “...collection of income without declaration of tax."[/quote] Oh fuck I can't stop laughing

[QUOTE=latin_geek;46642950]Fifty Shades is the story of a man who very literally objectifies and sexually abuses women. as a couple of examples the protag has the girl sign a "contract" basically hiring her as a sex slave (with benefits wink wonk) and blackmailing her for good measure, and in a couple instances he dismisses her using a safeword, which anyone who practices S&M will tell you is pretty much the nastiest, shittiest thing you can do. If it's target audience was men you could bet your ass it'd be persecuted like those "pick-up artist manuals" are.[/QUOTE] Okay, to be fair, the contract and sex slave thing isn't that bad in and of itself. Something a lot of kinky couples do. But yeah, forcing it under blackmail or ignoring safewords, asshole/sexual predator territory.

you can kill hookers in real life, ban real life

GTA itself isnt a true representation of our world. There are theories that say that the moon is way closer in the GTAverse and thats why all the cities are islands and why most people are so violent.

[quote]....Super Mario Bros for promoting “...collection of income without declaration of tax."[/quote] I"m at loss of words at this :v:

Ban the Twilight book series for blatant male objectification.

goddamn SJW soccer moms

Ban the easily offended, they irritate me.

Banning a fucking video game because you were sexually abused when the game has nothing to do with you is just fucking stupid. its a [b][i]FICTIONAL[/i][/b] universe that the game takes place in. if someone wants to have sex with a prostitute then kill them for money who the fuck cares oh look, TB even made a video about the whole thing: [video=youtube;rze-TEJJpYs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rze-TEJJpYs[/video]

[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;46642771]Isn't Fifty Shades of Grey really bad in it's depiction of BDSM?[/QUOTE] Also, the fact that it was a fucking Twilight Fanfiction to begin with says it all really.

this could have been easily avoided by adding male hookers into the game as well why doesn't it have male hookers I am sure there's a demographic that would enjoy male hookers in their GTA

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46644248]this could have been easily avoided by adding male hookers into the game as well why doesn't it have male hookers I am sure there's a demographic that would enjoy male hookers in their GTA[/QUOTE] if gay hookers were added they'd conveniently ignore their existence and focus on what they can pretend to be offended about

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46644248]this could have been easily avoided by adding male hookers into the game as well why doesn't it have male hookers I am sure there's a demographic that would enjoy male hookers in their GTA[/QUOTE] Andof course the only strict, flat out scene of torture in the game involves a guy being tortured, but lets forget that and go for the fact that hookers and other women can be killed despite the game never even remotely suggesting that you do it.