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Target and Kmart ban GTA V from sale.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/gta-5-g … -1.2860195 All because of 20,000 or so people whining on a petition......... So adults can't buy games now and play them. Why aren't we banning TV shows and movies which contain a lot worse? Dec 10 14 08:15 pm Link John Photography wrote: Pretty sure you can still buy them at other places than these 2 stores ?? Dec 10 14 08:23 pm Link There's another petition that went up after this went down. Petitioning Target Australia to ban the bible for the exact same reasons - it currently has 58,000 supporters vs the 20K of the original GTA V one. And FYI: There's no "encourages players to murder women" --- it's equal opportunity to kill everyone. Dec 10 14 08:52 pm Link -JAY- wrote: I mean, sure, in the open-world sense it's equal opportunity but in the storyline the overwhelming majority of the people that you have to kill are men. I can't think of a single female in the game that the character has to kill to complete any mission. The only woman who dies, does so off-camera in a cutscene. Dec 10 14 09:25 pm Link Do you still beat and rob hookers in this version ? Dec 10 14 09:29 pm Link http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/20 … -violence/ Interesting article on the topic I don't really like GTA or the game's premise, but I don't see the point in a "ban" of it through one or two stores. Just don't buy it. Probably a PR move for target, this CBC article. Dec 10 14 09:37 pm Link Brooklyn Bridge Images wrote: You can beat and rob anyone. There's no mission which requires or encourages it, so your question would be better phrased as "CAN you still beat and rob hookers"... unless you were just trolling. Dec 11 14 02:30 am Link Michael Kerrek wrote: But the premise is "Grand Theft" and you play the role of a criminal? Not hard to troll when that is the point of the game. Dec 11 14 03:04 am Link There are absolutely ZERO characters in the single player game who have redeeming qualities. They are all spoofs of the seedy underworld of criminals. Gangs, mobs, white collar, theft, murder, drugs, trafficking, etc. There are a couple missions in which a kill target happens to be a woman (like say a movie or ad executive). But at the same time, there are many, many, many more missions where the kill target is a man. At worst, one could claim sexism because none of the main three playable characters are women (you can play as one in GTA Online). But then again, how often is there a thieving, murdering woman? Statistics and general paying attention shows that it's guys who commit the vast majority of major crimes. There is a strip club and prostitution, but there's also no indication in the game that those women are forced into their professions, or are unhappy doing either. No pimps, no abused sex workers. GTA is a game of terrible taste, but it's directly a spoof of terrible reality. The commercials are all spoofs of the ridiculous of media. The fake news stories are all spoofs of how stupid our news media is. There's loads of pop culture spoofs. This story just annoys me. Rockstar should make a female character playable in GTAVI, and have male strippers/prostitutes, and maybe this nonsense would go away, but we all know it wouldn't. Sexism very much exists in the game industry, but GTA is an example of a game that makes fun of everyone and everything, not just women. Edit: Reading an article right now, it points to only having a problem with prostitutes being murdered, because they are already a victim class. Some issues I take with this: - Sex workers are not always victims. In societies where it's unregulated, it can often happen, though, so fair enough. - Sex workers are not the only group of people who are victims in society (and in the game, they aren't presented as victims period). The game also allows you to kill the homeless, drug addicts, and characters in urban areas who are likely born into, and stuck, in a gang culture. So when the problem becomes "violence against people who are already victims" where exactly is that line drawn? Hell, all the random folks that you can gleefully run over in the game 'because lulz' don't get a chance to tell their story, so no clue if they are victims or not. Maybe in the end, Rockstar should only portray spoofs and "employment" that are "gender neutral". Take out the prostitution and strippers (or include other genders). Make sure there's an equal amount of playable males and females, but then we're ignoring non binary genders, so that could also be a problem. But since media only cares about "traditional" gender, I have a feeling there wouldn't be any ground swell. To me, most of these articles read like they are written by people who haven't actually played the game. It's a seedy world. There is no redemption for anyone. The whole game is "people suck, go have fun in it's ridiculousness." Dec 11 14 03:42 am Link P O T T S wrote: So you're equating all criminal behavior with targeted sexual violence against women? Dec 11 14 05:01 am Link Michael Kerrek wrote: That's enough info right there. Glorifying crime is not a healthy endeavor. Dec 11 14 06:16 am Link Jay Edwards wrote: It is still available for sale at many other stores. Dec 11 14 09:32 am Link If I remember correctly, previous versions of GTA were also banned here & there. If anything, the banning helped sales. Dec 11 14 09:45 am Link I think every young child has the right to kill hookers and steal cars. Dec 11 14 06:50 pm Link Who cares about GTA when there is Resident Evil 5? Go to Youtube and search my channel and see my game uploads then you know what you have been missing. Dec 11 14 06:58 pm Link I will kick anyone's ass at Yar's Revenge old school Atari with joy sticks. Dec 11 14 10:11 pm Link John Photography wrote: I got my game from Wal-Mart. Problem solved. Fuck Target, over priced Bull Shit. No, I will NOT pay an extra $3 on the exact same item that I can get somewhere else. Plus their stores are too damn red. Dec 11 14 10:39 pm Link Jules NYC wrote: When you put it that way, it's hard to disagree. Dec 11 14 10:46 pm Link Jules NYC wrote: God Bless America... Dec 12 14 12:44 am Link I don't understand the issue here. Honestly there are lots of other places to buy video games. I don't see how this will at all affect anyones lives. Dec 12 14 03:34 am Link Danielle Reid wrote: I thought that you liked red. Dec 12 14 03:39 am Link Jules NYC wrote: HSHWSH! Dec 12 14 03:27 pm Link Brooklyn Bridge Images wrote: And even the male guys can kiss one another!!! Dec 12 14 03:46 pm Link -JAY- wrote: They tried the same thing on change.org in the US market as well. Only one problem...the dimwits who started the petition didn't realize that Target doesn't sell the bible in their stores. Oops. Dec 12 14 03:49 pm Link Shot By Adam wrote: heehee Dec 12 14 04:03 pm Link Toys R Us in the USA banned 'Breaking Bad' action figures because some bored mom created a petition. Yet Toys R Us still sells action figures for Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, etc. Similarly your lame Target still sells all the other games that have content just like GTA5. Dec 14 14 01:45 am Link I still dont get the Sex=Bad Violence=Good POV in general and esp regarding media consumption for kids But Im just a crazy hippie type Dec 14 14 03:33 am Link |
