• Published:April 22nd, 2008
• Comments:1 Comment
• Category:Blog Comments, Gaming

Video-games for parents site What They Play recently conducted a poll on what in-game materials parents find the most objectionable. “A graphically severed human head” was offensive to 26% of parents polled. “Two men kissing” was the most offensive to 27%.

Yes, let’s let that one sink in for a moment, shall we?

Here’s what some commentators had to say:

I would have voted for two men kissing over graphic head removal. I have nothing against gay people, I used to have a gay friend. But, seeing that is nasty. Even the thought of it is disgusting. Maybe my opinion will change when I become a parent.

He “used to have a gay friend?” Color me surprised by the use of the past-tense there.

I’m sure the parents would prefer games without severed heads or homosexual themes. Violence has been a part of human history much longer than homosexuality so I’m not that surprised.

Aw, but without severed heads or men kissing, what’s the point of even playing video-games?

Just because something has happened throughout history doesn’t make it “natural”. You are forgetting that people have free wills. I’m sure ancient Greek soldiers and the like could have chosen to not take young boys to battle with them. Today’s soldiers don’t do that. I doubt that they would even if it was legal.

Yeah, those Spartans were a bunch of wimps anyway…

Maybe you didn’t choose to do any of these things, but that doesn’t mean the feelings you have are natural feelings. Satan is a deceiver. No offense to you, but when a person has been deceived, they don’t know that they’ve been deceived. Satan can put those thoughts in one’s head and make them seem completely natural. That doesn’t mean they are natural though.

You know, if Satan really is tricking people into being gay, I can’t help but think that it’s an incredibly stupid way to be spending his time. Shouldn’t he be corrupting politicians and business leaders and…oh, wait…

Sorry, I disagree with the poll…2 men kissing would be the worst! I play games to escape reality and crappy politics..not to have gayness forced on me by having to see that. Sorry, but there’s a political side to it pure and dimple.once that’s accepted Mario and Luigi could take on a completely different meaning.

Why do they always go to the incest well? I mean, honestly!