
*Sigh* Here we go again, the latest overblown news story to come out of the mass media regarding video games. This time it regards a pair of kids who were playing online (its unknown what game, as all the article says is: "while playing a game on X-Box Live, a video game that allows you to play against people anywhere in the world." Now whether of not "X-Box Live" is a video game in and of itself isn't really the issue here, the fact the the article mentions receiving pictures is. Because that setting can be disabled.
While the education of parents as to the extent of their own ability to filter their children's content is a problem, some of the statements made in the news article are downright silly. Things like: "Jennifer (the mother) now fears the safety of her children" do much more harm than good. So for all readers out there who could find a moment to educate those folks who aren't quite so up speed, it would benefit us all.





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3-09-2008 @ 8:49PM
Deck said...
Another thing getting blown out of proportion.
*SIGH* Its about all one can do in this situation.
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3-09-2008 @ 9:09PM
bmsinc said...
Damn, Ive been on LIVE for over a year now and still havent seen any nudity...Im starting to get a little pissed about it. So if you are a fine gamer lady and want to show me your boobies...then please, by all means, go ahead and send some mammary love to gamertag : BMSinc
LOVE IT!
(o)(o)
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3-09-2008 @ 9:37PM
Jacob said...
I read the article and damn, sounds like this lady needs to get laid. 1) Her kids shouldn't be on live if they're under 12.. prepubescent boys are annoying as hell. 2) If they ARE over 12... then they've seen it all. Having live means they have internet so if they just did a google search for muffin or any other shit.. BAM theres porn. 3) I bet they asked for the porn and were wackin it when she found them.
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3-09-2008 @ 9:37PM
Zon said...
@Magic Whiskey, thats a stupid idea, yes I am saying this because maybe I am 16 years old and I wouldn't be able to play live then but: First of all why 18? You only have to be 17 to buy M rated games. Secondly don't tell me you never played video games when you were young and you waited until you were 17 to play video games. And theres also this magical feature called the mute button in games. Use it. Yes I know you have to take time out of your busy schedule to mute someone. I'm sorry you are lazy. I've seen people suggest that before and it just pisses me off because I never even talk trash online, a whole lot of other gamers my age don't talk trash online, yeah there might be some people my age who do talk trash online. I'm not trying to be racist but there are is a small percentage of black people who commit serious crimes. But there are also millions of other black people who don't rob stores or commit any crimes. But we have to lower our crime rate so lets we should get rid of all of them right? No of course not thats genocide, but according to your logic we should just let a few bad apples represent the entire under 18 demographic and make it all 18+.
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3-09-2008 @ 9:40PM
Zon said...
Ok I have some mistakes in that post it should be so we should get rid of them not lets we should get rid of them
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3-09-2008 @ 10:02PM
ZeroCorpse said...
No worries, guys. I'm in the Lansing area, and WLNS channel 6 is known for being a hack news team that goes for sensationalism and doesn't actually do a lot of research into their stories.
Please, feel free to contact them and tell them that they're idiots. They already know it, but it might be nice if they heard it from outside the area.
Katherine Jones, the reporter who filed this story, is a decent enough person from what I've seen, and I bet she's better than this-- It's just that it seems like the management of WLNS likes the reporters to make the stories seem more "news worthy" by omitting facts and drumming up fear.
Really, this whole report boils down to "Lack of use of parental controls leads children to see nudity on the Internet." And that's such a non-news story that it's ridiculous. "Jennifer", the mother, probably called WLNS and cried, "My kids seen naked stuff on the Xbox!" and the editor in charge probably sent poor Katherine out to interview this dimwit for two minutes, as they had nothing more interesting to put on the news this week.
Sorry guys. WLNS is stupid. Please don't let them shape your idea of Michigan or Lansing... Just like you shouldn't let The Sun be any indication of what it's like in the U.K..
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3-09-2008 @ 10:12PM
wa27 said...
They kept showing Halo 3 in the video, I bet the kid just received a picture message.
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3-09-2008 @ 11:06PM
Prophestus said...
idk about the rest of you, but that UNO can get out of hand... :) ahh good times.
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3-09-2008 @ 11:18PM
Mal F4cti0n said...
Oh My Gawd!
And have you heard of this thing called the internet, Jennifer? Now that is a den of decadence! Why, your children can find pictures with two women and a cup! The things that you can see just by being on the internet is cra-Azy! And you have absolutely no control over what it shows you. The horror...owwww.
USE THE PARENTAL CONTROLS, YOU DIPSH*T!
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3-09-2008 @ 11:37PM
jefffff said...
"Jennifer now fears the safety of her children"
So she is afraid of her kids being safe.
MOM: "Dear did you put your seatbelt on"
KIDS: "Yes."
MOM: "HOLY SHIT WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!"
:) lol
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3-10-2008 @ 1:00AM
hellvector said...
I haven't seen the report but if they were showing Halo clips and we are to assume that the kids were infact playing Halo, then the woman clearly bought a mature rated game for her children that are aparently too young to witness nudity. When I was 12 I saw boobs in Highlander, and in the same movie I saw men being decapitated and the like. My mother let me watch the movie, and clearly understood what the content consisted of. If a child sees a boobie on the intertube it is no more or less real than the people they're shooting up on Live.
You know that theory that we, the gamers, will be the ones ruling the nation in the coming years? God I hope it's true because I fear for what the alternative is.
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3-10-2008 @ 3:56AM
mike said...
I went to EB to pre-order this xbox live game and they said they never heard of it. Where can I get a copy of xbox live the game?
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3-10-2008 @ 7:58AM
Boff said...
I don't know why I bother sending naked pictures of myself to little boys if they're just going to run to their mothers.
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3-10-2008 @ 9:03AM
jtedesco33 said...
All I want to know is where the chicks are at that want to send nude pictures? I'll gladly give them my gamertag and they can send me all the pictures they want.
I just can't imagine how these kids in all these stories can talk these chicks out of their clothes during a match of COD4.
Either way if you are a chick reading this and you have the need to show yourself, let me know!
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3-10-2008 @ 9:39AM
Kev (gamertag: ksiddique) said...
Mmmm good times in Uno. Those 2am games are great! :D
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3-10-2008 @ 10:01AM
Ryan said...
You know where else people can send any picture they want to your kid? ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET!
I guess this lady had better make sure her kids never go near a computer.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:29PM
JakubK666 said...
Considering that almost every boy starts jacking off at 13, why the fuck is there such a big deal about two kids seeing seeing some naked girl or a dick over XBL? If their mother wasn't too stupid to check their computers/history she would've found countless porn websites.
But hey let's just blame Video Games.
Comics > Rap/Metal > Manson > Video Games > ?
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3-10-2008 @ 12:35PM
JayDee said...
I am becoming increasingly baffled at the utter lack of responsibility parents accept these days when it comes to raising a child. They would rather spend the time to contact news stations, file frivolous lawsuits, and flat out blame anybody but themselves for their child's woes. What a pathetic day and age. For @#$% sake take RESPONSIBILITY for once!
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3-10-2008 @ 1:02PM
Random Hangman said...
Note to self: Must remember trousers next time I play on Live...
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3-10-2008 @ 2:29PM
Cal said...
@ MagicWhiskey
People lie about their age all the time, and as for a
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