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I remember playing Resident Evil when I was 7 years old. Kids today are such pussies.



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NintendoPie said:

 She doesn't mind murder, but sex and drugs aren't okay?

You Chicagoans need to get it together!

I remember having a lady tell her kid she couldn't rent Harry Potter because it promotes witchcraft and the devil, then she let her rent a  horror film.  

I've warned many parents about the games their kids wanted, because parents seldomn look at anything but the cost.  Some make them get something else but you can tell that many of them don't actually care, they just don't want to appear to be bad parents after being warned.  Some of them take that "it's none of your business" attitude.  I remember telling one mom about what was in GTA but she just shrugged and said, "he's mature for his age."  Her kid looked to be about 10.  I eventually stopped saying anything, for the most part.

The overwhelming majority of parents don't care about violence, they just don't want their kids to see any sex or nudity.  They'll bring up a film and ask if it's OK for their kid and I'll be like, "well, the main character kills like twenty people and decapitates this one guy," but they'd be like, "that's fine, I just don't want him to see any sex."  That wasn't unusual at all.



C'mon, I think most people on this forum played violent games or watched violent movies as a kid.

If she clarified she doesn't mind gore and strong language, then its fine.

12 is pretty old, kids that age already fucking and smoking weed. But I went to school in a crappy neighborhood.



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Fusioncode said:
I remember playing Resident Evil when I was 7 years old. Kids today are such pussies.


Well we all know before violent videos games there was peace in the world.



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spurgeonryan said:

She said she doesn't care if it is like call of duty with murderer, foul language and other violence. She just did not want any sex or drugs.


That pretty much sums up what is wrong with society today. Muder, miscellaneous crimes, and generally treating others inhumanely is kosher. Experiencing pleasure organically or artificially is a NO GO!



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Yes! The Evil Within is a VERY appropriate game for a 12 year old girl! Even more than Far Cry 4 and GTAV!



                
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NintendoMonkey33 said:
From what I just read on ESRB, there's no sex or drugs, but the violence sounds much worse than Cod. I've seen what happens when kids under 13 play violent games, and even though they think they're old enough and it doesn't affect them, it actually does. That's why I'd say only give it to a 13 year old or over.

Listen to this guy. Apparently he knows more than all video game studies.

 

This parent sounds like she knows what she's doing. No matter how many studies come out you still got misinformed people out there.



pokoko said:
NintendoPie said:

 She doesn't mind murder, but sex and drugs aren't okay?

You Chicagoans need to get it together!

I remember having a lady tell her kid she couldn't rent Harry Potter because it promotes witchcraft and the devil, then she let her rent a  horror film.  

I've warned many parents about the games their kids wanted, because parents seldomn look at anything but the cost.  Some make them get something else but you can tell that many of them don't actually care, they just don't want to appear to be bad parents after being warned.  Some of them take that "it's none of your business" attitude.  I remember telling one mom about what was in GTA but she just shrugged and said, "he's mature for his age."  Her kid looked to be about 10.  I eventually stopped saying anything, for the most part.

The overwhelming majority of parents don't care about violence, they just don't want their kids to see any sex or nudity.  They'll bring up a film and ask if it's OK for their kid and I'll be like, "well, the main character kills like twenty people and decapitates this one guy," but they'd be like, "that's fine, I just don't want him to see any sex."  That wasn't unusual at all.


Sounds like those parents understand that it's just a video game and doesn't affect kids. You know like all studies have shown.



M means mother approved



method114 said:


Sounds like those parents understand that it's just a video game and doesn't affect kids. You know like all studies have shown.

You act like we both ever mentioned the studies you're talking about. We are purely speaking of the stupidity of some parents.