Common sense: in danger of extinction?
9 years ago
Just a thing to get this off my mind while it's still fresh. People these days don't use their brains. Especially these people who cry and moan about video games being to violent. Now, let me tell you how conversations with people like this should go:
Parent: oh, these games! They're so horrible and violent and oh, the language! It's ruined my perfect little angel child
Me: what game did he play?
Parent: this game called "grand theft auto v"!
Me:... Right. Where did he get the game?
P: the game store...
Me: how old is he?
P: 9!
Me: and who bought him the game?
P: well, I did, but...
Me: Does the title SOUND like you walk through the woods picking wildflowers holding hands with Snow White?
P: well, no, but...
Me: did you look at the games rating?
P: well, yes, but...
Me: and you bought it for him anyway?
P: yeah, but...
Me: No. You are the one who got him the game. YOU are the one who's not teaching your child the rights and wrongs. YOU are the one who lets electronics be the parents. YOU bought your 'innocent baby' an M rated game. YOU are demanding everyone change their product because you can't be bothered to do the parenting yourself.
P: but games are so violent!
Me: yes. Some are. And it's YOUR job to be the parent. Don't buy you're little kid games like that and ten complain about the content. As soon as you make the judgement call to buy an m rated game for your child, or take them to see deadpool, you're complaint rights go right out the window.
Use your brains, people.
Parent: oh, these games! They're so horrible and violent and oh, the language! It's ruined my perfect little angel child
Me: what game did he play?
Parent: this game called "grand theft auto v"!
Me:... Right. Where did he get the game?
P: the game store...
Me: how old is he?
P: 9!
Me: and who bought him the game?
P: well, I did, but...
Me: Does the title SOUND like you walk through the woods picking wildflowers holding hands with Snow White?
P: well, no, but...
Me: did you look at the games rating?
P: well, yes, but...
Me: and you bought it for him anyway?
P: yeah, but...
Me: No. You are the one who got him the game. YOU are the one who's not teaching your child the rights and wrongs. YOU are the one who lets electronics be the parents. YOU bought your 'innocent baby' an M rated game. YOU are demanding everyone change their product because you can't be bothered to do the parenting yourself.
P: but games are so violent!
Me: yes. Some are. And it's YOUR job to be the parent. Don't buy you're little kid games like that and ten complain about the content. As soon as you make the judgement call to buy an m rated game for your child, or take them to see deadpool, you're complaint rights go right out the window.
Use your brains, people.
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I can't believe some places are actually actively practicing segregation in the name of diversity. I mean, honestly, how ass-backwards have we become? Society has done a 180 on brain usage so hard I can feel the whiplash... >.<