Australian Senator Chastises Rating Board, Urges it to "Leave Gamers Alone"
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Quite thusly.ffronw said:
It's somewhat peculiar how we have to rely on random Aussie politicians (or ladies from the American Enterprise Institute) for the occasional word in defense of gaming these days, is it not? As opposed to the people actually working in the industry, for example. Or prominent members of the "enthusiast press".
"U gaiz, if we self-hate hard enough, everybody will respect us soo much!"
Wow, I almost forgot how divisive Leyonhjelm was.
I respect the guy, don't agree with everything he wants (I like his emphasis on personal freedoms, but he also has the aura of a tobacco company spokesperson). Lord knows we need politicians recognising how dumb the OFLC is and that adults can make their own decisions in regards to fiction. I also discovered that his party won a seat in Western Australia, so this should be interesting. The guy's got in twice now too.
... Plus his party made this handy dandy complaints form:
I respect the guy, don't agree with everything he wants (I like his emphasis on personal freedoms, but he also has the aura of a tobacco company spokesperson). Lord knows we need politicians recognising how dumb the OFLC is and that adults can make their own decisions in regards to fiction. I also discovered that his party won a seat in Western Australia, so this should be interesting. The guy's got in twice now too.
... Plus his party made this handy dandy complaints form:
But how can be he a hero to us? He wasn't bashing feminism or \women with colored hair! He didn't even say anything there about immigration or domestic violence policies! He was just straight up defending the medium and informing clueless bureaucrats that they were in fact, clueless.