"Frumpy Mom" Responds To Attacks

[Demonio Penguino]

HAH! HAH! OH MY GOD THAT'S SO FUNNY oh wait shes serious
I'd like to explain to her that not all video games are bad. Grand Theft Auto is not a children's game, and WoW is a game that(I quote from Yahtzee)"transforms people into mindless zombies, doomed to walk the earth devouring nothing but pizza and cheetos". Not all games are like that.

 

[Demonio Penguino]

Writing articles on this woman's fifteen minutes of fame and linking to her only increases her blog's traffic. Shame on the Escapist for helping publicize such an ignorant person's rants.

Don't you see? We're showing these people how much of a dumbass this woman is.

 

[Demonio Penguino]

I really just hope that everyone here at the escapist can see this woman for what she is; A TROLL. There are people in the world who say ignorant things about the gaming community purely because of how ignorant they are(I'm looking at you Mr. Atkinson). I do not however believe this is the case with this woman. She is obviously looking for attention and hoping like hell that people like us prove her point for her. We know that she is wrong, as will most people who read her drivel. I only pray that us Escapists will not participate in this foolish flame war, but instead take the higher ground and ignore her. The more extreme she is in her rants, the less credit she will have. Ignore this bomb, and it will eventually diffuse itself.

Besides, we have a war with the Australian government to fight; let's be sure we use our resources responsibly.

OK THATS IT ((GRABS A GOLF CLUB)) I,LL BE BACK AFTER I NOCK SOME SENCE INTO THIS DUMM ASS POLICICLY CORRECT ***** ((SLAMES DOOR CATCHES PLAIN TO ORANGE COUNTY))

This is a prime example of what we should avoid. Please refrain from this sort of behavior. This statement should only be referenced by other escapists so you can do the exact opposite of the above.

I've got a better idea than ignoring her. laughing at her for how stupid she is.

 

[Demonio Penguino]

I now hate her even more. Go die Female Jack Thompson.

To be fair to Jack Thompson (and I never thought I'd use those words) he goes after specific kinds of video games (usually the violent ones) and as far as I know has no problem with video games as a whole like this woman does. So yes, she has done the apparently impossible: She has made Jack Thompson look reasonable in comparison.

That said, let's face it, all these articles about her are just giving her free publicity, just ignore her and move on.

Oh...My...God... you're right.

 

[Video Gone]

This about sums up my feelings:

Seriously though... The woman's clearly a moron of the highest calibre.

Indeed. That's why I brought THE BIG GUNS.

No, wait. That's just not enough.

There we go.

EDIT: So, wait, who should people go after, this idiot or Micheal Atkinson? I never thought I'd say this, but ever since Peter Thompson whooshed off, we've never had a very good enemy apart from Atkinson, and he's getting boring.
Looks like I've found myself a new target.
ENGAGE.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

Oh, god! The trolls have infiltrated our news networks! Get to the bunkers! No one is safe!

Seriously though, her articles seem to be less about making intelligent arguments and more about creating an excellent flamebait the size of the Empire State building and rubbing in our faces how she can afford all these trips for her children.

 

[Demonio Penguino]

I quite agree with her, speaking as a Christian and a non drinking right thinking member of my local church action group I think that computer games are warping the minds of our youth. Those that make them are spreading the evil of a non christian message through these "children's" games.

My seven year old daughter asked for me to buy her modern Warfare 2 and as I heard it featured ponies from the turbaned ruffian who served in the store I purchased it. I was slightly disgusted by it's violent content. Having never heard anything negative about this game as they never mentioned it on the bible channel.

Knowing that Coffee is a great source of anti oxydant's I was pleased to learn that this beverage was available to those who played computer games. But as coffee is only good in small amounts I was glad that this was a "mod" amount.

In short this game culture is making our children violent malcontent's with short attention spans, why can't they involve them selves in things with real substance like days of our lives or studying genesis? Personally I thought they with better when Peter Gabriel was with them.

Signed

Baldy Dad.

Get...Off...This...Site.
NOW!

 

[Demonio Penguino]

*raises hand*
I would be willing to go to this woman's home and jump on her head with boots a million times, Mario style.

 

[SnipErlite]

Although she might just be a huge troll.......a damn good one, when we consider how she's incited half of the Escapist.

Or, she's just an idiot.

 

[funguy2121]

With the sexualizing of our little girls (Barbie, Britney or whoever is Britney now, that godawful child pageant reality show, etc.) and the dumbing down of every aspect of art and entertainment (American Idol/X Factor, Pop Punk, Grey's Anatomy, High School the Musical, Twilight, the direction Ubisoft is heading, Michael Bay, what passes for romantic comedies, and just about every radio morning talk show host, etc.), you'd think this naive ***** had bigger fish to fry.

In retracting her previous statements and then replacing them with even more ludicrous claims, she reminded me of a (black) former local police chief whom the (white) mayor ordered the (Mexican) city manager to fire. When the chief was canned, he called the white woman a racist and the city manager a wetback. But, as if that wasn't enough of a hoot, the next day he claimed that those comments were actually made by the Holy Spirit speaking through him.

When is this lady going to appear on the Colbert Report?

 

[Demonio Penguino]

Erm, has it crossed anyone's mind that this could just be a simple matter of trolling?
But if it really is just a psycho mother trying to push her views onto people, I have a message for her:

Spoiler

You sir, deserve a medal.
DOWN WITH THE *****

 

[funguy2121]

The more I read, the more I'm reminded of a blog I found called "rantazia," by a self-professed lesbian-in-recovery (snicker), about how the X-men films were gay propaganda. Though she was very articulate, she wasn't very well researched; apparently she didn't know about director Bryan Singer's public coming out a few years ago. Ditto Chuck Paluniak, author of Fight Club, from which she snarkily lifted "I am Jack's complete lack of surprise." And apparently she didn't know that X-men was a decades-old comic before it was a film, or what Stan Lee had said about the title's parallels to minority issues in the real world.

Oh yeah, and the title of her thread was "Jean Grey is a whore." Priceless.

People like this have such disdain for the truth they claim to be pursuing that any attempt to engage them intellectually is good only for a laugh.

 

[Demonio Penguino]

I just had an image in my head of her house burning and her face being punched over and over again...

 

[DrWilhelm]

I'm personally amazed at how this woman can accuse kids of having poor critical thinking skills when she herself showcases an astounding inability to think critically herself. Of course, that's only one of the many things terribly wrong with this woman's articles...

 

[electric discordian]

I quite agree with her, speaking as a Christian and a non drinking right thinking member of my local church action group I think that computer games are warping the minds of our youth. Those that make them are spreading the evil of a non christian message through these "children's" games.

My seven year old daughter asked for me to buy her modern Warfare 2 and as I heard it featured ponies from the turbaned ruffian who served in the store I purchased it. I was slightly disgusted by it's violent content. Having never heard anything negative about this game as they never mentioned it on the bible channel.

Knowing that Coffee is a great source of anti oxydant's I was pleased to learn that this beverage was available to those who played computer games. But as coffee is only good in small amounts I was glad that this was a "mod" amount.

In short this game culture is making our children violent malcontent's with short attention spans, why can't they involve them selves in things with real substance like days of our lives or studying genesis? Personally I thought they with better when Peter Gabriel was with them.

Signed

Baldy Dad.

Get...Off...This...Site.
NOW!

My my someone doesn't spot satire when he reads it!

To address this. I am a pagan, I'm not a parent and I don't agree with her in the slightest as a quick reading of my profile or indeed any post I have made in the past would show.

Did the genesis pun not give it away????????

 

[letsnoobtehpwns]

I'm surprised that 4chan hasn't sent her a barrage of picture of gore and Goatse.

 

[Leon's Hell]

"Video game addiction is becoming more and more recognized as a social problem, mostly for young men under the age of 30 with low self-esteem. There are even addiction clinics all over the world for guys who need help."

I don't have low self-esteem I have low esteem for those who spill ill-informed opinions, which happens to be most of the people I know sadly.


"All you have to do is ask any teacher about his or her students' critical thinking skills these days and you will hear a TORRENT of horror stories about kids who have lost the power to think. Where do you think that's coming from? Right. TV, computers and video games."

When ever I talked to one of the teachers at my old school and a disturbing topic came up it was in relations to swinging on chairs or a problem in the home environment. Maybe if parents stopped worrying about video games and started spending some time with their children instead of buying them the games so they don't have to spend time with them. But then what would she have to be angry about, another problem with most people, they aren't happy unless they are unhappy.

 

[MattAn24]

..I applaud you profusely! God, that made me lol so hard..

As for @Kuchinawa212, I also lol'd and wish to subscribe to your newsletter!

@Cryofthewolf, as an Australian citizen, the actual topic of the internet filter has died out a bit, but I'm sure there's still a massive petition to stop it for good. Hell, the internet connection overall in Australia is BULLSHIT, which made watching Desert Bus absolute torture when it came to announcing it to my parents. o.o

@Demonio Penguino, you're being a little over-the-top, moreso than the rest of us. Continual posting several times, sheer lack of the edit button. Try and catch up with 2010? =D

Now, if I could mention one other thing.. This woman is on FACEBOOK! That in itself is a kind of game. Well, social network first, but there are MANY countless apps that are games. These might be taboo words, but FarmVille, Cafe World, even Mafia Wars.. They're all games that are FREE and you can CHOOSE what you want to play. My own mother plays FarmVille and such and she's older than this trout. Hell, my mother used to play the EXACT same games as me a few years ago! Final Fantasy, Terranigma, Lufia, even Mario. Now, she's settling with FarmTown/FarmVille, cafe's and whatever.

This "frumpy mom" may try and say "Why not start your own real world equivalent of that instead of staring blankly at a computer screen?" The answer is simple. IT'S FUN FOR THE PERSON PLAYING IT. It's a recreational tool for enjoyment. And if this Frumpy Dumpty (not my term) wants to claim that my mother and I are brain-dead zombies, then how about she check my mother's extensive resume with countless computing/IT/nursing degrees and diplomas? How about my natural love of computers and video games and from that, wanting to make that a career. Does she not realize that game designers make MILLIONS when they're in the upper layers of the business. She's fighting an inferno with a measly fire and we're the inferno.

 

[DasAShinyGolash]

I'm surprised that 4chan hasn't sent her a barrage of picture of gore and Goatse.

you are a funny man

 

[Demonio Penguino]

Is there some sort of address I can send some perfectly formed critiscism. Oh, duh, some kids are stupid. Well I for one watch a fuckload of TV (more than anyone else I know, and my mums a researcherin TV and believe me when I say I am WAY above average) and barely come off my computer. I read very little as well. Guess what, I nearly got into Cambridge. I am really fucking clever. Anyway, of course you get horror stories about stupid kids... think how many horror stories there are of stupid adults! I can think of LOADS.
... yeah I'm guessing she's not a big video game fan...

Anyway, as a man with low self-esteem, I happen to like that something fits my needs so efficiently and for such a low cost.

wow...that woman's stupid. "i thought Europe was a country" "Is France a country? i don't think it is."
Edit Hileict:I just hate this woman so much and...i never actually realized the edit button.
@ Electric:Sorry, just the thought of anyone agreeing with her makes me want to punch them.
Edit #2:OH MY GOD...I HAVE HAIR! COULD I BE EINSTEIN!?
Edit #3:I actually get pretty good grades in school. The only reason i don't get the best grades is because of my laziness.