Mom Outraged by Naughty Word in Countdown

[Sovvolf]

Jesus christ... wtf is it with these mothers... Shut up you over dramatic pillock. I'm pretty sure the three year old isn't going to be able to read the word shithead, understand it and be able to pronounce it after flashing on the screen once... If he can then he's a boy genius. Secondly, why not just explain to your kid that its a naughty word and not to be used, rather than pulling your kid out of the room as if your home made porno had just flashed on screen.

Hey, I live with a three year old, I and the rest of my family swear a lot. She doesn't swear, why? because we've explained to her that they are naughty words and not to be used by children. She hasn't swore once since we explained it to her. Its a little something called parenting, you two need to learn it big time.

Christ, over protective parents, this kids going to live a very sheltered life at this rate.

There's a difference between being overprotective and being miffed after buying a preschooler's toy that replaced the cow goes moo with the Turet's bum says !@#$@.

I'm not complaining at her for being angry with the product but more the reaction to it... "He was already asking what the word meant," she added. "My husband Daniel had to usher him out of the room." That kind of reaction is the overprotective part, which is also counter productive. A reaction like that increases the impact of the word, casually dismissing it on screen would have made it out to mean nothing and the child wouldn't had even cared or even noticed.

In the same sense that, when a child falls down, your reaction can also reflect on him. Panicking and such will make him more upset and more likely to scream in tears, being calm, casual and even addressing it with a smile can make the child also do the same. Thinking nothing off it and just getting back up.

 

[Jodah]

I agree with her being angry about it but how she handled it I do not. She should have either brushed it off, saying its gibberish (or nonsense, whatever the child understands) or explained it to him, as well as why not to use it. Having the father (I assume, I could be wrong but thats not important) remove the child will only make him more curious, which is never a good thing.

 

[v3n0mat3]

I'm not surprised. People have gotten swears out of Countdown for years.

 

[Skorpyo]

For some reason, all I can think about is that episode of "The I.T. Crowd".

 

[Plurralbles]

That's a name you racist person... JEEZE! Why are people so darn racist!?

XD

 

[Can't CatchMe Coyote]

Apparently she was so outraged that she took a picture of her son standing next to the word shithead and sent it in to the Sun. Fail.

 

[Sandjube]

Haha, that's pretty nfuny. But yeah, considering kids do play it, it's a little bit weird to have words like this in the game. Oh well.

 

[Wintermoot]

why do people want to protect kids from words? its not hurting anybody right? (with the exception of racial slurs)

 

[BabyRaptor]

Oh my god. A bad word! The world is ending! /sarcasm

Put your big girl panties on, lady...The world doesn't revolve around you and what you think is ok.

 

[tunderball]

I saw this is on a talk show this morning, this kind of thing has been happening on countdown for years but the second it happens on a video game the roof blows off.

 

[Nouw]

I literally read 'Crackdown' until I saw the picture.

But guys, come on! I'd prefer it if people swore say at the age of 12, I don't really like 3 year olds shouting 'shut the fuck up.' or co. He's 3 years old guys, he'll probably think swearing is cool and the social norm. What does that lead to? A dickish douchebag.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

Was it wrong to laugh at this?
The fact that she thought this story was worth whining about to the world is kind of pathetic.

 

[Plinglebob]

Smith said. "Oliver is a really bright kid and we play this game to help him build up his word bank."

Pity it wasn't Vocabulary as then they could have both learnt something.

 

[Trogdor1138]

It's kind of funny, but it's really bad that it was able to happen in the game, that type of thing shouldn't slip past you if families are going to be playing a game like this. This is clearly the developers fault.

Has anybody been noticing recently some of these sort of stories are actually more the companies fault than dumb parents? Weird...

 

[Unrulyhandbag]

not seeing the issue; if it's in the Oxford dictionary then it's valid to use in countdown, therefore... it is going to be in a countdown game.

Children are going to ask questions about rude words and odd behaviour at some point the trick is to sideline the issue or adequately explain it as inappropriate not make a fuss.

 

[CoL0sS]

Big deal. Kid is bound to pick it up sooner or later, and her reaction is just going to make him more curious.

 

[Olrod]

Source: The Sun [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3402463/A-mum-was-outraged-when-PC-version-of-Countdown-spelled-out-shheads.html],

Well there's your problem right there.

The Sun hasn't been a legitimate Newspaper since... well... ever.

So I'd have to say, if the source is "The Sun" then [CITATION NEEDED].

 

[Eiv]

Follow the source link guys, the picture is hilarious. Equally the comments.

that kid doesnt seem to mind, im sure he's heard people utter worse