Yeah, I was using fascist in the colloquial "government doing bad stuff sense." Not technically historically accurate. Oppressive or police state would have been a better word. I think the point is still valid. It is not surprising or "stupid" that China would ban an in-game reference to Tibet.amirirowlings said:
Stupidest thing to ever be banned?
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Somebody banned the sun where I live. Yeah, the entire week has been grey and stormy. I thought it was Spring?
Not so much a much a moronic idea, as something that should be covered by common sense, along with smoking, and all drugs used for less then medical purposes, quite honestly common sense dictates that which deludes the functions cognitive or otherwise is an unendingly foolish venture, ignorance be the name of pleasure goers that forsake their own lives as well as the lives of anyone that just happens to be within their reach for their own fun.Dr_Horrible said:
"The Good die young, but Assholes live forever" you know you've heard it, and you know its true, by why is it true?
because Assholes live their lives at the expense of others, effectively ruining everyone else's lives for their own pleasure and or longevity.
I'd say Mein Kampf in Germany. Understandable? Perhaps, but what makes it so stupid is the sheer irony of things. Banning books was exactly the thing the Nazi's themselves did. And what's Germany doing now to shelter itself against that past? That's right, banning a book.
Soooo it's illegal to sell, import and even own Mortal Kombat in some states over there thanks to a legal loophole?Arcticflame said:
Yes. The problem is that there isn't a classification that goes as high as R rating.Cowabungaa said:
There have been banned games before, but l4d2 wasn't one of them, and it has little to do with the current games that were refused classification.. The government didn't say "This game is a moral travesty, ban". The government did nothing and the ratings board, rightly, rated the game as R18+. The problem being that when the ratings for games were created, they didn't include a R18 rating.
You see what I'm getting at here?
The government isn't acting as moral arbiter, and Michael Atkinson was only able to do what he did because of a strange requirement involving needing 100% consent from attorney generals.
Sneaky indeed. I can see how that leads to a practical ban of selling it, but I don't see how that makes importing and even owning the product illegal as well. It's especially the latter I have real troubles with. I know that it's not the same in every state, but that sounds so severe that it suggest it's not just thanks to a legal loophole.Arcticflame said:
Australia. It's amazing how a country stereotyped to have a "No worries" attitude is going bat shit crazy over mere games
If you can't do your work, find other stuff to do, and do the work laterJessta said:
One of the things I used to do in boring/useless lessons was draw stuff or practice drawing stuff. As I got my work done on time, the teachers didn't really pay attention if I was dossing about a bit lol.
I believe (it hasn't been tested, nor would the government bother to start a case about it) that it is legal to import said games to australia.Cowabungaa said:
Some games however, I think have been banned outright, even to just own a copy. Left 4 dead 2 is not one of them, But I think manhunt was.
Edit - Oops, looks like I was wrong, apparently customs can destroy it on import. I guess I have to revise my view on it a bit then.
Not that it matters for me, I just buy via steam anyway.
Knowing me, you would expect me to say "any ban on something that isn't directly harming someone against their will". But, while that's how I feel, I have a specific example in mind.
My old highschool blocked everything on school computers and internet, as expected from highschools. They, however, went overboard.
On the internet side, there was apparently a war going on at the central office downtown (which controls the internet blocks for all city schools) about wikipedia. Every other week, wikipedia was blocked. I can understand blocking audio/video sites, forums, games, and all that, but wikipedia?
In addition to that, all computers used the Novell client with very limited access to programs. You had office, calculator, and IE6. That was literally it. It was easy to get around, but there were instances where people in a computer class were given detention for playing minesweeper in class after finishing their work.
My old highschool blocked everything on school computers and internet, as expected from highschools. They, however, went overboard.
On the internet side, there was apparently a war going on at the central office downtown (which controls the internet blocks for all city schools) about wikipedia. Every other week, wikipedia was blocked. I can understand blocking audio/video sites, forums, games, and all that, but wikipedia?
In addition to that, all computers used the Novell client with very limited access to programs. You had office, calculator, and IE6. That was literally it. It was easy to get around, but there were instances where people in a computer class were given detention for playing minesweeper in class after finishing their work.
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It was because of the toy inside.
American kids barely bother to get their candy out of the wrapper before eating it. The idea of candy with a toy in it would not process, and while their corpses were still warm, their parents would scream hysterically until the headlines shouted "GERMAN TERRORISTS KILL YOUR CHILDREN WITH BOOBYTRAPPED CANDY!".
In their attempts to profit, parents would forcefeed their children Kinde Eggs until the courts ruled that parents should read the fucking label before giving their children candy. But it would be too late. The corpses of children would litter the ground by the hundreds, and overcome with remorse, their parents would lynch chocolate retailers in the streets to forget their own shame.
Then, the headlines would come alive again. First in the tabloids, then the major papers. "GOVERNMENT CONSPIRING WITH NAZIS TO DESTROY OUR FREEDOM!!!". To avoid a revolution, the government would have to go to war. First by banning all German imports, and forcing their allies to do the same. Then, by inserting covert teams of Navy SEAL's along the coast, ordered to infiltrate the German population to incite and arm a rebellion.
When thatt failed, they would have to start bombing military targets.
The conflict would be a short affair, with relatively low civilian casualties, but still, mistakes are made...
But fed up with war, the population of the US would come to their senses, trying to wash their hands of the matter. Soldiers would return to their homes, hated and reviled. In the time that followed, thousands of soldiers struck by poverty and PTSD would turn to crime or commit suicide.
In the big picture, the German-American war, or "WWII 2" would not be more than a paragraph in most history books, but it would be a badge of shame upon a nation, an end to Hassehoffs career, and far to big a price to pay for sub-par chocolate and dinky toys.
IF that was my school, I'd demand that the school sports team are treated equally and not allowed to bring their bodies onto campus. Anyone else doing any class shouldn't be allowed any writing materials or books, until they realise they're being utterly fuckwitted.keve4433 said:
Just curious, have they banned all cellphones, as most of them have a camera nowadays. Also what is the reason? As 'privacy' is just dumb, with the proliferation of CCTV nowadays. At most, I'd just ask students to carry a pile of release slips, and get anyone photographed to sign a release slip to cover the photos use for class purposes only.