U.K. Bans PlayStation Move Ad for Being Too Violent
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
- Start date
It's an ad for a gaming peripheral that you wave around showing it about to be waved into someone's face, with the implication (if you're stupid and suggestible, which many people are) that this is how it's supposed to be used.
That aside I think they might have got away with it if it wasn't for the smile. The last person I saw getting that much joy out of violence was the fucking Scorpio Killer in Dirty Harry.
That aside I think they might have got away with it if it wasn't for the smile. The last person I saw getting that much joy out of violence was the fucking Scorpio Killer in Dirty Harry.
Exactly, it doesn't matter that there's not even the slightest bit of gore. The problem is that the guy is clearly attacking the other guy in a very joyful manner and the advert as a whole is implying that that is an okay thing to do.Sixcess said:
There is absolutely no way in hell I should walk my children into town and find that there for them to look at and get ideas from.
As I am from the UK, I note the reasonableness behind this ban. Agreed that defnitely gives the wrong impression, as I thought it was for a Street Fighter game on first glance. (somehow)
But as for it being overly violent, I'm iffy. It's not REALLY. I just think it's not suitable for the kids that may be looking at in the shops. They may I dunno, want to break something with it.
But as for it being overly violent, I'm iffy. It's not REALLY. I just think it's not suitable for the kids that may be looking at in the shops. They may I dunno, want to break something with it.
From what I can see it seem's kinda half and half...people you could call academics tend to point it out, but not in an actual caring way, just because they seem to feel obligated to do so. I don't think anyone really takes that one seriously to be honest (Read: I hope).Thyunda said:
When it comes to government they haven't earned the benefit of the doubt, I think my assumptions of oppressive nannyism are safer than your assumptions of benevolent paternalism.Tipsy Giant said:
I quite frankly don't trust them in this scenario. They SAW this ad before, they had time to assess it, what does it change to have a few incredibly minority and self-selected options shown to them?
You are stating the De Jure procedure, I am suggesting the De Facto procedure is the ASA merely use these trivial complaints as a pretext to impose their own personal morals on the wider public.
Joyful eh? So if he had an angry/enraged expression then it would be all right?Maze1125 said:
Can that not lead to the perverse scenario where play-fighting is banned but more realistic violence is permitted? I mean to people smiling and hitting each other with foam hammers, technically violent, no one is getting visibly hurt.
>implying it is an OK thing to do
WHOA! What this poster is very clearly play fighting, the goon is mugging like a slapstick stooge, this is saying fantasy violence is all right.
Sure you CAN, but does that mean you necessarily should? Hell no. I hate all this Pseudo-racism that spawns from overcompensating for real racism, I'd call it racist, but then I'd be contributing to it.Andy Chalk said:
Seriously though, the smile on the guys face as he's about to punch the other guy is so hilariously stupid.
Technically, this would make any conceivable advertisement to join the military in Britain illegal. Or does this rule only apply to private bussinesses?dragontiers said:
What I find really wierd about Marketing Communication laws in Britain, is that it is illegal for T.V. Shows to be made about toys that started as a toy line rather than starting as a T.V. show and becoming a Toy Line.
Seriously, why the hell would you need a law like that?
I'm not sure if the military gets some sort of free pass or not, but they could probably do something more subtle, like have a poster of someone in dress uniform standing at attention with a caption like "Your country depends on you" or something. As long as they don't show something violent or make it seem like violence is the end goal, they could probably get away with it.RelexCryo said:
British Army recruitment ads invariably focus on comradeship and personal development, with weapons being shown in the context of being used to protect - yourself, your squad and/or civilians.dragontiers said:
I've never seen any that suggest violence should be the first option - quite the reverse, as this one shows...
<youtube=BG1lUd5-sz4>
(Lousy youtube quality, but it's a clever ad.)
It seems like Britain is trying to get rid of any fun in the country.
You cant riot, you might not be able to look at porn without getting on a list, and now you cnat even look at ads like those. I mean, are they going to ban any boxing games at all cause it would encourage violence or will they just make it... well.. whatever their M rating is over there.
You cant riot, you might not be able to look at porn without getting on a list, and now you cnat even look at ads like those. I mean, are they going to ban any boxing games at all cause it would encourage violence or will they just make it... well.. whatever their M rating is over there.
[HEADING=1]What?! A game on a motion control platform that looks somewhat fun? Sacrebleu![/HEADING]
No. This isn't graphic. Violent, maybe, but definitely not graphic.
Stop being retarded UK.
No. This isn't graphic. Violent, maybe, but definitely not graphic.
Stop being retarded UK.
I think that is a lot better than most of the ads we get here in the USA. Ours are either some weird metaphorical ones (guy climbs mountain, sword fights a dragon, then transforms into a US Marine in dress uniform), pep rally types (some pop song playing over shots of army tanks, soldiers moving in groups, and airplanes with the tag "Army of One"), or sci-fi -ish (people in some control room, all dressed in black, maneuver a satellite out danger from incoming debris, screen changes to them in army uniforms, some tag line about the future being now). I like the idea of one that actually shows an example of some legitimate skills they teach you. That one would have actually gotten my interest, if I was still the target audience. Ours don't attract me at all, and never did.Sixcess said: