07-11-2006, 09:36 AM
But children's cartoons are no less violent. Take a look at good ol' Looney Tunes. How often does Elmer Fudd ending shooting himself? Or having his gun explode in his hands? Or how often is a piano/anvil/elephant/other comically huge or heavy object dropped on an unsuspecting target?
What about the ridiculously convoluted plans Wile. E Coyote goes through to obliterate the Roadrunner, generally by use of huge amounts of explosives?
How is this humorized violence any different from what you see in games that kids are SUPPOSED to be playing? Yeah sure, in MK, Sub Zero can rip his opponent's head off, but any parent with half a wit should realize that a kid under the age of 15 or so shouldn't be playing it. Personally, I saw that fatality back when I was...hmmm, grade 3 so I was 8 years old. Did that fuck me up? Not even a bit. A bad relationship in highschool screwed me up worse than videogames ever could.
What about the ridiculously convoluted plans Wile. E Coyote goes through to obliterate the Roadrunner, generally by use of huge amounts of explosives?
How is this humorized violence any different from what you see in games that kids are SUPPOSED to be playing? Yeah sure, in MK, Sub Zero can rip his opponent's head off, but any parent with half a wit should realize that a kid under the age of 15 or so shouldn't be playing it. Personally, I saw that fatality back when I was...hmmm, grade 3 so I was 8 years old. Did that fuck me up? Not even a bit. A bad relationship in highschool screwed me up worse than videogames ever could.