Gamers Push Back Against Clueless Conservative

He's only apologizing for the marketed to teens thing, not accepted

I also forgot to mention that this guy is also obviously sexually repressed to the point where any mention of the subject makes him cringe.

But does it really come as a surprise? He looks like he should be trying out for the special Olympics and on top of him looking like toad his personality doesn't save him. Repressed wimps like him are going to end the human race with their ZOMG SEX IS EVIL attitude. Poor bastard probably never even touched a girl in high-school.

@kurisu

He pulled a JT and decided that we’re inferior to him in every way, and refused to apologize by the looks of things.

To be fair, he did say:

"Based on the multitude of response by gamers who share my concern for decency in the entertainment of our children, it is obvious that I had been misinformed on at least two points of substance in my original column.

For this I DO apologize to the gaming universe!"

He also admits in his radio show from yesterday that he should have done his homework.

Not a total retraction, but think of how many times JT has ever apologized for anything, or admitted any mistakes at all. Besides, JT thinks he's waging some ongoing crusade; I'd be surprised if this guy ever mentions games again.

but only for 2 things, he's still advocating that the scene falls under the category of obscene according to the law.

again

never let the truth get in the way of a good story (or your career)

I wonder if the guy even realizes that porn games on the X-Box are virtually impossible because of the console makers banning AO and Un-Rated games on their consoles.

of course hes small time and this is his ticket to the big time
(note sarcasm)

@FunkyJ

Actually, Thompson was around and doing his 'Moral Kerbstomping' for a long time before Video Games were his problem. And as for McCullough, you do realise he also already had a history of writing things that cause a great deal of ire, you are correct in assuming that is exactly why he does it. 15 minutes of fame? Perhaps, but better that then even a few people being completely lied to about our hobby, sometimes you have to fix the ignorance one person at a time.

oh wow look at this.. its his book on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/073…pr_product_top

its a book written by the author in question

Now i dont normally review things without knowing all the facts and having read it, but apaprently that that is completely ok.

Im sure some people, myself not included, may want to go and review ths book.

Of course that would be wrong and based on no facts whatsoever and i would in no way endorse such actions. Reviewing based on absolutely no knowledge results in getting :

‘one or perhaps two points incorrect’

anyone think it would be an interesting read?


sorry for the double post on the stranglehold thread too. can a mod please delte that one? i had multiple windows open and was dumb!

i wonder if mr McCullough would still say it was just a 'minor point of error' and a 'matter of interpretation' if someone had said his book was an orgasmic rape simulator and tageted to 15 year olds an highly explicit.

i bet not. however he couldnt claim its libelous. or hed be throwing himself in the firing line for the same comments he made.

yeah i would go to the doctor about having a musclehead its probably not muscle.. but a tumor.

Gotta love penny arcade for that one.
Seriously i dont know why this bothers people so much?
As a videogamer im used to having people belittle and insult me, why should this man be treated any differently than every other idiot in my life?(with a blank stare and a light chuckle) I have to say,I stopped caring what others thought about me long ago.