BruceVC

I'm just pointing out that the complete breakdown of civil liberties people envision as the ultimate and inevitable end result of "restricting freedom of speech in video games" seems not to have happened in Germany (yet). You make me laugh....no you right. Germany is still a free society despite this " interference " in the design of certain games

Okay that really seems a step to far..seriously guys It reminds me of what we going through in South Africa. There is a movement called " Rhodes must fall " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Must_Fall where a vociferous group of people want to remove any statues and memorabilia associated with colonialism or British history. I have no issues with statues being moved to museums because apparently they are offensive but people want them destroyed and basically they want to change and or become unaware of history Colonialism was a terrible injustice to African people but you cannot deny it happened, it is part of African history. And people like Rhodes represent the good and the bad of that history " Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it." It would be like the Jews deciding the Holocaust never happened and deciding to remove any references to it in there history books. Its counter productive to a progressive future as we learn from our mistakes and the actions that others inflict on us

Volo every single gaming genre can improve and look at ways to be innovative Games should evolve to cater for new audiences, you are right that the GTA franchise is very successful but I don't think that means nothing should be changed The real question is what would be considered meaningful change to grow the fanbase...and I just don't see how removing hookers is going to do that ?

That's exactly what I am saying, in fact we should lament the fact that guns were used to overthrow the magnanimous Nazi's..they really benefited the world with there reasonable ideological views Your sagacity never ceases to amaze me...good insight there Volo

Yeah its going to be weird not seeing the " obligatory Hurlshot RV trip family yearly photos "

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/24/bill-chumley-charleston-shooting_n_7653182.html The NRA in the USA never ceases to be amaze me with its myopic view on gun violence , there solution to this type of attack is " more guns for the public " This lawmaker did apologize later for his appalling remarks ...

Flying tomorrow to the coast to see my family, I'm on the early flight in the morning ...6 am so I need to wake up at 4 am Its going to be cold but I'm going to the warm coast, I'll be spending time at our beach cottage. I can't wait...I can do some snorkeling and diving

Ya ya Volo I have already accepted that Gawker shouldn't have posted the video, lets move on now

You could quite easily remove Hookers from GTAV and it would make NO real impact to the game, but the question is I haven't seen a valid reason for removing them. If there was a reasonable SJ motivation I would support it but all the justifications are contradictory

Don't know but you can buy on eBay....see the link from Gfted1 http://stores.ebay.com/Oxxbridge-Galleries/Black-Panther-Party.html

I watched the first episode of Dark Matter and I also found it cliched... " another series about a group of people who have no idea who they are and how they got there " The only difference is its set in space, I have never been a big Sci-Fi fan and for me to watch this genre it has to be at least inventive. So I'll be skipping this series The basic archetypes are standard, but... That is unexpected....maybe I should watch episode 2?

The famous photograph which that statue is based on, was staged, wasn't it? So they didn't actually need so many soldiers to put up the flagpole, the photographer just decided that it looked better... I don't think they don't adorn any official government building/memorial though. I believe the point is they are removing Confederate paraphernalia from places like Walmart yet you can still buy Black Panther goods, it seems inconsistent ?

People will still demand she take it down. Very clever

Is always some fuss about their portrayal in the games. They're just functional NPCs, like the mooks you slaughter, but yet some people get wound up about it. You're going to have a real thin list of things to create a setting with if you're to avoid including people who are abused in RL. I agree, another reason why that Polygon article is misplaced is think of homeless people. They are victims of RL circumstances and you can kill them in GTAV ...so there are many groups of people in GTAV that are victims of some sort of abuse in RL it seems inconsistent to just single out Hookers

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Just to be clear what exactly is the issue with hookers in GTAV? The original issue that was raised by Polygon, which I initially agreed with and now don't, was that many hookers are victims of abuse in RL so why include them in game where they get abused/killed by the player What issue with hookers in GTAV are you debating?

So you're okay with people videotaping in secret and without consent (like they did Hogan) and subsequently releasing it to the public as long as the person involved was doing something you declare immoral? That's kind of a despicable position to take, I hope you realize. You're essentially saying that personal rights only matter for moral people and immoral people can have their rights violated because they are immoral. Well fine then.,.,.,.when you say it like that I retract my previous point. Do you always have to be so ......analytical Let me rephrase what I said, " I hope Gawker doesn't lose the court case ..because of the impact this will have on Kotaku. But they shouldn't have posted the video "...happy ?

No need to use profanity to make a point TN, lets try to be civil ? And its only hypocrisy if you seriously think the Zoe Quinn furor is the same as Hogan having sex with his friends wife..and clearly I don't think they are the same. In fact its disingenuous to compare the two incidents I didn't say that what happened was the same. I'm saying that what you are saying is the same that the people who harassed Zoe were saying. Down to the exact words, for ****'s sake. You are literally being the part of #GamerGate that even we can't stand. Oh okay my bad, I wouldn't want to be associated with #GamerGate in anyway so just ignore any parallels you may think I am making I am much more concerned with Kotaku closing down if Gawker closes down

Bro, are you really expecting consistency from Bruce? Nuances and context KP, these are words you have never seemed able to quite understand

No need to use profanity to make a point TN, lets try to be civil ? And its only hypocrisy if you seriously think the Zoe Quinn furor is the same as Hogan having sex with his friends wife..and clearly I don't think they are the same. In fact its disingenuous to compare the two incidents

Yes I don't disagree with that, they posted the video for clicks But there is also a moral aspect to the whole incident Hogan should just accept he was caught "with his hand in the cookie-jar " and move on Hogan has always been a jerk, and he always will be. Anyone that associates with him should be wary. I would be suing because of the invasion of privacy. I doubt Hogan cares he was caught red handed. Fair enough, you are probably right about his moral compass

Wowzers dude, good luck and I sincerely mean that considering the tough economic climate that Greece faces If its any consolation I know many people who are going to Greece or have gone to Greece on holiday recently because the general prices are so reasonable

Yes I don't disagree with that, they posted the video for clicks But there is also a moral aspect to the whole incident Hogan should just accept he was caught "with his hand in the cookie-jar " and move on

Only managed to move in recently and it's my first completly own house. Before, living on my own I was renting a flat. Kept it clean, but it wasn't mine to do "stuff". This I build myself from the ground up (or supervised the people who did the actual building ) Now hopefully I'll be done messing around in the garden tomorrow, and hopefully the ironwork I have ordered will be done the day after, so we can install the gates to protect the facade. Melk where do you live now ? In Greece or Crete ?

No, the two are inextricably linked. Hogan was caught having sex with his wife's friend, I find it amusing this video surfaced. He deserves the negative media attention...unless you consider this behavior acceptable? I don't want Kotaku to close down because of Gawker getting sued over this. What is there is evaluate ? Gawker going down like this would be quite the fitting end since their behaviour has been repugnant. What i find more interesting is that you think that some celebrity leaks/sextapes are ok to be leaked if their behaviour is unacceptable. Should we abandon the right of privacy, Bruce? Should our behaviours be judged on the whims of journalists and in the end, the angry mob, Bruce? If true to these ideals, then during the Fappening in last august/september, did you sort out between which celebrity pictures were ok to look at or not? Were Jennifer Lawrence morals good enough for you for not looking at her? I never watched a single video about those celebrities leaks ( and I haven't watched the Hogan video for the record ), were those videos about people having affairs? My understanding is that they were personal videos with the celebrities legitimate partners. I don't see the connection to the Hogan video? So in summary I have less understanding to Hogan being embarrassed because he was having sex with his friends wife, its not hard to understand