I just have to comment on this...

Mystery Squid · 11-14-2005, 09:31 PM

Look, I'm all for a good, gory video game with all sorts of expletives, but I'm 32, so it's no big deal, and I appreciate the "realism", so to speak...

Recently, I bought two games: F.E.A.R., and "GUN", and I must say, even I am amazed at the dialogue. In FEAR, it's common to hear phrases such as, "S**T! Get Down!", and even "F**K!!". In "GUN", you get language like, "I'm gonna "poke" the b**ch first!"

Damn, if my parents had caught me playing games like that when I was in my teens, it would not have been fun...

...and that wasn't too long ago...

I guess the bar is being raised, instead of "crap", "BS", and "Damn" becoming common vernacular, now it's evolving into "general" use of what was ONCE considered an "expletive"....

Jack 06 · 11-14-2005, 09:37 PM

What about rap (I won't call it music) that you've heard evolve in the 16 years since you were 16? Take away violence and sex, and what's left? But it's from "your generation", so you may defend it...

Mystery Squid · 11-14-2005, 09:44 PM

I'm not going to defend it at all...

I was a "hair band" rock kinda guy!

tleonhar · 11-14-2005, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack 06@Nov 14 2005, 10:37 PM
What about rap (I won't call it music) that you've heard evolve in the 16 years since you were 16? Take away violence and sex, and what's left? But it's from "your generation", so you may defend it...

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Actually, rap is a misstatement, there is suppose to be the letter C at the begining.

Wow Squid, is that your group???

aka007ii · 11-14-2005, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack 06@Nov 14 2005, 06:37 PM
What about rap (I won't call it music) that you've heard evolve in the 16 years since you were 16? Take away violence and sex, and what's left? But it's from "your generation", so you may defend it...

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Take away violence and sex, and what's left? Um, money - bling, 40's of Old E and slangin' Cane & smokin' out. Crap I almost forgot about the juice in my ride and a loaded gat at my side. And it's all about the GTA.

naterprius · 11-14-2005, 10:20 PM

GTA3 is still the best. ;-)

**TonyPSchaefer** · 11-14-2005, 10:23 PM

Ya know, I was thinking the same thing not too long ago. Let's put this into perspective. In the 80s, Tipper Gore and her band of not-so-merry people got all up in arms over what they considered questional lyrics. Addressed were the lyrics to "We're Not Gonna Take It."

Fast Forward to the rap of today. And the video games.

It's a whole new world.

But here's a scary thought:
When I was younger, I was a member of the Catholic Youth Organisation (CYO). Please keep the jokes to yourselves. Anyway, to spark a debate and kick off the discussion we were going to have, someone read a passage about how children were dressing inappropriately when they go to worship. About how disrespectful children are, and about how the parents need to work more on keeping their children in line. Turned out that the passage was originally written in Latin. It was from Plutar, written more than 2,000 years ago.

So while the observations are accurate, they are certianly not new.

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11-14-2005, 09:31 PM	#1
Mystery Squid Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Look, I'm all for a good, gory video game with all sorts of expletives, but I'm 32, so it's no big deal, and I appreciate the "realism", so to speak... Recently, I bought two games: F.E.A.R., and "GUN", and I must say, even I am amazed at the dialogue. In FEAR, it's common to hear phrases such as, "ST! Get Down!", and even "FK!!". In "GUN", you get language like, "I'm gonna "poke" the b**ch first!" Damn, if my parents had caught me playing games like that when I was in my teens, it would not have been fun... ...and that wasn't too long ago... I guess the bar is being raised, instead of "crap", "BS", and "Damn" becoming common vernacular, now it's evolving into "general" use of what was ONCE considered an "expletive"....

11-14-2005, 09:37 PM	#2
Jack 06 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Winters, CA: Prius capital of US. 30 miles W of Sacramento Posts: 2,567 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	What about rap (I won't call it music) that you've heard evolve in the 16 years since you were 16? Take away violence and sex, and what's left? But it's from "your generation", so you may defend it...

11-14-2005, 09:44 PM	#3
Mystery Squid Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	I'm not going to defend it at all... I was a "hair band" rock kinda guy!

11-14-2005, 10:20 PM	#6
naterprius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,831 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	GTA3 is still the best. ;-)