Government finally asking if gamers want an R rating

[1AZRAEL1]

At the end of the day, it's up to the parents to filter what their kids watch and play, and it shouldn't be up to any government to make such decisions.

Spot on. The parents need to take responsibility rather than the government.

[Dkaris]

The lack of parenting in todays kids is shocking. I'll give you an example.

I work in a target store in NSW at least a few times a week i have parents coming in looking to get items such as nintendo DSi's/Lites, ipod touches, expensive digital cameras etc. When i ask how old the child is that they are buying these items for, about 80% of them tell me the kid is under 8 years old. Out of all the items above mentioned, the only one id get for an 8 year old is a DS. this generation of parenting is pathetic. no offense to any members on here who are parents, but i think a lot of parents use technology and the new gadgets to raise their kids for them. Sorry parents. technological devices aren't surrogates.

[kup]

The problem with modern culture and family dynamics is that nowadays it is necesary to have two incomes in order to sustain the average household. Both parents need to work full time from 9am to 6-7pm and when they come back they are exhaused and don't have time to properly mind the kids. They become what is essentially weekend parents and since they also need the weekend to rest, they don't do that weekend parenting that well either.

In the past there was always a parent who maintained the household and raised the kids - That parent may work part time but is otherwise present when the kid was back from school. Yeah the role used to belong to women but without the PC bullcrap the problem with modern society is that modern full time working parents prefer to delegate the raising of their children to either Institutions (child care, etc) the Government or the corporate industry because they don't have time to do so themselves - This reliance has been allowed to gradually increase and increase by many parents to the modern phenomenon of family members living their own lives and often not even bothering to dine together, almost as if they are all strangers to one another.

Modern generations of children are not raised by their parents but institutions, several women at my workplace for example come back only after a couple of months of maternity leave and Babies are raised by employed strangers working under a company policy when they are not even a year old. Their parents essentially become little more than babysitters in the after hours or holidays where the Government or corporate institutions don't function.

[SGB]

From memory, an R classification has been considered many times before however a senator in SA opposed it blocking the move. I think he may be retiring from politics which is perhaps the reason this is being revisited.

You're thinking of Michael Atkinson, the SA Attorney General.

Sadly, he's not retiring from politics.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I had a read through the Discussion paper and interestingly it list one more "for" and R-rating than against. The majority of reasons listed on the "against" side are (Not suprisingly) somewhat laughable and reactionary cmments from most likely mis-informed people.

I am in the process of challenging the against arguments and might list them here if the writing still makes sense after my rage has been contained

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Bump.

Submissions close on the 28th of Feb.

http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification

I printed out some foms and took them to work and got people there to fill them out. Many people aren't aware and they were appreacitive that I did this. (hint hint)

[Dkaris]

Just a quick update, If any of you guys out there have a thing for women in porn with small breasts, start saving it now, its yet another item being added to the ban list. The governments reason? Women in porn with small breasts look too much like children. I'm so over this country and the restrictions we have to deal with. We're really in a catch 22 right now. I thought the rudd government was only letting this slide a bit to keep the christians in the senate on side to get some bills through. I didnt actually think the government would let this thing go through, and support it. Now, if the liberals get in next election it will be even worse than it is now. =[

im sorry if im ranting but this particular subject really gets to me

[5FDP]

Just a quick update, If any of you guys out there have a thing for women in porn with small breasts, start saving it now, its yet another item being added to the ban list. The governments reason? Women in porn with small breasts look too much like children. I'm so over this country and the restrictions we have to deal with. We're really in a catch 22 right now. I thought the rudd government was only letting this slide a bit to keep the christians in the senate on side to get some bills through. I didnt actually think the government would let this thing go through, and support it. Now, if the liberals get in next election it will be even worse than it is now. =[

im sorry if im ranting but this particular subject really gets to me

I actually heard this bit of news on Foxtel's Attack of the Show (airing on Fuel TV) last week and thought it was just a piece of American humour and not to be taken seriously e.g. similar to the type of news they have on SNL.

On the flip side of this, isn't it discrimination against women with small breasts that want to be viewed on the internet??

They went on to say (on the show) that this has already resulted in an increase in the amount of women requested breast implants.

What has this world come to....

[Gutsman Heavy]

and I thought SA's new R18 laws were bad!

[Dkaris]

im so worked up over this i posted it in the wrong therad >_>