Shon Goodman of Omaha, Nebraska thought he had his holiday shopping all worked out when he picked up the used PSP at a local store. Little did he know that the handheld contained a horrible secret that would destroy Christmas for his ten year-old son, Kade. It was, brace yourselves, a photo of a penis saved as a background image.
The image was discovered by an older brother before the poor, unsuspecting kid got an eyeful. After unsuccessfully trying to remove the image, Shon returned the PSP to the store where it was deleted. He was given a free game for his trouble. Clearly, this is something that he also needed to immediately contact his local news station about.
"It’s something that’s not meant to be seen by a child’s eye," the father said.
Now, I haven't seen the image and I certainly did not sell a used PSP to a store in Omaha three weeks ago, but that statement seems a little odd to me. Shouldn't his ten year-old son also have a penis? Has the kid just never seen it? How could that possibly be?
Perhaps -- working as I do for a website whose motto is, "Also, cocks" -- I don't have the most objective viewpoint on this. It seems to me, though, that if you're getting worked up over the idea that your kid might see a penis, you should be more concerned about your maturity level than the ten year-old's.
Christmas Gift Leads To X-Rated Surprise [KETV via Kotaku]
Contest:
9:00 AM on 01.05.2010
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#1 why would you think it would just "come off"?
#2 how dumb would you have to be to not be able to delete it- if he figured out how to go to the themes and put it on why couldn't he just go "delete theme"?
No, seriously, I thought it was more a DS thing.
Kids are growing up so fast. It makes me feel proud. (Slow theatrical tear drops from left eye)
well a lot of kids play PSP's.
wait, wut?
Does the kid know he has a cock of his own?
What I think is the far worst tragedy out of this story is the fact that they had to take the PSP back to the store to get it removed. This is the fucking 21st century for fuckssake.
Other than Chronic Logic (who I don't think is insinuating a child should watch porn in the first place) where are getting this idea that anyone here is condoning a child watching porn?
I think most of us are flabbergasted that between the father and the older brother neither of them know how to fucking format a PSP. It's pretty easy. Go to Format PlayStation Portable in Settings.
And if it does, the parents can always sue, right!?
I, for one, am proud that my own genitalia would stun anyone at that age into awed silence, and probably do the same for most people twice as old... ...wait what are we talking about again?
Seriously, though: I could understand how Daddy is techologically illiterate and dumb enough to take this to TV, but how the hell can't the older brother figure out how to erase that picture?
I dunno, giving other people used stuff - unless its like really mega-rare and impossible to find in any other form - just doesn't seem right.
Well I guess policy should be changed and they should just reformat all used game systems with hard drives. I personally agree with the people who would be pissed if this happened to them.
I was pissed but then I though - hey free porn!
But seriously retailers need to learn to wipe the damn things before reselling. It's common sense more than anything.
Too be the Internet makes finding free porn so less satisfying.
I found free porn in a box of old records and I was like "Hey look free...oh fuck it I has Internet." The Internet ruins everything.
That said, I'd actually be pretty upset to get a psp for Christmas, turn it on, and find a strange man's penis on the screen. At the very least, it would take some of the goodness out of Christmas. Or possibly add to it if I were a different kind of person.
Uh... I hate to break this to the parent and child but this is what the child sees when he goes the the bathroom EVERY DAY... Imagine how using the lavatory would be if you were restricted from looking at yourself? Man I'd hate to clean that bathroom.
Wait, maybe I don't wanna know...
LOL... A PSP For christmas...
However I see what SilversunFrenzy is saying, and I can agree with that.
And oh, they're not "dumber" for not formatting the PSP on their own - they got a free game, right? :D
But I would just say, "Okayyy...Remember this, don't buy used games..and don't tell Mommy." and take it and delete it.
Maybe Google how to delete it if you don't know.
So true... but don't talk too loudly - the internet will hear you!