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Pervy Spore creations cause concern, called 'child pornography'


4:17 PM on 07.31.2008
Pervy Spore creations cause concern, called 'child pornography' photo



If you've been following news about Will Wright's upcoming title, Spore, you've likely already seen a wide variety of NSFW creatures made using the innovative creature creator. Some may scowl over the questionable creations, but that's what happens when you put power in the hands of the internet -- penises and tits get drawn on everything. It's like a taste of life as ruled by 4chan!

Not surprisingly, CNN took notice, as any scrap of negativity about games must be covered by the national news at the speed of light. Next thing you know, there's a new buzzword to describe the phenomenon -- "sporn". CNN spoke to the "spornmaster" , a guy who apparently sits around creating as many versions of ass to mouth as humanly possible with the creator tool. He was quoted as saying:

"I admit it is silly and juvenile, but I don't think there's anything perverted, vile or awful about it. If people find it offensive, they can simply not search for it online. No one is forcing anyone to see this content."

That's true, I can avoid extreme tentacle hentai if I want to (key word there being "if"). A far more interesting comment was made by a Spore fan who spoke to CNN:

"I consider this very similar to child pornography, at least to the extent of distributing the material to children."

Are you at home creating CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, you heathens? I thought children had to be naked for that, but apparently if a child sees sexual content, it becomes child pornography. I'm so behind on the porn times.

[Via Gamepolitics, thanks Joe]






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wtf were you searching when you found that image?
What the hell?!?! I can't stop laughing at the picture.
I don't understand the picture, but I feel dirty now . . .

Also, does that mean that everything I read on the internet is Black Literature?
I knew this was a matter of time. This is why we can't have nice things.

>_>
What the hell IS that??
Haha! I don't know what that picture is about, but it's excellent. Oddly, my girlfriend sent me a link to that CNN article this morning; she's responsible and reads "real news."
It's a cheese head pickle mouth burnt marshmallow swinging contest
It's a cheese head pickle mouth burnt marshmallow swinging contest
obviously the person who made the child pornography remark didn't even know what kiddy porn even is. I'm so glad CNN was able to get these high-class people to talk to. Proving yet again that all mainstream news media should not be paid any attention in the slightest.
el oh el

That picture wins so hard.
The picture is the product of scam-baiters. They basically get the 419 scammers to do stupid, time consuming, random shit. It's awesome.
I really lost the great respect I had for CNN many years ago. Given the current state of "journalism" today, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it turned out the "child pornography" quote was from a CNN employee or intern - or even pure fabrication. It saddens me to see how far ethical standards have fallen in the past decade as focus has shifted to ratings, ratings, ratings.
Oh man, that article is comedy gold. So many quotables...

A 37-year old man who calls himself "Spornmaster".

A spore creature described as a "four-legged phallic fornication machine"

Previously mentioned "Spornmaster" who is archiving his creations on his own website.
The first time ever CNN has made me laugh out loud, for real.
Dear sweet Jesus Colette I could not love you more for using that picture. I have been obsessing over it for about a week now. <3
This is silly. Sporn is lame anyway.
Good lord. I'd almost rather look at a 3D rendered penis than that co-ordinated travesty of humanity. Almost...
What's more, EA will ban people who upload multiple offensive creatures, and is working with YouTube to get the videos taken down.



The good people of COCKBALZ will not take this nonsense
I don't see the problem, I'm on the internet all the time and I haven't come across this sporn stuff, but then again I never really looked for it either. Save for that first one that I saw on here. And even that wasn't disturbing but rather funny looking.
"if" you want to... umm.. right... okay...
ummm... rule 1 & 2?

This is seriously retarded though... If child pornography = pornography that kids can see, then we're all pedophiles because we've all seen porn on the 'net.
"you heathers?" WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I LOVE IT!
Wait, so, child pornography is pornography that is distributed to children? Oh, well, geez... What have I been thinking!?

I don't know who that person is, but they need a good rabbit-punching.
whoa... disturbing pic
Dugg for pic.
*right click, save as*
Learn something new every day, I coulda swore child porn meant something else but CNN hath proved me wrong.

I'm going to have nightmares about that picture.
(crying) I can't UNSEE it!
Well shit, I made a cock in spore so if that's just as bad as kiddy porno I'm already fucked. So hey, I might as well go fiddle some kiddies now!
I didn't know children were the ones who viewed child pornography. Wouldn't it be ok then?
...What the hell am I looking at, here.
I need more info on that picture. Is DeusPayne correct?
Haha. Sporn. Wow, I'm easily amused.
What the fuck have they got in their mouths??????????????
Um...um....what can I say about that pic that has not already been repeated? Wrong on so many levels, and I love you for it, Colette.

YAY! So if that's child porn, are the people making the creatures going to get a new label, like child porn artists or something? You should all be ashamed, pushing porn of children...that would have to get parents to buy the game...that should be watching what their kids are downloading and playing....yeah....
I know someone has already asked, or is going to ask, or whatever, I didn't read the comments.

The pic is of some less-than-bright scammers trying to get someone to give them money. You get into a correspondence with them, and convince them that you'll give them your credit card number, or money, or whatever they're after if they do something like this. They send you a picture, you post it on the intertubes. There are much lulz.

I love the internet.
I am the Spornmaster, are you the Gatekeeper?
I heard about the picture on this post so I just had to check it out!

DeusPayne is right when he says it's a 419 scam baiter. They're Nigerians who will go to great lengths to try and separate you from your money. A scam baiter basically manipulates them to do outrageous things in order to waste as much of their time as possible.

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