By now we normally ignore whatever Jack Thompson says, but since this is also a chance to advertise Penn & Teller's Bullshit! we will jump right on the chance, thank you very much. If you're unfamilar with the show, it's five parts hilarious, five parts social commentary and five parts awesome -- unless you're strongly against Libertarian views. Basically, Penn and his silent cohort Teller go around debunking psuedoscientific ideas and stupid misconceptions. Gaming being evil falls in the latter category and most likely is the subject of the show that Jack Thompson will be featured on.
But enough of the facts! Let's get to the juicy quote that Jack drops in the commercial below for the upcoming seventh season of Bullshit!. Speaking to the camera, Thompson proudly proclaims that "Grand Theft Auto is the worst assault on children since polio."
That sunk in yet? Give it a second.
Good. Now go catch up on all the seasons of Bullshit! that you missed, because I know you haven't all been watching.
[Thanks, Jonah F.]
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10:00 AM on 06.21.2009
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THINK OF THE CHILDREN! GAMES ARE THE AIDS!
Also, your assumption is right, I'll check into it since it does look like good fun.
The episode on video games is supposed to air on July 9.
Add him to the list of Gaming Lies. Right next to Duke Nukem Forever.
If he REALLY means that...If nobody jumps and complains at him for this in a legal way, THERE IS NO HUMANITY.
Come on...There is saying it is bad for children, which is at best plausible if the kid in question is a little troubled in the first place...But saying that it is equally bad if not worse than a disease?! How is this man still on the streets? I don't feel safe knowing we share the same air.
"THE VIDEO YOU ARE TRYING TO WATCH CANNOT BE VIEWED FROM YOUR CURRENT COUNTRY OR LOCATION."
Booo. Anyone got a YouTube?
What! How does that even make sense?
Drop all polio,HIV,cancer,malaria,ebola and etc. research and put thoso scientists to distrobute anti-GTA flyiers.
These episodes are from the new season that hasn't even aired yet, so they probably won't be out on DVD for a while. You'd be better off trying to find them online.
Most of the episodes end up on Youtube.
Thats...thats just sick.
Prototype is the new graphic hotness
Nothing FoxyProxy can't fix.
You seem shocked , dumb shit like that leaves that fools mouth often, and why he hasn't been locked up in a straight jacket and thrown in a room with rubber walls yet is a question that bothers me to this day.
BTW don't dwell on that for to long or you will blow a blood vessel.
Son of a fucking bitch.
You know people wonder why the gaming community hates Jack Thompson, I wonder what heavy drugs everyone else is on to not realize how insensitive he is as a person. You can't really make a comparison between a disease that crippled thousands of people, and a video game. Grand Theft Auto is not the real world, and for every ignorant, stupid, kid who decides to recreate it, there are a thousand who laugh at how stupid that idea is.
Love this show and Penn & Teller in general. I miss Penn Radio deeply.
Apparently the last episode of the series is going to be the bullshit of Bullshit!, calling themselves out for every time they've fucked up. :)
My favorite so far had been the episode about PETA. I'm even a vegetarian, and I can't fucking stand PETA!