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No.
Or, if you're stupid, yes.
Rockstar were recently interrogated by The Daily Mail before they launched their weekly "Ban This Sick Filth" campaign. Having contacted Chris Morris for an interview but being roundly told to "jam their nosebeak up their chute and mong off", they settled for hassling the company responsible for Grand Theft Auto 3 and the upcoming "State of Emergency"
What follows is the outline for the article, to be under the 12-point banner headline:
"IS THIS THE SICKEST GAME IN THE WORLD EVER?"
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Games today are far removed from the halycon days of Connect 4 and Hangman.
These days, young people or "children" derive entertainment from mindless murder and mayhem on what are known as "video games consoles".
To you or I, close-minded adults that believe the age of consent for homosexuals should be 42 and that England still rules the world, video games are a waste of time.
Time better spent worshipping the Royal Family (12 page report on Prince William's new sunglasses by Nigel Dempster in next Sunday's "Mail on Sunday")
Grand Theft Auto is a prime example of the degenerate "entertainment" that "kids" seek these days. Surely, having played this game once, it is only a matter of minutes until some poor little child (obviously white and middle-classed, otherwise it wouldn't be a tragedy) will emulate the behaviour on screen.
We spoke to Rockstar about our concerns, and once the laughter had died down, they agreed to speak to us.
"It's a game" said Mr Bloke from Rockstar, "You would have to be terminally stupid to think it was real-life simulation."
Well we at the Daily Mail think that your children need protecting from the menaces of today's social ills.
So do not let your children play this vile game, as it will lead to them trying to board subway trains, cross roads and shoot Triad gang-members with rocket-launchers.
Rockstar said "Look, it's a cert 18 and that's for a reason. Now go away please, we're trying to read a book and evolve."
Reading a book, or WORSHIPPING THE DEVIL?
It is a simple path from playing video-games to dancing naked in the worship of the Dark Lord, and The Daily Mail is here to protect you.
Keep your children in at all times, do not let them play videogames. Instead, let them watch the news with genocide and racial murder on a scale not seen since the 100 years war. Or entertain them with soap operas like "Eastenders" (a tale of simple cockney folk), a programme that has had plotlines concerning rape, incest, domestic violence and fratricide all before the watershed.
We believe all video games are evil.
Tomorrow, "Why women are evil and probably witches"
Report by U.P.Tight
Or, if you're stupid, yes.
Rockstar were recently interrogated by The Daily Mail before they launched their weekly "Ban This Sick Filth" campaign. Having contacted Chris Morris for an interview but being roundly told to "jam their nosebeak up their chute and mong off", they settled for hassling the company responsible for Grand Theft Auto 3 and the upcoming "State of Emergency"
What follows is the outline for the article, to be under the 12-point banner headline:
"IS THIS THE SICKEST GAME IN THE WORLD EVER?"
---
Games today are far removed from the halycon days of Connect 4 and Hangman.
These days, young people or "children" derive entertainment from mindless murder and mayhem on what are known as "video games consoles".
To you or I, close-minded adults that believe the age of consent for homosexuals should be 42 and that England still rules the world, video games are a waste of time.
Time better spent worshipping the Royal Family (12 page report on Prince William's new sunglasses by Nigel Dempster in next Sunday's "Mail on Sunday")
Grand Theft Auto is a prime example of the degenerate "entertainment" that "kids" seek these days. Surely, having played this game once, it is only a matter of minutes until some poor little child (obviously white and middle-classed, otherwise it wouldn't be a tragedy) will emulate the behaviour on screen.
We spoke to Rockstar about our concerns, and once the laughter had died down, they agreed to speak to us.
"It's a game" said Mr Bloke from Rockstar, "You would have to be terminally stupid to think it was real-life simulation."
Well we at the Daily Mail think that your children need protecting from the menaces of today's social ills.
So do not let your children play this vile game, as it will lead to them trying to board subway trains, cross roads and shoot Triad gang-members with rocket-launchers.
Rockstar said "Look, it's a cert 18 and that's for a reason. Now go away please, we're trying to read a book and evolve."
Reading a book, or WORSHIPPING THE DEVIL?
It is a simple path from playing video-games to dancing naked in the worship of the Dark Lord, and The Daily Mail is here to protect you.
Keep your children in at all times, do not let them play videogames. Instead, let them watch the news with genocide and racial murder on a scale not seen since the 100 years war. Or entertain them with soap operas like "Eastenders" (a tale of simple cockney folk), a programme that has had plotlines concerning rape, incest, domestic violence and fratricide all before the watershed.
We believe all video games are evil.
Tomorrow, "Why women are evil and probably witches"
Report by U.P.Tight
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Good one Goaty. I don't like The Daily Mail, I prefer the excellent and sophisticated newspaper, The Sun.
Goatboy wrote:
You missed nothing at all
> sir, I recieved exactly the same email from Beverley Hughes (independant
> watchdog for Newspapers).
I didnt know whether to laugh or cry.
I basically
> mentioned the Charlotte Church thing, and the Daily Mail having pics of Fergie's
> kids in swimsuits (aged 11 and 13).
The world is too weird sometimes.
The weirdest thing is that they missed out using a pun about Charlotte Church having a great pair of lungs. Criminal, I tells ya....
You missed nothing at all
> sir, I recieved exactly the same email from Beverley Hughes (independant
> watchdog for Newspapers).
I didnt know whether to laugh or cry.
I basically
> mentioned the Charlotte Church thing, and the Daily Mail having pics of Fergie's
> kids in swimsuits (aged 11 and 13).
The world is too weird sometimes.
The weirdest thing is that they missed out using a pun about Charlotte Church having a great pair of lungs. Criminal, I tells ya....
Jonman wrote:
>did i miss something there, or did they completely fail to
> realise the irony of the situation?
---
You missed nothing at all sir, I recieved exactly the same email from Beverley Hughes (independant watchdog for Newspapers).
I didnt know whether to laugh or cry.
I basically mentioned the Charlotte Church thing, and the Daily Mail having pics of Fergie's kids in swimsuits (aged 11 and 13).
The world is too weird sometimes.
>did i miss something there, or did they completely fail to
> realise the irony of the situation?
---
You missed nothing at all sir, I recieved exactly the same email from Beverley Hughes (independant watchdog for Newspapers).
I didnt know whether to laugh or cry.
I basically mentioned the Charlotte Church thing, and the Daily Mail having pics of Fergie's kids in swimsuits (aged 11 and 13).
The world is too weird sometimes.
misterhappy wrote:
> The quality of its writing is good?
We are talking about a newspaper that
> once dedicated page 3 to a story about Jerry Hall... wait for it... going
> shopping at the supermarket. The drama! The earth-shattering relevance! Jerry
> Hall goes shopping. Wow. The mind-blowing implications of such a story make the
> possibility of nuclear war between India and Pakistan seem entirely irrelevant
> in the greater scheme of things.
as i said the quality of the writing in terms of language is good i said the content was often useless
> The quality of its writing is good?
We are talking about a newspaper that
> once dedicated page 3 to a story about Jerry Hall... wait for it... going
> shopping at the supermarket. The drama! The earth-shattering relevance! Jerry
> Hall goes shopping. Wow. The mind-blowing implications of such a story make the
> possibility of nuclear war between India and Pakistan seem entirely irrelevant
> in the greater scheme of things.
as i said the quality of the writing in terms of language is good i said the content was often useless
Goatboy wrote:
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Yep, I saw that as well and emailed
> Tessa Jowell,Richard Littlejohn and The Daily Mail about that.
I recieved 2
> replies, carbon copies using a lot of words without saying
> anything:
--
did i miss something there, or did they completely fail to realise the irony of the situation?
---
Yep, I saw that as well and emailed
> Tessa Jowell,Richard Littlejohn and The Daily Mail about that.
I recieved 2
> replies, carbon copies using a lot of words without saying
> anything:
--
did i miss something there, or did they completely fail to realise the irony of the situation?
Goatboy wrote:
>Tomorrow, "Why women are evil and probably witches"
----
hur hur
>Tomorrow, "Why women are evil and probably witches"
----
hur hur
Jonman wrote:
On the other page, was an article, including a very
> large picture, about Charlotte Church.
---
Yep, I saw that as well and emailed Tessa Jowell,Richard Littlejohn and The Daily Mail about that.
I recieved 2 replies, carbon copies using a lot of words without saying anything:
--
Thank you for your email of 31 July to Tessa Jowell concerning the channel
Four program Brass Eye. The Broadcasting Policy Division within the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport deals with issues in this area and I
have been asked to respond. I apologise for the delay in replying.
Under the current broadcasting arrangements, responsibility for what is
broadcast on television and radio rests with the broadcasters and the
broadcasting regulatory bodies -the Governors of the BBC, the Independent
Television Commission (ITC), the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority (S4C) and
the Radio Authority. They are independent of the Government and accountable
for safeguarding the public interest in broadcasting. They also maintain
guidelines for programme makers on the standards which should be observed.
It is important that the views of the public are brought to the attention of
the broadcasters and regulators so they can reflect these views in their
codes and guidelines.
Within this framework it is for the broadcasters to make judgements about
the content of individual programmes and the time at which they are
broadcast, in the light of the responsibilities placed upon them and of
their more detailed programme guidelines. It is a long-standing principle
that the Government does not intervene in programme matters, either on
arrangements for scheduling or on content.
Tessa Jowell expressed her personal feelings as a viewer and a parent and
made it absolutely clear that the programme content and regulatory matters
are for the regulators to deal with and not the Government. A heavy
responsibility sits on them to safeguard public trust and confidence. For
her part, she wishes to be sure that the regulatory system is able to
respond rapidly and effectively to issues of the kind we have seen in this
case.
Newspapers and periodicals remain wholly independent of the Government. The
responsibility to decide what, and what not, to publish, subject to the
general law, is theirs. The Government believes that a free press is a
cornerstone of democracy, and as such, does not wish to control the
editorial content of newspapers or magazines.
Newspapers operate a system of self-regulation through the Press Complaints
Commission (PCC), which is an independent body set up by the newspaper
industry to ensure that British newspapers and magazines follow the
industry's code of practice. The Government expects the press to abide by
the rules and commitments enshrined in the PCC's Code of Practice and
continues to monitor alleged press abuses and the PCC's handling of them.
If you have not already done so, you might want to direct your concern about
this matter to the relevant editor.
I hope this information is helpful
Yours sincerely
Betty Yabrifa
Policy Advisor
On the other page, was an article, including a very
> large picture, about Charlotte Church.
---
Yep, I saw that as well and emailed Tessa Jowell,Richard Littlejohn and The Daily Mail about that.
I recieved 2 replies, carbon copies using a lot of words without saying anything:
--
Thank you for your email of 31 July to Tessa Jowell concerning the channel
Four program Brass Eye. The Broadcasting Policy Division within the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport deals with issues in this area and I
have been asked to respond. I apologise for the delay in replying.
Under the current broadcasting arrangements, responsibility for what is
broadcast on television and radio rests with the broadcasters and the
broadcasting regulatory bodies -the Governors of the BBC, the Independent
Television Commission (ITC), the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority (S4C) and
the Radio Authority. They are independent of the Government and accountable
for safeguarding the public interest in broadcasting. They also maintain
guidelines for programme makers on the standards which should be observed.
It is important that the views of the public are brought to the attention of
the broadcasters and regulators so they can reflect these views in their
codes and guidelines.
Within this framework it is for the broadcasters to make judgements about
the content of individual programmes and the time at which they are
broadcast, in the light of the responsibilities placed upon them and of
their more detailed programme guidelines. It is a long-standing principle
that the Government does not intervene in programme matters, either on
arrangements for scheduling or on content.
Tessa Jowell expressed her personal feelings as a viewer and a parent and
made it absolutely clear that the programme content and regulatory matters
are for the regulators to deal with and not the Government. A heavy
responsibility sits on them to safeguard public trust and confidence. For
her part, she wishes to be sure that the regulatory system is able to
respond rapidly and effectively to issues of the kind we have seen in this
case.
Newspapers and periodicals remain wholly independent of the Government. The
responsibility to decide what, and what not, to publish, subject to the
general law, is theirs. The Government believes that a free press is a
cornerstone of democracy, and as such, does not wish to control the
editorial content of newspapers or magazines.
Newspapers operate a system of self-regulation through the Press Complaints
Commission (PCC), which is an independent body set up by the newspaper
industry to ensure that British newspapers and magazines follow the
industry's code of practice. The Government expects the press to abide by
the rules and commitments enshrined in the PCC's Code of Practice and
continues to monitor alleged press abuses and the PCC's handling of them.
If you have not already done so, you might want to direct your concern about
this matter to the relevant editor.
I hope this information is helpful
Yours sincerely
Betty Yabrifa
Policy Advisor
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