ZOMG b00biez! ... Or not

[unixronin]

The FTC says kids can find adult content in virtual worlds.  You know, like Second Life.  And as we all know, God forbid our delicate, emotionally-fragile kids should see a low-detail, poorly-animated boob on a cartoonish avatar.

Comments

[merlinpendragon]

I'm reminded of Aldus Huxley's "A Brave New World" or George Orwell's "1984". The social machine does not care for individuality or reasoned response. It wants predictable cause-effect relationships. Anything that presents views other than what the social machine enforces is a threat, and threats must be nullified.

That said, one of my favorite plug-in's for "The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" is one that adds realistic nudity (still somewhat cartoonish) to the NPC's of the game. I got a similar plug-in for "TES IV: Oblivion" because it always seemed rather silly for someone to go swimming in their underwear. Not swim suits, underwear.

[unixronin]

Heh ... I hear you there.

[merlinpendragon]

But, I'm 47, and my wife is getting close to 40. We have no minors living in our home. If we're not allowed to have some "adult content" around, who is?

[unixronin]

Sometimes I wonder how many ways the general health of our society would be improved, were it not for those who stridently insist that (to borrow Heinlein's analogy) we must all live on strained baby food because the baby can't eat steak.

[ithildae]

I believe that the US social phobia against nudity and all things sexual is a pathological disorder. I do not promote that it be on display everywhere and constantly talked about, but it is a vital part of life. Children of a certain age find out about it, either from parents or friends. That too, is life.