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Australian Official Thinks Bully Rating Too Lenient

Sep 24, 2006 10:30

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oflc, new zealand, australia, carmel tebbutt, bully, ratings

Comments 15

But... elixer44 September 24 2006, 14:56:16 UTC

This is from the country that bans games. And they rated Bully before they got a copy. Can you say "censorship?"

Re: But... ayvah September 25 2006, 11:57:23 UTC

Yeah. We suck. :(

ianc14 September 24 2006, 15:04:40 UTC

Did she read the Press Release the OFLC released? (since they obviously knew thered be trouble)

Copy of it here - http://www.refused-classification.com/Games_A-D.htm#bully

nightwng2000 September 24 2006, 15:37:00 UTC

From one of the other articles mentioned there ( ... )

foxieboi September 25 2006, 03:14:16 UTC

The Australian gov haven't been using videogames as a scapegoat, instead more focused on bad parenting.
And while yes, games do get refused clasification in Australia, it doesen't happen very often. Although it can be a bit of a bother.

boffo97 September 24 2006, 16:19:19 UTC

I don't know this woman.

I have no idea of her personality, politics or anything like that.

I still think she should be kicked out of office.

That's the same logic she has here.

Ms. Tebbutt, please consider PLAYING the game before making statements that could end up being stupid in retrospect.

all in agreement monte924 September 24 2006, 18:41:42 UTC

a Little off topic from the main article, i think it's kinda good to hear that the esrb is not alone in its ruling of Bully's rating. Bully's probably been attracting it's share of attention in other countries, and yet it seems like the rating systems of those countries are not being bullied into treating Bully more severly than they would any other game. I guess this just tells us what thee intellgent opinion of Bully is, as opposed to the ignorant drival that politicans and the like have been feeding poeple.

y'know, i'm still surpirsed that we haven't heard anyone blasting off at the esrb giving Bully a T rating... i figured politicans and the like would have jumped on that almost instantly. grant it, maybe they just haven't realized it yet, like that lame duck in Utah...

Re: all in agreement ianc14 September 24 2006, 19:24:53 UTC

I bet we'll hear something about it on Monday

eternallegenduk September 24 2006, 19:57:37 UTC

"I'm concerned that its message for violence is undermining what we're doing in schools to counteract bullying."

Isn't Bully that game where you play the victim getting revenge on bullies? How does that game support or condone bullying, again?

Oh, right. It's the title.