So.. im buying Mass Effect tomorrow.. but might not if it has Sex Scenes..

Why is sex so bad? it seems ok to blow the head off and paint the walls with blood but if any sex content the whole world going under :roll:

aroxx_ab

What's worse is that even the smallest hint of a lesbian relationship is enough to get a game rated 18 by the PEGI. That is the same rating system that is being adopted by the UK. The BBFC gave the game a 12, what does that mean for the future of Mass Effect in Britain?Are peoplereally that close minded that we have to put a big red sticker on something that goes against what we've been taught to believe? It disgusts me to be honest.

I'm just saying that sex, simply isn't as bad as Americans crack it up to be. So what if your son/daughter knows exactly how he/she was made at an early age. What harm can come from that? Are they going to go our and try to screw everything they see? Honestly, having them know how it works at an early age would help them understand sex more than others and thus, in my opinion, reduce the chance of them experimenting in wrong ways due to their own ignorance.sacredtext62

Im not worried about violence in games neither are my parents.. its alot easier to teach young children not to do what they see in a game when it comes to Violence.. but with amount of kids who go on about sex in Primary school I just dont want them to learn bad habits and bring that **** back home.Dweedleking5000

So sex is a bad habbit?

[QUOTE="sacredtext62"]I'm just saying that sex, simply isn't as bad as Americans crack it up to be. So what if your son/daughter knows exactly how he/she was made at an early age. What harm can come from that? Are they going to go our and try to screw everything they see? Honestly, having them know how it works at an early age would help them understand sex more than others and thus, in my opinion, reduce the chance of them experimenting in wrong ways due to their own ignorance.Pariah-

What case? Your saying You'd rather them see Silence of the Lambs or Saw over them? You'd rather your child have more violent tendencies or more sexual tendencies? And your whole, "oh, children know that when they see violence in media, it's wrong, but when they see sex they think its cool, " argument is completely fallacious. Impressionable minds are impressionable minds, if you indoctrinate a child (extreme case) he will believe everything you tell him, no matter from what side of the spectrum it comes from. A child that can differentiate what he sees in the movies from what he sees in real life can have that skill apply to either sex or violence. The question is, what do we want our more impressionable children to pick up? That decapitations are cool? Or that sex is fun?

EDIT: and btw, nice 4 word rebuttle for a person beeeegggging to have someone pose in argument to his allegedly infallible claim....

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"]Im not worried about violence in games neither are my parents.. its alot easier to teach young children not to do what they see in a game when it comes to Violence.. but with amount of kids who go on about sex in Primary school I just dont want them to learn bad habits and bring that **** back home.shutdown_202

So sex is a bad habbit?

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"]Im not worried about violence in games neither are my parents.. its alot easier to teach young children not to do what they see in a game when it comes to Violence.. but with amount of kids who go on about sex in Primary school I just dont want them to learn bad habits and bring that **** back home.shutdown_202

So sex is a bad habbit?

It can be if you become addicted. :P

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[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"]Im not worried about violence in games neither are my parents.. its alot easier to teach young children not to do what they see in a game when it comes to Violence.. but with amount of kids who go on about sex in Primary school I just dont want them to learn bad habits and bring that **** back home.Dweedleking5000

So sex is a bad habbit?

Well you said it. Anyway, your question has been answered so all is well.

kthxbye.

What case? Your saying You'd rather them see Silence of the Lambs or Saw over them? You'd rather your child have more violent tendencies or more sexual tendencies? sacredtext62

And your whole, "oh, children know that when they see violence in media, it's wrong, but when they see sex they think its cool, " argument is completely fallacious.sacredtext62

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[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"]Im not worried about violence in games neither are my parents.. its alot easier to teach young children not to do what they see in a game when it comes to Violence.. but with amount of kids who go on about sex in Primary school I just dont want them to learn bad habits and bring that **** back home.Lionheart08

So sex is a bad habbit?

It can be if you become addicted. :P

He said "bad" habbit. :P

It's just some kissing and a side boob shot, it's perfectly harmless.. OMG.. Yes and it's optional.

[QUOTE="sacredtext62"]What case? Your saying You'd rather them see Silence of the Lambs or Saw over them? You'd rather your child have more violent tendencies or more sexual tendencies? Pariah-

And your whole, "oh, children know that when they see violence in media, it's wrong, but when they see sex they think its cool, " argument is completely fallacious.sacredtext62

It's just some kissing and a side boob shot, it's perfectly harmless.. OMG.. Yes and it's optional.

Crossel777

No? Just because when one person commits an act of violence against another and everyone can see it doesn't make it "easier to control". In the end, each of them occur just as often.sacredtext62

Violence, no matter how you put it (excluding sports), is detrimental to society. Sex is only harmful in small isolated cases of teenagers, who would know better if they were more thoroughly educated about it.sacredtext62

Avoid Mass Effect and wait for God of War 3. That way your brothers can see uncensored carnage and avoid side boobs which will render them useless and perverts for the rest of their lifes.RedruM_I

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Why is sex so bad? it seems ok to blow the head off and paint the walls with blood but if any sex content the whole world going under :roll:

Pariah-

Sex in and of itself isn't bad. It's the different standards of what other outlets may consider to be "sex" that need to be policed so that parental guardians are able to put whatever sexual content children may come across into the proper context.

Violence isn't so open-ended and, what's more, it's universally looked down upon. It's easy for a kid to blow a batch of pixels into bloody smithereens and realize, "I probably shouldn't do this in real life." Sex, on the other hand, is glorified and commercialized to high hell.

Just because we embrace sex over violence, doesn't mean that the embracement of sex is bad. In the end, having Stiflers in our society isnt NEARLY as bad as having hannibals. My argument, which you ignored, is which you would RATHER have. How bad can some horny teen be compared to another Cho? Answer me that.sacredtext62

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"]Violence can be controlled. It dosn't spread like the plague in Public Schools. Sex is harder to controll. and it spreads like the plague in public schools.sacredtext62

That's somewhat true, but honestly the effect the media has created is going to counter even a good education on the matter, which is the real problem. Simply having a sex scene in a video game would add a little to that, but even in adverts on TV in the morning you are exposed to sex, and it's presented to you in the most attractive way possible. If people want to control sexual content in media, then they are doing it wrong. Video games are the last area to tackle, considering how strictly regulatedthey arecompared to films. Violence is more of an issue than sex though, and it allways will be. It's the issue that will not be tackled either because it's not due to the medias efforts. Parents used to hit their children as punishmentnot long ago when it used to be legal, yet at the same time would not explain the nature of sex to them. I find that ironic, considering they are trying to teach them not to comit acts of violence through violence.

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Why is sex so bad? it seems ok to blow the head off and paint the walls with blood but if any sex content the whole world going under :roll:

True_Gamer_

Sex in and of itself isn't bad. It's the different standards of what other outlets may consider to be "sex" that need to be policed so that parental guardians are able to put whatever sexual content children may come across into the proper context.

Violence isn't so open-ended and, what's more, it's universally looked down upon. It's easy for a kid to blow a batch of pixels into bloody smithereens and realize, "I probably shouldn't do this in real life." Sex, on the other hand, is glorified and commercialized to high hell.

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Why is sex so bad? it seems ok to blow the head off and paint the walls with blood but if any sex content the whole world going under :roll:

Pariah-

Sex in and of itself isn't bad. It's the different standards of what other outlets may consider to be "sex" that need to be policed so that parental guardians are able to put whatever sexual content children may come across into the proper context.

Violence isn't so open-ended and, what's more, it's universally looked down upon. It's easy for a kid to blow a batch of pixels into bloody smithereens and realize, "I probably shouldn't do this in real life." Sex, on the other hand, is glorified and commercialized to high hell.

Well my brothers are young still.. 9 and 11.. But if its not outright hardcore or anything like I was led to believe then theres no problem :) Pretty impossible to not let them play it since if they are on the Xbox then they are A: Not Annoying the hell out of me when im on Runescape B: Distracts them from my other pursuits.Dweedleking5000

Mass Effect is rated M.. Pay attention to the ESRB if your really that worried about your brothers playing your games :|

[QUOTE="sacredtext62"]No? Just because when one person commits an act of violence against another and everyone can see it doesn't make it "easier to control". In the end, each of them occur just as often.Pariah-

Violence, no matter how you put it (excluding sports), is detrimental to society. Sex is only harmful in small isolated cases of teenagers, who would know better if they were more thoroughly educated about it.sacredtext62

There is a hardcore pornographic scene which is almost unavoidable. If you do not like that type of thing i would not recommend getting it.Arjdagr8

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"][QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]There is a hardcore pornographic scene which is almost unavoidable. If you do not like that type of thing i would not recommend getting it.True_Gamer_

And your whole, "oh, children know that when they see violence in media, it's wrong, but when they see sex they think its cool, " argument is completely fallacious.sacredtext62

Dude, c'mon, its hardly that bad and you don't even have to do it. Just buy the game, and face reality: People like sex.enterawesome

Violence is harmless while sex is evil we want our children to grow into these:

[QUOTE="enterawesome"]Dude, c'mon, its hardly that bad and you don't even have to do it. Just buy the game, and face reality: People like sex.Dweedleking5000

[QUOTE="enterawesome"]Dude, c'mon, its hardly that bad and you don't even have to do it. Just buy the game, and face reality: People like sex.Dweedleking5000

[QUOTE="enterawesome"]Dude, c'mon, its hardly that bad and you don't even have to do it. Just buy the game, and face reality: People like sex.Dweedleking5000

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"][QUOTE="enterawesome"]Dude, c'mon, its hardly that bad and you don't even have to do it. Just buy the game, and face reality: People like sex.enterawesome

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"][QUOTE="enterawesome"]Dude, c'mon, its hardly that bad and you don't even have to do it. Just buy the game, and face reality: People like sex.True_Gamer_

wtf do u mean tho by softcore contact? is it just like Kissing and stuff? if its around the same as a Daytime Soap Opera then my parents wont care.. I got the impression it was like a hardcore pornography..Dweedleking5000

hardcore porn in a video game? :lol: It would have to be rated AO for that and neither game company will allow AO games on their consoles.

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"] wtf do u mean tho by softcore contact? is it just like Kissing and stuff? if its around the same as a Daytime Soap Opera then my parents wont care.. I got the impression it was like a hardcore pornography..whitetiger3521

hardcore porn in a video game? :lol: It would have to be rated AO for that and neither game company will allow AO games on their consoles.

[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"] wtf do u mean tho by softcore contact? is it just like Kissing and stuff? if its around the same as a Daytime Soap Opera then my parents wont care.. I got the impression it was like a hardcore pornography..whitetiger3521

hardcore porn in a video game? :lol: It would have to be rated AO for that and neither game company will allow AO games on their consoles.

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[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"] wtf do u mean tho by softcore contact? is it just like Kissing and stuff? if its around the same as a Daytime Soap Opera then my parents wont care.. I got the impression it was like a hardcore pornography..Dweedleking5000

hardcore porn in a video game? :lol: It would have to be rated AO for that and neither game company will allow AO games on their consoles.

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[QUOTE="Dweedleking5000"] wtf do u mean tho by softcore contact? is it just like Kissing and stuff? if its around the same as a Daytime Soap Opera then my parents wont care.. I got the impression it was like a hardcore pornography..Dweedleking5000

hardcore porn in a video game? :lol: It would have to be rated AO for that and neither game company will allow AO games on their consoles.

1. Don't make demands of other users, it's ill mannered.

2. Your question was already answered by the kind posters of this forum, and now that I think about it, the wrong forum so you're very lucky in that respect. The game has one sex scene, and it's as mild as you see on daylight television. It's not noteworthy.

3. The guy was making a joke, as is common on internet forums. It's what we call sarcasm.

This question could havebeen answered for you if use other internet sources such as wikipedia.

If you read Mein Kampf you will be amazed by the similarities. Control/Police/IndoctrinateTrue_Gamer_

I have experience with societies outside America because most of my family comes originates in another country. Sex is treated completely normally in that country, all my family living there is exposed to sexual innuendos and references on a daily basis and they even talk of it in front of their parents. It's not all hyped up over there like it is here. Teens feel the need to rebel over here becuase society tries to hard to ram it into their heads that if you aren't abstinant than you are a bad person. If you look at sex casually than people will treat it casually and not do the things that people in America do. None of my family have any early pregnancies or STD, they are all fine, and were raised with sex. The problem, as you've stated, if our culture. Which talks of how bad it is where ever you go. That is the problem.sacredtext62

Thank you. I think americans are kind of crazy. They think that prohibiting any sexual content on their children is the way to protect them while showing them violence is perfectly ok. That's one of the weirdest ideas I've ever heard. Teaching and explaining children sex on an early age should be perfectly natural, normal and a nice thing to do, that way they may approach it in a better way when they are growing up. Making it a taboo and a prohibition from the start is what harms children more in my opinion. Anyways, this is just a heritage of puritanism. Those guys thought sex came from hell but had no problem exterminating entire cultures and killing people in the name of god. Figures :roll:RedruM_I

Maybe its because I dont want my little brothers going around the house yelling " Boobies in Davids game!! " thus drawing unneccesary attention from Mum and Dad?Dweedleking5000

You can't keep them away ... lock the door, tell them you'll beat them if u rat u out .... umm maybe not that but u have to put fear in ur younger siblings lol

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"]Thank you. I think americans are kind of crazy. They think that prohibiting any sexual content on their children is the way to protect them while showing them violence is perfectly ok. That's one of the weirdest ideas I've ever heard. Teaching and explaining children sex on an early age should be perfectly natural, normal and a nice thing to do, that way they may approach it in a better way when they are growing up. Making it a taboo and a prohibition from the start is what harms children more in my opinion. Anyways, this is just a heritage of puritanism. Those guys thought sex came from hell but had no problem exterminating entire cultures and killing people in the name of god. Figures :roll:Pariah-

He hit the nail on the head ... wat r u talking about?

Do you watch movies? Do you watch comedy sitcoms?

it has a sex scene, but you need to initiate it on your own accord. it doesn't just pop up at random. just don't flirt with ashley/liara.