Paris Hilton - erm... we had to illustrate this story somehow?
Miss Bimbo, a web game that challenges players to "Become the hottest, coolest most famous bimbo ever!" has come under fire from parents for being "a menace".
Parentkind, ("a company set up to champion the rights of parents", according to its website) has its co-founder, Bill Hibberd, on the case. "It is one thing if a child recognises it as a silly and stupid game but the danger is that a nine-year-old fails to appreciate the irony and sees the bimbo as a cool role model. Then the game becomes a hazard and a menace", he said.
"Children's innocence should be protected as far as possible. It depends on the background and mindset of the child but the danger is that after playing the game some will then aspire to have breast operations and take diet pills."
SPOnG wants to know just what's wrong with... no, wait, we just had a call from Andy's Mum. We have no queries about why anything would be wrong with aspiring towards diet pills and boob jobs. Terrible stuff.
Among the tasks set out for potential bimbos is the challenge to, "Even resort to meds or plastic surgery. Stop at nothing to become the reigning bimbo!" At the time of press, the game had 203 686 registered Bimbos.
The game's creator, Nicholas Jacquart, responded that the game contains valuable life lessons. "If they eat too much chocolate in the game, it is bad for their bimbos' bodies and their happiness levels compared to if they eat fruit and vegetables, which reinforces positive healthy eating messages", he said.
"If they are having problems with boyfriends or at work, the bimbos can talk through them with a psychiatrist.
"The breast operations are just one part of the game and we are not encouraging young girls to have them, just reflecting real life", Jacquart concluded.†
SPOnG would like to point out the fact that, far from being a purely altruistic parents' group, Parentkind is a limited company. Not, of course, that we're suggesting the company is cynically preying on parental fears just to grab a bit of publicity...
Of course, parents could actually talk to their offspring about the content of this kind of trashy, moronic effluence rather than moaning... loudly.
Nah.
†Source: The Guardian
Parentkind, ("a company set up to champion the rights of parents", according to its website) has its co-founder, Bill Hibberd, on the case. "It is one thing if a child recognises it as a silly and stupid game but the danger is that a nine-year-old fails to appreciate the irony and sees the bimbo as a cool role model. Then the game becomes a hazard and a menace", he said.
"Children's innocence should be protected as far as possible. It depends on the background and mindset of the child but the danger is that after playing the game some will then aspire to have breast operations and take diet pills."
SPOnG wants to know just what's wrong with... no, wait, we just had a call from Andy's Mum. We have no queries about why anything would be wrong with aspiring towards diet pills and boob jobs. Terrible stuff.
Among the tasks set out for potential bimbos is the challenge to, "Even resort to meds or plastic surgery. Stop at nothing to become the reigning bimbo!" At the time of press, the game had 203 686 registered Bimbos.
The game's creator, Nicholas Jacquart, responded that the game contains valuable life lessons. "If they eat too much chocolate in the game, it is bad for their bimbos' bodies and their happiness levels compared to if they eat fruit and vegetables, which reinforces positive healthy eating messages", he said.
"If they are having problems with boyfriends or at work, the bimbos can talk through them with a psychiatrist.
"The breast operations are just one part of the game and we are not encouraging young girls to have them, just reflecting real life", Jacquart concluded.†
SPOnG would like to point out the fact that, far from being a purely altruistic parents' group, Parentkind is a limited company. Not, of course, that we're suggesting the company is cynically preying on parental fears just to grab a bit of publicity...
Of course, parents could actually talk to their offspring about the content of this kind of trashy, moronic effluence rather than moaning... loudly.
Nah.
†Source: The Guardian
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deleted 25 Mar 2008 20:02
1/4
spong wrote:
Of course, parents could actually talk to their offspring about the content of this kind of trashy, moronic effluence rather than moaning... loudly.
or maybe its this type of thing that can give gaming a bad name, not once did the developer state that they are not targetting children with this gaming influence and that they should be discouraged from playing a game that DOES promote boob jobs, diet pill to succeed, i for once see this as a bad influence, why would i say the same about manhunt or GTA well that sbecause they dont target kids and company seems to outright claim to, to which spong i see you pointing parents are moaning and should be informing parents which is correct but it doesnt excuse the moral obligations of developers of this game.
JJ 25 Mar 2008 23:21
2/4
Ohh look I turned on the news and there's victoria beckham, and oooh look who graces the dailymail website, that footballers wife wannabe whore from big brother, chantelle....famous for err being a whore just like paris hilton.
where's that ofcom phone number!!
proves yet again, we can put it on the news, in film, books, magazines but as soon as it's in a video game format, parents cancel their saturday night orgy with the neighbours and call to "ban this sick filth".
where's that ofcom phone number!!
proves yet again, we can put it on the news, in film, books, magazines but as soon as it's in a video game format, parents cancel their saturday night orgy with the neighbours and call to "ban this sick filth".
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buncey 26 Mar 2008 00:02
3/4
jj
lol
couldn't have put it any better myself
rofl
lol
couldn't have put it any better myself
rofl
deleted 26 Mar 2008 02:43
4/4
JJ wrote:
Ohh look I turned on the news and there's victoria beckham, and oooh look who graces the dailymail website, that footballers wife wannabe whore from big brother, chantelle....famous for err being a whore just like paris hilton.
where's that ofcom phone number!!
proves yet again, we can put it on the news, in film, books, magazines but as soon as it's in a video game format, parents cancel their saturday night orgy with the neighbours and call to "ban this sick filth".
where's that ofcom phone number!!
proves yet again, we can put it on the news, in film, books, magazines but as soon as it's in a video game format, parents cancel their saturday night orgy with the neighbours and call to "ban this sick filth".
I afraid this simply points out how gamers can be completely closed minded at times, just because it affects your rights to play doesnt immediatly make it ok to do this stuff andbecause parents dont like it doesnt mean they are monaing for nothing and that you are right, the news shows wars and whores together and for no other reason than to entertain and by rights it should be placed in the same catergory as this game, but what makes the game OK over the news? all forms of medai have had there bashing over the years from TV in general to movies and voilence, VHS to DVD`s, Music etc even mozart was considered a rebel, its just the turn of gamers, but it doesnt excuse dodgy Devs trying to cash in on kids innocence lets not forget just because we are old enough to understand our rights from wrongs doesnt mean the kids do and most parents want whats best and by this dont want kids having access to it, personally my kids dont use the internet with out me there so that stops it in my house, but i wont say its ok for this game to exist when not once did they defend themselfs by saying its not for kids!