Ban 'Second Life' in schools and libraries, Republican congressman says

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 09:28 — Blake

From CNet: Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), who is seeking re-election this year, staged a press conference at a library in his suburban Chicago district on Tuesday to highlight what he called the "dangers" of the virtual world to children. Flanked by local officials, he also released a letter asking Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic to "take action to warn parents of the similar dangers and s#xu@lly explicit content found on Second Life."

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Wed, 05/07/2008 - 09:55 — Fang-Face

Horse's rear

Where did the current crop of congressional and senatorial he-whores and adulterers learn to be such immoral trash when they didn't have Second Life and all the "evils" they profess to be opposed to I wonder.

There is nothing that cannot be found offensive by someone, somewhere.

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 11:37 — Chuck

for once I agree with the Congressweenie

I support a nation-wide ban on Second Life for all ages on the grounds that it's stupid and might represent the nadir of civilization since Jim Crow and Mantovani.

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 13:42 — Great Western Dragon

It's Always Something

Right now... as you read this... video games are causing the downfall of society.

Or was it television? Maybe it was television. I could've sworn that television was causing the downfall of our society.

No wait a sec. No. It was rock and roll. Rock and roll caused our world to go to hell. You gotta keep an eye on those Brits ya know.

Wait, wait, no. No I think it was comic books. Weren't comic books causing the total degrdation of our youth?

Crap. No that wasn't it either. Wasn't it swing music? Yeah! That's it, swing music was destroying society what with all those kids listening to jazz and swing. You gotta keep an eye on those Black people, ya know.

Hold on... no that's not it. Booze. Yeah, that demon liquor is going to kill our kids. We need to prohibit everyone from drinking it. Society will improve immensely.

Wait, dammit. It's not booze, it's those darn flappers. Those flapper girls are corrupting our youth. You gotta keep an eye on those women, ya know.

No, wait. Moving pictures. Moving pictures are even worse!

Oh, I got it! It's that infernal ragtime and boogie woogie music! You should see the kids dancing to that! It's absolutely shameful!

I just took y'all on a trip back to 1890 and gave you an incomplete list of all the things that politicians and various other kooks said were going to mean the end of society. I guess that, since they were wrong about all those things, maybe they'll be right about video games and the internet.

Oh wait, no that doesn't make sense either.

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