Another game gets banned in the UK: Mario Party 8(!?)
07-13-07, 02:42 PM
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Another game gets banned in the UK: Mario Party 8(!?)
Apparently, it's because of this:
(don't click the spoiler box unless you are prepared to be shocked and horrified!)
Link: http://www.thunderboltgames.com/news/viewnews/1705
Spoiler:
(don't click the spoiler box unless you are prepared to be shocked and horrified!)
Link: http://www.thunderboltgames.com/news/viewnews/1705
07-13-07, 02:54 PM
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Okay, I had to research past the link just to figure out what the "offensive" word was. Even if 'spastic' is an offensive term to call somebody, I don't see how the usage above would be offensive.
07-13-07, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Mordred
Is it spastic?
07-13-07, 02:55 PM
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Yeah, apparently "spastic" is an offensive word, particularly in the UK. Apparently there was a DS game (one of the Brain Age knockoffs) that was also recalled for the use of that word. I think it has a negative connotation having to do with the handicapped. I don't think it has quite the same impact here in the U.S.
07-13-07, 03:02 PM
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I saw the topic title and poster and I figured it would be another "funny" Groucho moment, but it turns out that this story is actually real?
Go Mario its your birthday!
Go Mario its your birthday!
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07-13-07, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
I thought it was because of the train bombings..?
07-13-07, 06:07 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastic
I guess it would be like a US game where one of the characters says the word "retard."
I guess it would be like a US game where one of the characters says the word "retard."
07-13-07, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I'm sure there are U.S. games where someone says the word "retard."
