I know, I know, and I do agree: it is far too easy to pick on Daily Mail writers like Ben Todd. They have a very specific demographic of uneducated, right wing morons to fear. To that degree, they do a mighty fine job. However, we feel it’s our job to point and laugh, then be slightly depressed at the tripe they publish.
If I may quote Mr. Todd’s fantastically fair article: “The brutal [Modern Warfare 2] lets players join in with terrorists rampaging through an airport as they murder unarmed civilians.” Adding that “critics have been deeply concerned that the release trivialises acts of terrorism and will fall into the hands of youngsters despite the 18 certificate”.
Critics of The Daily Mail have been deeply concerned that their unashamedly poor standards of journalism and clear attempts to strike fear into those most fragile and angry have made the paper itself create the same end result many terrorists strive for.
Todd then quotes Brian McBride, Amazon’s Managing Director, who says that “Call of Duty 2 has been the success story of 2009″.
Fantastic.
Frankly I’m amazed Todd doesn’t just find a worried mother or scientist to suggest the failed Christmas day terrorist was “probably” influenced by Modern Warfare 2. I’m sure you could find a quote from Keith Vaz to back you up. Still, the whole article is just a re-worded press release, with his trollish opening paragraphs there to redirect people’s anger about Twilight not being number one. No, actually.
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FUCK YOU WARDROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX
RAMPAGE!
Insert another quarter to transform into giant gorilla.
I just read this article by Mr. Todd, and I have to tell you, Do you remember that Assistant from the DEMOLITION MAN, that sofa looking androgenous-waste of DNA?
Thats what Mr. Todd probably looks like, and I would venture to guess that that “Jolly Green Giant” song from the restaurant, in Demolition Man is probably what is on a permanent loop in Mr. Todd’s walkman cassette player that he still has working in perfect order.
How Old are you, you prehistoric sack of GOO.
And as for the overly dramatic title “Brutal Game etc…” are you worried that this is going to cause more violence? You Coward, I dont see you voicing an objection over the slave trade that England made its fortunes through the years. That was BRUTAL. Mr. Todd, when England went to “colonize” and “civilize” Asia (CHINA, INDIA, and many others even managed to get it ass whopped by Russian in CRIMEA) I’m sure those countries would tell you something of BRUTAL…
Comon you sanctimonious COWARD write about the injustice of buying and selling humans at slave markets… write about the Brutal exploitation of Unique Beautiful Cultures, for a simple reason that they welcome you with opened armes only to Be BRUTALIZED by British “stiff Upper Lip”
Where do you get off calling anything brutal, you intentionally attempt to damage the popularity of the medium of entertainment that you know nothing about.
I am happy about the fact that INTERNET is killing off Paper News Papers, and Daily Mail’s time is comming. When that day comes you will be out of a job and all Internet New organizations will be ran by Computer Gamers… and We will remember… Minimum wage will sound pretty good by then, or maybe McDonald will have a job for you.