Jesus Hates The Wii
Here's a little fact you may not know: the Wii can access something called the "internet," and this internet has dirty pictures, and dirty pictures kill children, which is why a site that appears to be a regular parents' advocacy group is planning a smear campaign against the console. A press release leaked to Kotaku yesterday from The Porn Talk has founder Mike Foster spitting brimstone and bullshit and trying his best to instill a fictional fear in the hearts of parents.
After dismissing the Wii's parental controls as useless because "parents don't see a need for them," Foster discloses what he titles "The Wii's Dirty Little Secret," which is essentially just a hyped-up, unnecessarily hysterical way of saying "You can access the internet through this thing, so please be a responsible parent."
That's not so bad, in essence, if one could extract the parochial vitriol and small-mindedness from the message. But the kicker, the secret hypocrisy that makes me squeal with glee like a little...gleeful...piggy? The Porn Talk, which bills itself as the arbiter of "how to talk to your kids about porn" is secretly backed by a Californian faith-based ministry. While the Wii doesn't try one bit to hide or obfuscate its internet capabilities (hell, they're a selling-point!), the real dirty little secret can be found, once again, behind the false faithful.
Christian Group Preps To Attack Wii [Kotaku]
Make the jump to read the press report.
The Wii's Dirty Little Secret
The Wiittle Porn Problem For Nintendo's Best Selling Game Console
CORONA, CA - The Nintendo Wii gaming console has a wiittle porn problem. That's right; this seemingly innocent family game console has a dirty little secret. It has the dubious ability to access pornography via the internet and most parents are not aware of this fact according to www.ThePornTalk.com
Like many new gaming technologies, the Wii's wireless internet capabilities make it a portal to porno. "Parents think the computer is the only way for their kids to get porn on the internet. Unfortunately, they are dead wrong," says Mike Foster, founder of ThePornTalk.com. "Gaming devices like the Wii and the PSP aren't just for fun games anymore. You're able to surf the net, chat with friends, email, and view porn because of its internet access. Kids know this but parents don't!"
Wireless internet (Wi-Fi) technology allows electronic devices like Nintendo's Wii to wirelessly connect to the internet. Airports, Starbucks, schools, and even entire cities give people the opportunity to log on the internet with a Wi-Fi device like the Wii or even Sony's PSP. "This makes it very difficult to monitor as a parent. You can easily put safeguards in your house but it's impossible to monitor in a Wi-Fi world," says Foster. "Even though the Nintendo Wii has parental controls, parents don't see a need for them because they are unaware of the porn capabilities."
The Nintendo Wii has become the best-selling video game console in the United States, outselling Microsoft and Sony competitors in the month of January, 2007. Because of its success many websites have taken advantage of its online capability. Several companies have changed the look and functionality of their web sites to accommodate the Wii. The porn industry is also implementing these changes to their sites. Porn websites are taking the look of the Wii's home page and menus and modeling their own sites after them. Porn sites are even converting their video clips so that they can run on the Wii.
So the solution lies in parents getting the facts and then talking to their children about expectations for online activity. Foster believes that, "Whether it is the home computer or these new gaming consoles, porn is easily accessible. The Wii is an amazing console and tons of fun but parents need good info on how to keep kids safe."
About ThePornTalk.com
ThePornTalk.com is an innovative web resource that helps parents talk to their kids about porn and internet dangers. The site features conversation starters, videos, a weekly podcast, parent's stories and other resources. Contributors to the site include child advocates, pastors, therapists, and kids themselves.
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Miscellany, Video Games on 28 February 2007
· Comments (9)
Porn kills children? I've got a lot of explaining to do. No... Like A LOT.
All joking aside, (I was joking?) It's good to see that some people are willing to talk to their kids and do some real parenting, rather than legislate their child-safe foam padding on the world.
I am so sick of evangelical crusades to censor the world based on the crutch of lazy parents' unwillingness to be responsible and take the few extra required seconds to shield their children from age inappropriate material.
Poppycock!
hehe. Timsy said cock.
Pfft. I was downloading illicit (man) porn on my Dreamcast ages ago. Get with the program, Christian demagogues.
YAY! Somebody said cock!
You know, I eat shrimp with cocktail sauce! XD
Christlickers. Can't live with 'em, can't feed 'em to the lions.
I liked the Romans' approach: throw the Christians into the arena, watch them get their asses kicked (or eaten by lions, either or), and then go home to enjoy an evening filled with absurd amounts of sex.
Um, do these people know that they can also get porn on their PSP's, cell phones, and PS3's? Why are they picking on the cute little Wii, the only console that actually CATERS to the family demographic?