Nader calls violent game devs "electronic child molesters"

[onehandle]

Former presidential candidate wants Obama to go further in criticisms of violent media

Consumer safety advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader is railing against the developers of violent video games. Speaking to Politico about his disappointment in President Barack Obama's proposals to curb gun violence, Nader said the commander-in-chief was letting creators of violent media off easy.

"We are in the peak of [violence in entertainment]," Nader said. "Television program violence? Unbelievable. Video game violence? Unprecedented." He added, "I'm not saying he wants to censor this, I think he should sensitize people that they should protect their children family by family from these kinds of electronic child molesters."

Nader was speaking with the blog on the eve of President Obama's second inauguration. Nader, who ran against Obama as an independent presidential candidate in 2008, was critical of the President for not following through on campaign promises, including raising the minimum wage and cracking down on those on Wall Street responsible for the financial crisis that hit its peak that year.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-01-22-nader-calls-violent-game-devs-electronic-child-molesters

[Drale]

1. I've said it once, I'll say it again and I'll probably have cause to say in it the future

FUCK RALPH NADER. Someone please knock him out, put him in a crate and store him in the warehouse at the end of Raiders please?

[Dawgs]

2. +100000000000000000000000

[derby378]

3. Uh, Ralph? CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II is not a children's game

Plants Vs. Zombies, on ther other hand, is perfectly fine for all ages. The only brains that are eaten are strictly off-camera.

[snooper2]

4. Wonder if Nader ever plays this game he's in

LOL


http://www.fupa.com/play/Shooting-free-games/campaign-wars.html

[still_one]

5. As far as I am concerned I could care less to what Nader thinks

[CrawlingChaos]

6. There's quite a spin on that article

All he seems to be saying is that parents should protect their children from inappropriate content, and he specifically denounces censorship. I took his comment to mean that violent media is the "electronic child molester", not game developers.

So he wants Obama to encourage parents to shield their children from violent entertainment, and to do what he can to sensitize people to violent media. I actually don't agree (I usually agree with Nader on most things but I don't believe violent entertainment is always fundamentally harmful) but are these statements really so controversial?