In Oklahoma, games = porn

[sigma7]

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has signed into law the State-specific Bill HB30004, which redefines a list of items, such as hardcore pornography, which are deemed “harmful to minors”, to include video games which use “inappropriate violence”.

Sorry, missmiah and cptn_oblivious. Lemme know if y'all need to flee the state under cover of darkness.

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[kateshort.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah-- they're TOTAL pinheads for not just using the ESRB standards.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Well, from what I remember, Oklahoma also used to have (still don't know if it's on the books) an insanely tight anti-pornography law which, thanks to some spurious definitions -- something akin to equating any portrayal of pre-18 sexuality as child porn, which would encompass American Beauty, American Pie and other movies without the word "American" in them....

Oh, here we go: The Tin Drum, flashpoint for the above-mentioned law.

I just hope and pray eventually our society moves to a point where violent videogames really are the most important thing to be spending our time and energy on.

That said, I'm going to install Hitman: Blood Money now.

[missmiah.livejournal.com]

The law just changed to allow tattoo artists here.

Pretty sure the red dirt makes people in government into prudes. Should be a scientific study or something.