Stupid Asshole Jack Thompson goes after the sims 2

[cody8200]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...s_6129609.html

Thompson was among those who spearheaded the recent effort to slap an "Adults Only" rating on Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and he's often been on the forefront of many other gaming issues, several of which have targeted the crime-spree-based GTA franchise. In the past, he's represented defendants who have been the victims of GTA-inspired crimes, including the triple homicide of three police officers by an 18-year-old boy in Alabama.

His beef with San Andreas? Unused code in the game that depicts sexual acts. These minigames can be unlocked by using game-cheat devices or patches available on the Internet.

Thompson is on a roll...and he's not done yet. His latest goat is a game that doesn't involve guns, carjacking, or prostitutes: He's going after Electronic Arts' The Sims 2.

In a manifesto sent today to press outlets, Thompson focuses on dismantling the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and exposing what he calls the industry's "latest dirty little secret." The secret's out now, and it involves nude sims.

In the statement, Thompson says, "Sims 2, the latest version of the Sims video game franchise ... contains, according to video game news sites, full frontal nudity, including nipples, penises, labia, and pubic hair."

The Sims 2 is a "life simulator." In the game, players steer their digital beings around their cyberlives. Actions include everything from the spectacular (getting married, having children, receiving promotions at work) to the mundane (cooking microwaved meals, going to the bathroom, mopping the floor). Such activities, as in real life, sometimes require nudity. EA circumvents inappropriateness by "blurring" out the nether regions, almost to a comical sense.

Knowing that the game is popular among all ages, EA has even taken steps to ensure that Sims fans aren't exposed to indecent depictions. In the recent expansion pack, The Sims 2 University, gamers can send their teenage sims off to college. However, instead of packing the expansion with "keggers" and "reefer," EA chose to use juice and bubble blowers.

Thompson doesn't seem to care. He cites a cheat code that can remove the blur that covers the nether regions. "The nudity placed there by the publisher/maker, Electronic Arts, is accessed by the use of a simple code that removes what is called 'the blur' which obscures the genital areas. In other words, the game was released to the public by the manufacturer knowing that the full frontal nudity was resident on the game and would be accessed by use of a simple code widely provided on the Internet."

It's not just the adults that are liberated from their wardrobes. Sims kids can also be nudified, "much to the delight, one can be sure, of pedophiles around the globe who can rehearse, in virtual reality, for their abuse."

Were this to be true, Thompson would have his smoking gun, and EA would be forced to recall all copies of The Sims 2. However, it's what's under the blur that Thompson's after. And what happens when the blur is lifted? A simple mannequin-esque smooth body, according to EA.

Jeff Brown, vice president of corporate communications at EA, in response to the accusations, told GameSpot, "This is nonsense. We've reviewed 100 percent of the content. There is no content inappropriate for a teen audience. Players never see a nude sim. If someone with an extreme amount of expertise and time were to remove the pixels, they would see that the sims have no genitals. They appear like Ken and Barbie."

Thompson doesn't buy it. "The sex and the nudity are in the game. That's the point. The blur is an admission that even the 'Ken and Barbie' features should not be displayed. The blur can be disarmed. This is no different than what is in San Andreas, although worse."

[UPDATE] Thompson this afternoon updated his earlier statement, saying he is aware certain mods only remove "the blur," but adds that "Electronic Arts has done nothing about this." Thompson's new conclusion: EA is "cooperating, gleefully, with the mod community to turn Sims 2 into a porn offering."

The last time we checked, The Sims 2 was rated T for Teen by the ESRB, which means that anyone 13 years of age, with $50 to spend, can purchase the game.

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He is so full of crap. He knows nothing about gaming or mods. I am absolutely positively sure that EA did NOT model nipples, pubic hairs and penises. This man is so fucking stupid. Possibly a modder has done so but not that I have ever heard of. What this man is doing is going to ruin mods in games...all mods. Game developers are going to be too scared of being sued by freaks like Thompson to allow their customers to do any modifications at all. Ugghhhh...this guy is really pissing me off.

[timmynausea]

Labia.

[SirFozzie]

Jack Thompson is a fruit loop, and deserves to have a vial of unstable nitroglycerin rectally inserted. and then to bounce on a pogo stick.

[HomerJSimpson]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Jack Thompson is a fruit loop, and deserves to have a vial of unstable nitroglycerin rectally inserted. and then to bounce on a pogo stick.

I did that once. It was fun.

[rkmsuf]

no more wee-wees and pee-pees

haha!

[WrongWay]

Originally Posted by cody8200

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...s_6129609.html
In the statement, Thompson says, "Sims 2, the latest version of the Sims video game franchise ... contains, according to video game news sites, full frontal nudity, including nipples, penises, labia, and pubic hair."





In other words, the game was released to the public by the manufacturer knowing that the full frontal nudity was resident on the game and would be accessed by use of a simple code widely provided on the Internet."

This is 100% wrong. Even if you do put in the cheat code you are looking at a Barbie Doll. Anyone know the current rating on Barbie Dolls?

It takes user created skins to go further, and these are NOT anywhere in the original Maxis released game.

[jeff061]

A lot of idiots in various gaming forums were comparing the GTA scenes with Sims 2, trying to play the hypocrite angle. Apparently idiots draw Jack's attention and he follows it up by not checking his facts.

In any case, Electronic Arts is no Rockstar, nothing will come out of this.

[sachmo71]

Hold on loosely, Jack, but don't let go.
If you cling to tightly, you're gonna lose control.

[JeffR]

Safe to assume there'll be a "Nude Jack Thompson" skin for the Sims available shortly?

[mrsimperless]

Originally Posted by timmynausea

Labia.

Do we have confirmation yet on whether it depicts minora or majora?

[RendeR]

Its freaks like thompson that create the unbelievable paranoid bullshit we see in this world today.


Fanatics of ANY kind are wrong, period. No matter how right they may believe they are they always go too far.

[hukarez]

Originally Posted by cody8200

In the past, he's represented defendants who have been the victims of GTA-inspired crimes, including the triple homicide of three police officers by an 18-year-old boy in Alabama.

Whoa, wait -- when did this happen??

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by hukarez

Whoa, wait -- when did this happen??

The latest Reader's Digest has a story on this (it's the 1000th issue special).

[MrBug708]

It was just recently, should be an article here. Needless to say he pulled outa cops gun and started shooting in the station

[dubb93]

I think this is worse for Jack than EA or gaming. He has been going after "violent" games for a long time, but going after The Sims 2 and EA may just expose him for what he is. He DOES NOT want this to go to court. I expect to see him with his head between his legs shortly, something like this could make him lose all credibility.

[RendeR]

What credibility?

[dubb93]

In the past, he's represented defendants who have been the victims of GTA-inspired crimes, including the triple homicide of three police officers by an 18-year-old boy in Alabama.

And I REALLY hope he isn't trying to get this guy off of this just b/c he may have played GTA. Anyone can tell that an 18 year old that kills 3 cops has problems and needs to be in prison, or a mental hospital the rest of their life...end of story.

[RebelMan]

Who is this guy? James Dobson in disguise?

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by RendeR

What credibility?

My thoughts exactly, but from the past he seems to have some power in the courts. Someone out there will believe anything someone says, untill they are proved to be full of shit. This could be the case that proves what most have believed for a long time.

[sachmo71]

What's so sad is lengths he will go to just to stay in the spotlight. I mean, there isn't anything wrong with being a meglomaniac per se, but when you start with the "Ah HA!s", it's just embarassing.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

Originally Posted by sachmo71

What's so sad is lengths he will go to just to stay in the spotlight. I mean, there isn't anything wrong with being a meglomaniac per se, but when you start with the "Ah HA!s", it's just embarassing.

Word. Kinda stupid for him to go after most kid friendly game out there.

[Capital]

What state/position/party is this guy from?

[Greyroofoo]

I think its safe to assume that he'll make sure you can't undress Ken and Barbie dolls and force them into compromising positions. And perhaps invite a few of barbie's friends over........

Not that I ever do such things (w/o the influence of Sims 2)

[Greyroofoo]

Originally Posted by Capital

What state/position/party is this guy from?

according to wikipedia he was born in Ohio and lived in Florida, and ran for the Republicans for State Attourney (sp?) (and lost despite calling opponent Janet Reno a lesbian)

[timmynausea]

Mr. Limber Legs ain't wearing no clothes! I find myself to be titilated and aroused.

[rkmsuf]

I hope he prevails.

No more wee wees and pee pees.

Haha!

[Rizon]

What happened to the good ole days when Doom made kids kill people?

[Blackadar]

Jack Thompson needs to get laid.

[MacroGuru]

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/

And the cats take their shot at Thompson!

[terpkristin]

I wonder if Mr. Thompson knows of the "sport" of trying to kill off your offspring in The Sims games. I know quite a fair few who make a game of trying to create as many offspring as possible, and kill them as quickly as possible. Personally, I'm a fan of leaving them in the kitchen with the stove on (death by fire) and letting them drown. I was also talking to someone this weekend who leaves their babies in rooms that are nreachable...that is, they put them in a room, then seal off all the entries/change doors to flat walls...

:rollseyes:

/tk