Black Ops is ok, but RDR isn't?!

[Ranooth]

I overheard a very odd thing today in GAME store today, while browsing through the pre-owned games i heard a youngish lad ask his mum if he could buy Red Dead Redemption. Obviously he was under-age and i was kinda shocked to hear the mum say "No, its too old for you, your 11". I started to cheer as i thought that maybe, just maybe some parents actually use age ratings and that things like California and Jack Thompson can shut up and jump in some form of toxic death pit.

However what came next was quite odd, the 11 year old replied "I know, but you still bought me Black Ops" to which she replied with "Yeah, but that's different". That sentence has kinda stuck with me now, how on earth is it different?! Both are rated as 18 games due to graphic violence, swears and other stuff, how can one be "different". I thought it could be done due to popularity and advertisement but both are the same. RDR has won loads of GOTYs, had loads of adverts here in UK and was top of the charts at one point i believe. Its the same for Black Ops (minus the GOTYs THANK GOD)So i ask you, the smart otters of The Escapist to help me make sense of this quite weird statement, is there some profound answer or is this women just an idiot.

 

[OliverTwist72]

Killing people isn't as bad as killing people and swearing.

 

[baddude1337]

Because it's a Rockstar game. Thank's to Jack Thompson people tend to see Rockstar as more Adult games than others.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Cowboys aren't real, duh.

 

[gabe12301]

It's not just because your killing people. It's because you're doing it on a horse.

 

[TriGGeR_HaPPy]

Most parents are fucking stupid. On this level, give it no further thought.

This.
I mean... I'm not even sure what else to say other than what this guy said. >_>

 

[SyphonX]

Because it's a military shooter. Shooting traditional enemies of the west.

Fill in the rest of the blanks if you'd like.

 

[Zipa]

Because it's a Rockstar game. Thank's to Jack Thompson people tend to see Rockstar as more Adult games than others.

What ever happened to that nutjub anyway?

 

[HereForFreeFood]

RDR has boobies

 

[legion431]

The woman is just an idiot; there is no profound answer, there are many parents that are just as stupid as that which is quite saddening.

 

[BioHazardMan]

The really problem is the multiplayer bullshit spawn system

 

[wolf thing]

maby she thought it was not appropriate because you play a criminal in RDR while in black ops you play a solider and maby she believed that it was a good impression. or perhaps she herd it was by rockstar and based on that decided her child should not play it.

either way the child should not be aloud either

 

[baddude1337]

Because it's a Rockstar game. Thank's to Jack Thompson people tend to see Rockstar as more Adult games than others.

What ever happened to that nutjub anyway?

He was basically barred from law and can not represent people or basically do any of the shit he used to do. Score.

 

[Kae]

It boils down to the woman is freaking stupid nothing more.

 

[Zayren]

Black Ops isn't as bloody as RDR, really. There's also the scene where you walk in on the Mexican guy doing some chick on a table.

 

[Zipa]

Because it's a Rockstar game. Thank's to Jack Thompson people tend to see Rockstar as more Adult games than others.

What ever happened to that nutjub anyway?

He was basically barred from law and can not represent people or basically do any of the shit he used to do. Score.

Good, the moron deserves it.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

She likely realised the logical falacy of not buying RDR even after buying Blops, and so decided to use the ol' 'im the parent and i get to make no sense' card, and so just said, "yeah but thats different"

 

[MikailCaboose]

Because it's a Rockstar game. Thank's to Jack Thompson people tend to see Rockstar as more Adult games than others.

What ever happened to that nutjub anyway?

I'm fairly certain that he was officially debarred so...

 

[Mike Laserbeam]

Last year I went to help out some Year 7s (I think they're 11...?) with science classes in my school - as part of a scheme thing, not just because I was free - and ended up getting into a conversation with 2 of the boys about their favourite parts in MW2.
It was the bit where you throw the knife, in the last level... I was quite surprised!
I don't know what it is but I think that when it's such a big thing, often parents will simply give in to their kids' demands because "Tom's mum got HIM Black Ops!"

Not like my parents did that though, OH NO! I had to go next door to play GTA3...