Comments on: ‘Dante’s Inferno’ Video Game Offends Both Nannies And Decency http://www.kidglue.com/2009/10/23/dantes-inferno-video-game-offends-both-nannies-and-decency/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:42:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: RollingMyEyes http://www.kidglue.com/2009/10/23/dantes-inferno-video-game-offends-both-nannies-and-decency/comment-page-1/#comment-4424 RollingMyEyes Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:08:40 +0000 http://www.kidglue.com/?p=13968#comment-4424 Good Lord people, congrats for getting EA more publicity. Way to complain about a game that (at the time of the article) was 5 months from being released. As a matter of clarification, the "babies" are monsters that represent unbaptized babies in limbo. They are grotesquely formed creatures with blades for arms. If anyone actually equates them to actual babies and are thusly influenced by those actions to go kill real babies, they already have problems. Good Lord people, congrats for getting EA more publicity. Way to complain about a game that (at the time of the article) was 5 months from being released. As a matter of clarification, the “babies” are monsters that represent unbaptized babies in limbo. They are grotesquely formed creatures with blades for arms. If anyone actually equates them to actual babies and are thusly influenced by those actions to go kill real babies, they already have problems.

]]> By: StoneBrew http://www.kidglue.com/2009/10/23/dantes-inferno-video-game-offends-both-nannies-and-decency/comment-page-1/#comment-3380 StoneBrew Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:31:16 +0000 http://www.kidglue.com/?p=13968#comment-3380 Wow, people need to find better things to do... Wow, people need to find better things to do…

]]> By: Nettie Weber http://www.kidglue.com/2009/10/23/dantes-inferno-video-game-offends-both-nannies-and-decency/comment-page-1/#comment-3140 Nettie Weber Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:18:09 +0000 http://www.kidglue.com/?p=13968#comment-3140 International Nanny Association Demands Drastic Changes to Dante's Inferno Video Game or No Release Irresponsible to market "baby killing" to group which statistically has highest percentage of individuals charged with child maltreatment, says INA Last week the International Nanny Association (INA) drew heat from the gaming and tech world for their public statement denouncing a level of Electronic Art's (EA) upcoming game, Dante's Inferno-- the level unveiled during the company’s Naughty or Nice press event on October 14, 2009. INA took issue with the "lust level" of the game, which has a February release date, in which “un-baptized babies” are slaughtered by the game player to earn the achievement of "bad nanny." Lynne Kenney, PsyD, known as "The Family Coach" and author of The Family Coach Method insists "INA has not over-reacted.” She says, “We live in a culture that has become desensitized to killing. To encourage even adults to play games that celebrate and reward killing babies is disgusting and sick. Social isolation, gaming that emphasizes ‘kills’ and companies that spend man hours on this sort of game development contribute to the dehumanization of children, which is appalling." According to The Entertainment Software Association, in 2009, 68% of individuals in US households now play computer or video games. They also state that the average player is 35 years of age. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the median age of an individual who is charged with child maltreatment is between 30 and 33 years of age. INA is shocked by the amount of excitement and anticipation being expressed on hundreds of video gaming message boards and blogs over the unveiling of the lust level in Dante's Inferno. INA feels strongly that marketing a video game that promotes “baby-killing” (a term EA has coined) to an audience that statistically has the highest percentage of individuals charged with child maltreatment is extremely irresponsible. INA stands by its original statement and demands that Electronic Arts either not release the game or drastically change the verbiage and nature of the lust level in the game. International Nanny Association Demands Drastic Changes to Dante’s Inferno Video Game or No Release

Irresponsible to market “baby killing” to group which statistically has highest percentage of individuals charged with child maltreatment, says INA

Last week the International Nanny Association (INA) drew heat from the gaming and tech world for their public statement denouncing a level of Electronic Art’s (EA) upcoming game, Dante’s Inferno– the level unveiled during the company’s Naughty or Nice press event on October 14, 2009.

INA took issue with the “lust level” of the game, which has a February release date, in which “un-baptized babies” are slaughtered by the game player to earn the achievement of “bad nanny.”

Lynne Kenney, PsyD, known as “The Family Coach” and author of The Family Coach Method insists “INA has not over-reacted.”
She says, “We live in a culture that has become desensitized to killing. To encourage even adults to play games that celebrate and reward killing babies is disgusting and sick. Social isolation, gaming that emphasizes ‘kills’ and companies that spend man hours on this sort of game development contribute to the dehumanization of children, which is appalling.”

According to The Entertainment Software Association, in 2009, 68% of individuals in US households now play computer or video games. They also state that the average player is 35 years of age.

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the median age of an individual who is charged with child maltreatment is between 30 and 33 years of age.

INA is shocked by the amount of excitement and anticipation being expressed on hundreds of video gaming message boards and blogs over the unveiling of the lust level in Dante’s Inferno. INA feels strongly that marketing a video game that promotes “baby-killing” (a term EA has coined) to an audience that statistically has the highest percentage of individuals charged with child maltreatment is extremely irresponsible.

INA stands by its original statement and demands that Electronic Arts either not release the game or drastically change the verbiage and nature of the lust level in the game.

]]> By: Michelle LaRowe http://www.kidglue.com/2009/10/23/dantes-inferno-video-game-offends-both-nannies-and-decency/comment-page-1/#comment-3080 Michelle LaRowe Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:06:06 +0000 http://www.kidglue.com/?p=13968#comment-3080 Actually, many of us within the industry were "tipped off" by our Google Alerts. Each day, we get a slew of websites that have uploaded content with the word Nanny, Nannies, etc. Although Visereal, EA and ESRB were all contacted by many within the industry, only ESRB responded. Michelle LaRowe 2004 INA Nanny of the Year Author, Nanny to the Rescue! Working Mom's 411 Actually, many of us within the industry were “tipped off” by our Google Alerts. Each day, we get a slew of websites that have uploaded content with the word Nanny, Nannies, etc.

Although Visereal, EA and ESRB were all contacted by many within the industry, only ESRB responded.

Michelle LaRowe
2004 INA Nanny of the Year
Author, Nanny to the Rescue! Working Mom’s 411

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