Yes, looks like they kept only the Sports games and for whatever reason Paw Patrol, which for sure isn't the only kid friendly game on the Switch.
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Walmart Orders Stores To Remove Signage For Violent Video Games And Movies (Including Turning Off Interactive Displays).
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Yes, looks like they kept only the Sports games and for whatever reason Paw Patrol, which for sure isn't the only kid friendly game on the Switch.
I dunno, probably real slim margins and huge declines on physical sales as digital sales grow.
Previous generations didn't "fall" to KKK and other hate groups? Are you seriously trying to suggest life was peachy and previous generations lived in racial harmony??
I can't believe how stupid the folks running Wal-Mart are being with this. I mean, I should believe it, but this is like a joke you'd see on the Simpsons or Family Guy. It's that absurd.
I can only imagine they took them out based on rating and not based on Walmart-subjective opinions on what constitutes violence.
Like, FFXIV has "fantasy violence" so they probably removed that for example even though you're just using swords against goblins with zero gore involved. So what you're seeing here is probably not just missing games with arguably problematic violence but any and all games with the word "violence" in the ESRB rating.
Next Wal-Mart should help combat police brutality by locking R-rated movies in glass cases and removing all advertisements.
They could also put a dent in HOMOSEXUAL CONVERSION by covering up the hot guys on their underwear packages.
Let's brainstorm some other ways that Wal-Mart, leading advocate for social change, can fix society's ills by reorganizing their inventory like an overbearing church mom with a mullet and a head filled with Fox News.
They could also put a dent in HOMOSEXUAL CONVERSION by covering up the hot guys on their underwear packages.
Let's brainstorm some other ways that Wal-Mart, leading advocate for social change, can fix society's ills by reorganizing their inventory like an overbearing church mom with a mullet and a head filled with Fox News.
Sir? Sir!
I noticed you are covering your eyes. Could it be you're protecting yourself from the corrupting influence of violent video games by blocking naughty images from entering your brain?
Well done sir! You're setting an excellent example for our at-risk youth.
People paid billions per year in cigarettes and CVS stopped selling them to make a statement. Walmart could for sure do the same thing. Removing signs on video games is doing jack all
Edit: Was probably some customer who grabbed a back to school sign for the photo. But It's still pretty fucked up that you can go get your back to school supplies and a gun in the same place.
That's a riot. Obviously that's intended to be social commentary, and it's very effective. I hope everyone sees that and questions why guns need to be sold at fucking walmart in the first place.
Somewhere Joseph Lieberman is touching himself at this tidbit of news. His life's work realized...
I checked my local Walmart (NH) and everything is normal there. No empty game racks.
I checked my local Walmart (NH) and everything is normal there. No empty game racks.
Cigarette usage was on the decline dramatically so it was a safe choice for them. Maybe it's time to sin tax gun sales. Again, I don't think Wal-Mart is doing this to stop anything apart from apart from appearing to be sympathetic.
Because hunting is a very popular hobby in many states where Walmart is located?
If parenting is done correctly wouldn't that kid feel loved and accepted and not have a need to find acceptance outside the home?
We'll have to agree to disagree completely; as I'd argue a good family that loves and supports one another - IS a shield, or safety net from the negative influences that come into a person's life. Knowing that you can just "come home" regardless of age, or wrong turns is more powerful than any government, social group, or gang/party. We've lost this fundamental understanding of providing forgiveness when others have wronged us. Forgive but don't forget.
I'm not saying accept someone's rights to harm others and it's okay because it's "family". I'm not talking about the mob. I'm talking about a mother and father providing an environment for a child that cultivates a well adjusted human being. Unconditional love. Education, compassion, understanding, guidance, a moral compass, accountability, discipline, goals, self reliance, proper hygiene, love others as self and general acceptance of those that differ from you if they mean you or your loved ones no harm.These characteristics should be the foundation for society. Yet mostly they are not.
Instead we have children raised by daycare's, television, movies and games. Parents have become either too lazy or too stretched to have the effort or time required to meet needs that society is obviously lacking. We've let corporations into our schools, we don't value honesty anymore, we live in a world of participation awards, and telling every single kid their special, and not preparing them for the reality of life if they discover their not. It's okay. Not everyone is going to be Michael Jordan or Einstein. Can they be if they try, maybe. But will these kids know that they are loved and accepted if they don't achieve those levels of success or does that frustration of not measuring up turn into a justification to kill?
Sure, but it is what it is and there are plenty of legal reasons to own a gun, especially the hunting rifles and shotguns sold by Walmart.
Is this a joke?
Nobody "fell prey" to the KKK because racism was the norm. Who the fuck needs a hood when the culture says on its own that POC don't matter? That LGBT+ don't matter? That immigrants don't matter? You didn't hear about this shit because nobody was giving these voices any attention while they screamed for help. Cops didn't just start beating and killing black people. Lawmakers didn't just start ignoring gay rights.
Do you seriously think previous generations had their shit figured out? How many LGBT+ were ostracized from their families? How many white kids were taught by their parents not to associate with black kids? How many people grew up watching media that reinforced notions that white people mattered, while anyone else didn't?
Give me a fucking break and learn some fucking history. This shit has been baked into the fucking core of America's identity.
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Legality and morality are two separate things.
Personally, the US government being okay with something is the last reason to also be okay with it.
I am having difficulty resisting the temptation to ask how old you are, because your posts in this thread are coming off as unbelievably naive.
You keep making allusions to how society today is failing morally, and you keep couching it in phrasing that suggests we've "lost" better qualities and therefore were better at these things in the past.
Which is completely and totally false, as known by anyone who actually cares to look up statistics on world progress.
We don't have children raised via proxy. Parents are more involved with their children than ever in history. It was only a few years ago you constantly heard about "helicopter parenting."
Have you ever actually raised children? Or been heavily involved with doing so, such as working in a daycare? Because your discussion about environment is astronomically heavily weighted on the parents, while completely ignoring the things parents can't control, e.g. genetics and cultural environment. People can be depressed and looking elsewhere for support in even the happiest family, and then fall victim to radicalization. Kids can end up fighting with their parents in even the happiest family. Psychopathy and sadism can exist in children. Kids run away over frivolous shit because their life experience is so limited that they have no perspective. That lack of perspective is literally what makes them so easy to radicalize.
A loving and supportive family absolutely is a shield against radicalization, but there are an infinite number of variables that keep it from being immune to failure. Arguing that that's all it takes to avoid radicalization is incredibly rose-tinted.
I'd argue that a lot of the qualities in your list--education, guidance, morals, accountability, value of human life--literally are the foundation of most societies, given that similar lists are written into most democratic nations' constitutions and their justice systems. Regardless of how frustratingly often they screw it up, justice systems do attempt to represent these things (with miscarriages of justice sometimes coming down to conflicting definitions of what those qualities actually mean in practice, and being interpreted through biases). Violence of nearly every kind is vastly more common in stateless societies.
Also, here's some more parenting data from Pew Research:
So yes, actually, people do value moral qualities and try to instill them in their children.
I'm going to draw your attention to how much lower "ambitious" is than "honest and ethical" in that graph. So no, the "frustration of not measuring up" doesn't seem to be the problem either, or at least it's not a problem that the parents are instilling en masse.
Finally, I need to state that nearly every single thing people learn via cultural osmosis about the current state of the world versus how it was in the past is complete and total bullshit. Which I am bringing up because your posts are very, very clearly informed by that same vague cultural osmosis that's based on feelings and nostalgia and not actual data. If you want to blame radicalization on society's current moral failures, you should really find out what those actually are first. Because they are, frustratingly, not anything you've been blaming or listing.
I agree with the first sentence. The second sentence is a bit silly. The US government is okay with a lot of things that make perfect sense and benefit everyone. Traffic lights, for example. I don't know why you'd make such a broad, sweeping statement.
The shock and awe of yet another tragedy has died down. Some have already forgotten. This is in part of the problem.
A lot of you question what I'm saying. While I agree statistics can most likely support any of your arguments; I agree on a lot of the statements and facts presented....yes modern society has started to embrace and include minorities once ostracized. Yet what I'm trying to illustrate are the few that slip through the cracks, the .00001% of society completely neglected, unwanted, and unloved. This is the key factor in a lot of these shootings, yet no one seems to acknowledge or want to admit because it puts responsibility on ourselves.
Are we not responsible for every name call, laugh, or bullying society finds acceptable? It's not our responsibility to seek out those who cry for help, yet we ignore? We as parents are responsible for teaching our children what is desired behavior. Parents and our "system" are responsible for creating an environment that shows unconditional love, support, and understanding for a developing human being. As a requirement for basic needs beyond food, water, and shelter I'd argue it's just as vital to meeting basic needs - knowing what it means to feel loved and accepted.
I understand this isn't always possible. I'm not going to say there are not factors inhibiting relationships for our society. We can easily see parents who themselves were neglected, unable to parent without having ever been taught; love, compassion, friendship, forgiveness, humility, sacrifice, giving - instead some are raised in an environment of anger, lying, drug use, divorce, poverty, alcohol, verbal abuse, or worse physical abuse.
It is my opinion it is our moral responsibility to be the "friend" in this story. Yet not everyone would agree.
A lot of you question what I'm saying. While I agree statistics can most likely support any of your arguments; I agree on a lot of the statements and facts presented....yes modern society has started to embrace and include minorities once ostracized. Yet what I'm trying to illustrate are the few that slip through the cracks, the .00001% of society completely neglected, unwanted, and unloved. This is the key factor in a lot of these shootings, yet no one seems to acknowledge or want to admit because it puts responsibility on ourselves.
Are we not responsible for every name call, laugh, or bullying society finds acceptable? It's not our responsibility to seek out those who cry for help, yet we ignore? We as parents are responsible for teaching our children what is desired behavior. Parents and our "system" are responsible for creating an environment that shows unconditional love, support, and understanding for a developing human being. As a requirement for basic needs beyond food, water, and shelter I'd argue it's just as vital to meeting basic needs - knowing what it means to feel loved and accepted.
I understand this isn't always possible. I'm not going to say there are not factors inhibiting relationships for our society. We can easily see parents who themselves were neglected, unable to parent without having ever been taught; love, compassion, friendship, forgiveness, humility, sacrifice, giving - instead some are raised in an environment of anger, lying, drug use, divorce, poverty, alcohol, verbal abuse, or worse physical abuse.
It is my opinion it is our moral responsibility to be the "friend" in this story. Yet not everyone would agree.
