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I was browsing around and suddenly came across this new freeware title called Hot Death UNO at Pocket Gear. My first instinct was "Hey Freeware - nice!"
However, after reading the reviews, there is apparently some offensive language within the old family game of UNO. I don't know exactly how I feel about an R-rated version of UNO and I am not exactly sure what the point is of adding profanity. So I thought I'd ask everyone here what their opinions were. Does profanity have a place in Pocket PC Apps and games?
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I've noticed a bunch of titles that are "adult oriented" and I guess that's ok. I mean, it's only a matter of time before EVERY type of media includes it.
Now, as far as profanity goes, I guess that's the right of the developer. As long as there are no hard and fast rules regarding it, I guess it's in that "free speech" realm.
Personally, I could do without it, but it doesn't offend me...
haha...I remember a long time ago downloading a free copy of tetris...they called it rude tetris or something. it was a couple high school guys cussing and burping during the falling objects. It was enough to give a guy a headache after about 3 minutes.
I think the overiding thing here is that there should be controls. I personally think people should be free to publish whatever they want as long as it's legal and does not cause harm, but PPC software does not have controls like films or even desktop games do.
Any reputable distributor selling this game should include a warning.
Being an artist and a developer I'm always put on edge anytime someone starts talking about "controls".
Even outside of that I'm continually amazed by the amount of effort and energy some people put into something as trivial as language. In my opinion I don't really care what word someone uses to express an emotion, isn't the expression still the same thing?
Anyway, for my two cents worth there should be no limit on language. So that some don't get so worked up I'd support a 'content warning', but freedom of speech and expression should be supported regardless of the form it takes. Offensive or not.
No, sorry, but that's simply unreasonable. It's the "rights without responsibilities" argument. What gives you or anyone the right to offend others ("offensive or not")?
Would you support putting artistic pictures of rape on public display where anyone could see them without warning? If not, why support putting offensive language on public display without warning? It's the warning that's key here, not the language itself. Without it you are taking away peoples right to choose.
I completely support anyones right to use whatever language they think is apropriate. What I don't support is their presumed right to do so regardless of the offence/damage they cause.
I don't support controls that say "you must not say this or that". I do support controls that safeguard peoples right to choose what they listen to/read/see - in other words controls that make you or I take account of the offence we might cause, and as a result enhance free speach.
To give another example of a simillar argument to yours, should we have to accept that people have the "right" to party into the small hours at full volume regardless of who they might be disturbing? Of course they don't, because by doing so they are taking away the rights of others. They have the right to enjoy themselves yes, but with those rights come responsibilities. And if people can't take on those responsibilities themselves, then unfortunately controls have to be put in place.
Just because you don't find something offensive, does not mean others are wrong if they do, and it is no more right to say "anything goes" than it is to say "nothing goes". Both attitudes take away the freedom of other people.
And no, language is not trivial. It's the primary way in which we communicate, and as such the way it's used is critically important to how we all get along. Anyone who can't addapt their language to suit their audience has not yet learned to communicate.
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