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    Image of Covert_Knight Covert_Knight
    11:19 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    A lose lose game, where if you don't hit her, you're considered a "pussy" but if you do hit her to 100%, you're an "idiot." Good thing I moderately slap my bitches.

    But really, I don't think they understand how to run a campaign over there...
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    Image of PuffyTail PuffyTail
    12:04 PM

    @Covert_Knight: I think the point they were trying to make is that if you respond to someone verbally berating you by hitting them, that you're an abuser and need help. A healthy person removes themselves from a situation like that instead of choosing to respond with violence. They just made their point in a really, really, *really* bad way (I find even referring to the woman as a "b!tch" to be objectionable and degrading).

    Ask a group of guys whether they'd prefer being called an idiot or a pussy and see what they say. The absolute worst insult you can give a man (a young man still unsure of himself, anyway, which is who this campaign was supposedly aimed at) is to call him a woman. Basic male psychology fail, Denmark.
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    Edited by PuffyTail at 11/20/09 12:21 PM PuffyTail was starred PuffyTail was unstarred
    Image of koldkalamity koldkalamity
    10:07 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    Rated E for Everyone. Only on the Wii.
    --
    Activision sequel:
    Hit the Bitch 2: Smileys revenge.

    Press: What's your stance on domestic abuse and how will this game deter such crimes?

    Robert Kotick: What? lol.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    09:53 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    Not to take anything away from Luke's post but here's a related article for those interested in a more serious feminist perspective:

    [jezebel.com]
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    09:28 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    So is there one specific bitch I should be hitting? Or can I just choose which ones myself?

    Either way, I'll brb.
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    Image of phicaluk phicaluk
    09:03 AM

    In reply to British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
    I guess their network of elderly homosexual Oxbridge dons just hasn't been bringing in the numbers recently.
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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    08:54 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    Freaking designers; they're so intent on being edgy that they completely miss the point of the message they're supposed to be conveying.
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    08:16 AM

    In reply to British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
    Some 25 years later, science fiction becomes reality.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    12:00 PM

    @Kobun: Wonderful film!!!
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    Image of jayntampa jayntampa
    08:06 AM

    In reply to British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
    The headline should be "British Government Agency To Run Recruitment Ads on Xbox Live."

    Otherwise, it sounds like you're saying that the government agency is recruiting people FOR Xbox Live.
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    Image of E-lai-e E-lai-e
    08:12 AM

    @jayntampa: That's what I thought when I first read the headline.

    So Xbox gets ads and the user has to pay to see them (aka Live fee?) Good to be a PS3 user then I guess. We get game related ads, but they are free. (No console wars intended - just a new fact I did not know about before...)
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius Dr. Evil Genius
    08:14 AM

    @jayntampa: I read it that way too until I read a bit further.

    I was wondering why the UK wanted people to play XBox specifically.
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    Image of PuffyTail PuffyTail
    07:13 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    Yep, this was a bad idea. Violence (particularly against women) is so pervasive and downplayed, and violence and sex are so closely intertwined in our societal makeup, that a lot of the people this is supposed to be informing are going to see this and either think it's funny or a turn-on.
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    Edited by PuffyTail at 11/20/09 7:16 AM PuffyTail was starred PuffyTail was unstarred
    Image of Tom Clancy's Samuraidino Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
    06:07 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    San connery would be proud
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    Image of Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition
    03:44 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    Calling this tasteless is a huge understatement, Luke. And this is coming from a guy whose handle is Violent.
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    Image of Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair) Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
    03:18 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    What have they done!
    Now Everyone wants to play the game!
    But they can't (at least, not easily) outside of Denmark!

    ... But they still want to play the game...

    ....so eventually...

    ...People will...

    ...Resort to hitting Real Life Bitches!
    .... I mean Ladies...

    You're Responsible for this too, Mr Plunkett!
     Reply
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    Image of starscar.exe starscar.exe
    03:13 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    But, it's not the real deal...

    This is an instance where real life [greater than] videogame.
     Reply
    Edited by starscar.exe at 11/20/09 3:13 AM starscar.exe was starred starscar.exe was unstarred
    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    03:11 AM

    In reply to Danish Group Asks You To "Hit The Bitch"
    I think the game is glitched.

    I beat (tee hee) the game last night and my dinner still hasn't arrived...
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    Edited by omgwtflolbbqbye at 11/20/09 3:19 AM omgwtflolbbqbye was starred omgwtflolbbqbye was unstarred
    Image of DannyMNL DannyMNL
    03:14 AM

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: the first post EVER that genuinely made me laugh out loud!
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    Image of Pillage2 Pillage2
    03:15 AM

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: one internet for you good sir.
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    Image of TrackerTrem TrackerTrem
    03:30 AM

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: You mean you beat the shit outta her...such class
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    03:46 AM

    @TrackerTrem: What?!

    I took her out for a romantic night out and proposed to her in front of her friends and family during a surprise birthday party!

    Why would I beat her?

    My god you're deranged and sick, please leave my home.
     Reply
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    Image of TaylorEatWorld TaylorEatWorld
    05:08 AM

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: Good show, good show.
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/18/09

    In reply to America's Army: Super-Effective
    This is silly.

    I think the game is actually really good, as far as FPSs go, but had no impact on my interest in military service. What drew my interest to the Army is an unfulfilling desk job, that while paying well and offering a lot of luxuries, makes me feel totally insignificant.
     Reply
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