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Facepalm.
Facepalm.
Well, this is a relief...sort of. Turns out that TBS News in Japan, er, blew its load early? on the rape game ban I reported on yesterday. Actually, it looks like they kinda made it up. What's actually happening is that the EOCS, Japan's Ethics Organization of Computer Software, prepared to have a meeting on June 2nd and did interviews with TBS, which were misrepresented in an earlier article. TBS requested another interview and were rejected due to said misrepresentation, and suddenly TBS puts out this rape game ban article.

So, my apologies on that. However, there IS still a meeting going on where such a ban will doubtless be considered...although considering all the hoopla opposed to such a ban, I'm actually hoping that this early misinformation will help avoid any such ban. Because,I think-- and even Penn agrees! --that it would be a completely ridiculous waste of time and energy, as well as a violation of the right to fantasize about whatever crazy-ass thing you want as long as you don't hurt anyone.

Still though, even if TBS was mad at the EOCS, what on earth would they have gained from presenting this article early based on who knows what information? Unless they thought such a ban was a given and that they'd then break the article...but if it turns out they're wrong, then they look dumb.

Though Canned Dogs, who was my original source for the news, suggests that TBS is wrong a lot. Will have to keep that in mind.

In the meantime...further updates as events warrant.
11 Comments
Dream on May 29, 2009

Never knew Japan had its own slanderous paparazzi like America. Still, glad Japan hasn't caved into the feminists yet.

Rathany on May 29, 2009
Ok, world makes sense again.  Not that I think they would never ban rape games.  But giving in so quickly due to some group of foreigners getting in thier face?  I was very surprised.  
Ryokan on May 29, 2009
I'm almost sure the japanese would have finded a way to circumvent a ban anyway. Theye're pretty strong a this kind of game...
Sigue on May 29, 2009
Phew. Personally, I just don't want there to be any precedent to banning things because they contain offensive material.
HeeroYuy on May 29, 2009
My word, this is like Kamina all over again... everyone thinks he's dead, but he ain't going down just YET!!!! ROW ROW Fight da Powah!!!
NovidAnon on May 29, 2009
TBS is getting pretty damn bad, I mean they used to be good and that was a LONG TIME ago but ever since Fox News got air play in the states they been going through their play book...

The JUMP to "Yea Ban" may cost Equality Not Now or Ever...
cax on May 29, 2009
Apparently the news media in Japan has much lower ethical standards than we might be used to. From what I've read, deliberate distortions and even blatant lies like this are all too common. And this is the major news sources, from the most trusted journalists that there are.

For example, Humberto Saabedra of animenews.biz says:

"The deliberate misrepresentation of the EOCS wasn’t even the worst part, with it being the fact that TBS ran the distorted interview and news report without any apparent ethical misgivings after being rejected for a second interview from the aforementioned organization, which seems to be endemic to Asian news reporting as Taiwan’s DigiTimes and Korea’s Electronic Times are also known to misrepresent rumors and wishful thinking as fact, with affected companies going as far as soliciting press releases rejecting reports from those publications."
(source: http://www.animenews.biz/media-distortion-is-bad-no-due-diligence-is-worse.html)
cr9rm on Aug. 12, 2009
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Nerx on Aug. 12, 2009
Halleluyah!
cfatalis online on Aug. 22, 2009
well they are doing it again, but they are just banning rape, the  anger of all fetish is too much to bear, f'in feminisit and un
Arjuna on Aug. 31, 2009
I was introduced to William S. Burroughs because his book, Naked Lunch, was banned.  Now I will introduce myself to these rape games. 
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