Vuule Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) EDIT: It seems Christwire is a satirical website that publishes blog style articles that highlight perceived excesses of Christian conservatives along with derogative slang, homophobic references, and hints at child abuse. A Tennessee man kicked off a White House petition on Thanksgiving urging the President of the United States to ban The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for "the safety of America's youths." So far he has five backers, and only 24,994 more digital signatures to go to meet his goal. Confused? Let me explain. The official website for the White House now includes the ability for anyone 13 or older who lives in the U.S. to start a petition about literally anything and try to garner the President's attention with it. The result has been... interesting? While there are legitimate petitions about legitimate issues on the site, there are also plenty of out-of-left field, and downright crazy ones. Maybe even some jokes. I'm not sure where this one falls, but I'm hoping it's just a joke. Heck, maybe it's linked to the christian satire article that Luke wrote about earlier today. Here's the full petition in all of its glory: WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Immediately Ban the Deadly Videogame Known as "SkyRim" for The Safety of America's Youths. Whereas videogaming has proven to cause social, ethical and health problems in people of all ages, Whereas sexual perversion and homosexuality are threatening to destroy the Christian foundations on which this nation was built, Whereas a new video game has just been created that far exceeds any others in the psychological and spiritual damage it does to teens, We, the American people, today ask you, 1) To enact an immediate ban on the videogame known as "SkyRim" produced by Blizzard Entertainment. 2) To seize and destroy all copies already in public hands and erase its presence on the internet. 3) To prosecute the players of "SkyRim" to the fullest extent of the law. 4) To create a national database of videogame avatars and "screen names" so that teenagers can be better monitored. Update: Turns out the petition was indeed created by the Christwire folks. Source: A Half Dozen People Petition White House to Round Up All Copies of Skyrim, Outlaw and Burn Them They can't be serious right.. Best joke ever Also, Blizzard Entertainment? Dafuq.. Edited November 26, 2011 by Vuule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_Luther_x Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 This makes me ebarrassed to be from Tennessee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowAFC Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I didn't realise Blizzard made the game.. hmm This is just ridiculous..but also hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_GueRRilla Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Lawl :lol: That's just silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLIVERMC97 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Lol! I somehow think this wont happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrumpyFugu Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Even in a petition against a computer game they managed to get a dig in about homosexuality. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjfan97 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I've got a better idea: Ban all stupid people that support this idea! if they are actually are serious. If it's a joke, then it's not a very good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuule Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 It's a joke. It seems Christwire is a satirical website that publishes blog style articles that highlight perceived excesses of Christian conservatives along with derogative slang, homophobic references, and hints at child abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabob_ Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Don't worry this game makes far too much money to let religion get in the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullz_69 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Don't worry this game makes far too much money to let religion get in the way Indeed! The video game industry could buy the Christian Religion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) If it's a joke, then it's not a very good one. I think it's hilarious, and it's quite funny to see people who don't realise it getting so upset and not realising they've been trolled. You should check out this other article about Skyrim from ChristWire: Is Skyrim Teaching Your Children How to Perform “Rim Jobs” and Other Homo Erotic Sex Maneuvers? Yes, it is a joke guys, so no need to get butthurt that they're making ridiculous claims about your favourite game. My favourite gem from the article: http://christwire.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-130.jpg Edited November 26, 2011 by Coop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornagandarub Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 You know, I love threads like this because now we get to see who actually reads the thread before posting. Fucking hilarious article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto69 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I didn't realise Blizzard made the game.. hmm This is just ridiculous..but also hilarious Are they talking about world of war craft ? Blizzard Entertainment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Also they are talking MMORPG. Say what Skyrim an MMOrpg ??? If it was I would not be posting this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benbam87 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 What the hell is wrong with some people lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felatio Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Wow. Should outlaw and burn them. I'm soo glad I don't live in the States, don't get me wrong alot of the people are cool but their politics are just fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry94_ Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 haha Burn the copies... Stupid. Nobody other than him and his friends are going to sign it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty V Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Whereas sexual perversion and homosexuality are threatening to destroy the Christian foundations on which this nation was built Wrong. America wasn't built upon Christian foundations, although Christianity was probably one of the more prevalent religions. I'll bet whoever wrote that didn't know Muslims fought in the American Revolution, and even won American military uniforms - which in those days were the highest honor a soldier could receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R353ARCH D35TROY Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Oh--man! Reminds me of the old one about Portal 2 being a devil-game from Lanover Baptist Church. Could have sworn you were there for that k1ll1ng5pr33--maybe even called the hoax on it? The Internet isn't big enough for any more "satirical" sites making good Christians look bad. Really. When they really do protest a game, we'll be desensitized and we'll just laugh it off as another April Fools-type joke. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) You know, I love threads like this because now we get to see who actually reads the thread before posting. Fucking hilarious article. Almost everyone who posted after you? Edited November 27, 2011 by Coop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsnotmyuncle Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 only in america... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oversoul53 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) if I was Obama I would take this petition and wipe my ass with it I'm tired of these conservative, biased, judgemental, fucktards who dare to call themselves "Christian" giving the rest of us a bad name. Edited November 27, 2011 by oversoul53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RauCHeN ToKEN Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 that's what the ESRB rating system is for. So, 'teenagers' shouldn't be affected by this game at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xX_shoemaker_Xx Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 idiots never stop amazing me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornagandarub Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Almost everyone who posted after you? And apparently it didn't stop. Looking into this thread has made my day once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Aww, since when was the [Fake] tag added to the thread? I like seeing who doesn't actually read the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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