Editing out the violence of a bugs bunny cartoon and then selling graphic death video games to kids?

Question

What are they thinking ?

Do they just have a rabbid groups of film snippers in government that they needed to keep occupied with something ?

Edited

Granny no longer hits Daffy with her umbrella after asking if he wanted one lump or two with his coffee

Yep yep too violent -- young children

Uh -- Hey -- Grand theft auto ?

What is the message in their actions other than insane hypocrisy and odd ball make work projects ?

Answer 1

You have to consider the context of the times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTLBFwtfp7M

Answer 2

Even when I was 5 years old, I knew that cartoons didn't represent reality and that cartoon violence was sort of a comical form of catharsis.. I think the cartoonized violence of Looney Tunes actually is a great method to help young children adjust and help them differentiate between fantasy and reality.. It's pure genius.. but the hyper reality of today's children media.. something like "transformers" for example.. it is a lot harder to differentiate between fantasy and reality.. so it doesn't have that pro - adjustment factor that Looney Tunes had.



This would make a great pHd study for a psych student!

Answer 3

ur right but the cartoons are targeted to a younger audience then what the video games are targeted too. It's just the parents responsibility to make sure they follow the guide lines (grand theft auto shouldn't be for younger kids)

Answer 4

As an MBA student, I have often wondered the same thing. I think more than anything, these are marketing schemes. If they can sell it, they will continue to do it. If not, then the companies will have to resort to other measures to get attention from the public in order to make a sell.

Answer 5

Yeah I miss the road runner cartoons and all the Acme inspired violence ! You are so right about this it is just simply amazing. Our cartoons where indeed cartoons these video games have very real life looking characters in them !

Answer 6

I loved Fog Horn Leghorn beating the crap out of the dog. Our when Jerry mouse knocks Tom cats teeth out with a hammer.

Answer 7

Thank you.... That's all I'm saying.



I'm an adult and if I want to play GTA, that's on me. But parents who let kids play that and then think getting overly PC about Bugs Bunny is okay.... that's just idiocy.

Answer 8

Bugs bunny is targeted at all demographic age groups.