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Australia likes to ban things.
Manhunt 2 - banned
Reservoir Dogs game - banned
You see, in Australia they don't have an R or AO rating for games - because no-one over 18 plays games, right? :rolleyes:
We also like to ban movies. You see, in Australia, ratings are mandatory, not voluntary like in the USA. Media has to be rated to be sold legally - that includes films, magazines, games, etc. So if the ratings board reviews the film but doesn't think it can give the film a rating based on its guidelines, it becomes "Refused Classification", which is the same as being banned.
Things can get banned, unbanned, and rebanned. Caligula, available here for many years, was banned just recently. I hope they include devices to erase one's memory, because suddenly it is against our moral fibre to watch.
As you can probably tell, I don't agree with banning films and games ;)
I don't have a problem with ratings - it allows people to make a choice about what they watch - then they can't complain when they see something that offends them as they were warned :) It also allows people to make a choice about what they expose their children to, and allows for the protection of children.
But for adults - we can make our own minds up. If you can't read the back of a DVD case and follow the ratings/warnings, then I don't know how you will do when you have something really difficult to decide upon, like what colour undies to put on in the morning. Could still be in the bedroom at lunchtime trying to decide.
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