Really? That's a bit silly. I thought it referred to nipples and bare butts because, you know, those are a little more private.

It's pretty child safe imho... and I'm running a giveaway for it if anyone is interested :D
I remember playing Wolfenstein 3D when i was like 11 years old so game ratings might be a tad overrated anyway

Well, I assume that due to a lot of events happened in the past. I know there's a separation between religion and country but it seems like a lot of people and politicians (not all of them, but the most vocal one) usually use religion as a front. I can't say much more, this is just an observation from news networks like FOX, NBC and CNN.
I play the game and I say the amount of skin shown are pretty tame. Some midriffs and cleavages and that's all :(

Heavens! No! This is serious business!

I don't remember my age, but I did play Wolfenstein 3D when I was young, as well. It was even more forbidden here (like, extra-extra-forbidden), because of swastikas etc.

Dirtiest game I've ever played.

Ehh, I'll just explain to them it is an affectionate parody of the heavy metal era, and that the heavy metal era in its own right was just entertainment and not meant to be taking seriously.

Hell, did you know that the lead singer of slayer is a Devout Catholic.

That's interesting since even Germans are having trouble understanding that. Swastikas in the Indiana Jones movie? Sure, no problem! Swastikas in the Indiana Jones video game which just follows the film? OH MY GOD NO GERMANY IS GONNA BE OVERRUN BY TEENAGE HITLERS!!!

I listen to more than christian rock. I like classic rock, dubstep, electro, pop, rap, hip hop, alternative, etc...., regardless of being secular or not. My parents just won't let listen to anything outright dirty. I love "They Might Be Giants", Jonathan Coulten, "I fight dragons", and "Daft Punk".

You mean a five word generalisation doesn't perfectly cover 300 million people? Stop. The. Fucking. Press. Nonetheless it's a mentality that permeates deep within American culture from coast to coast. Sex is a bigger taboo than violence.

I just mean that i see their angle, its a dumb angle, but I see it!

Out of curiosity, do your parents monitor what you play? Do they sit next to you during the whole thing or something?

Or are you on the honor system and you just choose to abide by their wishes?

It's been hours since I read that post and I'm still laughing. Totally made my day.

LOL, but so true.

Sex is a bigger taboo everywhere...so generalizing about Americans being more prudish than any other place is kinda, I dunno, maybe naive?

If you'd had any conversations with the OP, you'd realize that his parents are extremists and I'd say that only some smaller percentage of American parents are as extreme as the OP's parental units - the rest that consider themselves "religious" only pay lip-service to religion - well maybe it influences who they vote for. But a huge population of the US could care less about their kids exposure to media - and that number grows greater with each passing year.

It's just that when asked, most Americans profess to some kind of organized religion - practice is a whole other ball of wax or kettle of fish. Actually there are many more countries than the US where religion is much more important in actual daily life.

Anyway, talk to draco sometime for a better perspective...


btw, I just came home from Kol Nidre services ;-p

Only in modern western culture. The Romans, Greeks and even pre-Perry Japan were a lot more open about sex than most of today's cultures.