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thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#1: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:25:18 PM

link I for one am completely and utter shocked, nay, bamboozled that such profanity would come out of online interactions! Clearly it is the profanity that's the main issue in 8 year olds playing Call of Duty!

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#3: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:30:28 PM

Oh my god, no! How is that possible! I was sure the sound of people dying was enough to cover the swearing!

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#4: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:30:36 PM

Oh ho! So that's why every single online game ever has noted that their online is unrated! I for one, am gladdened to have such a long running mystery solved.

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#5: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:31:33 PM

*facepalm*

There's a reason why the covers of online games say the ESRB can't rate online interactions. Reading the game cover is a very good idea.

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VertigoHigh Since: Sep, 2010
#7: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:33:33 PM

This isn't new. Though kids hear swears at school too so w/e.

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#10: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:35:54 PM

I wonder how many sarcastic remarks we'll get in before the thread is inevitably locked.

But seriously, I'm not even surprised that they're so slow on the uptake. Not even.

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ShadowScythe from Australia Since: Dec, 2009
#11: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:35:58 PM

Aren't the kids usually the ones swearing the most to prove how edgy they are?

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#12: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:35:58 PM

I don't think kids hear racial slurs without hearing other four year olds playing X-Box Live, just a very strange variation of {{What do you Mean it's not for Kids?}}

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#13: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:39:44 PM

If parents let their eight year olds play Co D, then the swearing is the least of their problems.

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#14: Mar 28th 2012 at 5:43:02 PM

As someone who played Mortal Kombat when they were like, 3 or 4, I can say that playing Co D at 8 years old doesn't really bother me that much on principle alone.

Now the online community with the dick jerking, GIFT, and scrubbiness, that's where bad behavior can really be picked up, if mostly due in that it involves other people.

edited 28th Mar '12 5:43:53 PM by VertigoHigh

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#16: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:25:35 PM

Where's that Nicholas Cage Face meme when I need it?

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#17: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:27:06 PM

Online interactions not rated by ESRB.

edited 28th Mar '12 6:27:19 PM by NEO

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#18: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:31:26 PM

The Epic Facepalm Compilation doesn't even begin to cover this.

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#19: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:33:00 PM

Newsflash: Junior High teaches kids how to swear.

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#20: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:39:48 PM

-slaps self in disbelief-

I thought children only heard swearing from road raged drivers during rush hour!

edited 28th Mar '12 6:40:29 PM by hnd03

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#21: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:41:25 PM

This online game is rated E for everyone, so for God's sakes, please don't fucking swear!

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#22: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:43:42 PM

They probably hear worse things in school.

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#24: Mar 28th 2012 at 6:46:58 PM

[up] DON'T BE A FUCKING HYPOCRITE!

edited 28th Mar '12 6:47:16 PM by hnd03

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