But. What. About. The. Children???!!
 

Read this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7937991.stm

for those too lazy to click the link, it's an advertising campaign urging parents to encourage their kids to exercise more. The ad implies that kids who just sit on the couch playing video games will die early. The video game industry doesn't like it.

It pisses me right off. That guy was right. What if it'd shown a picture of a child slumped (apparently fatally) in inactivity with a sinister looking book in their hands instead of a joypad?

Oooooo - goody! What book would it be?

What book could kill?

Let's think about this and meet up later with our ideas....the list is potentially endless....


...right off the top - Pet Semetery!

Well, for the purposes of propaganda, A kid reading The Anarchist Cookbook would be good.

The White Mountains
The Witches
Little Brother
The Anarchist Cookbook
...and to throw gasoline on the fire:
The Qur'an

Anything endorsed by Oprah.

How right you are.

Here's one...

A Hitman's Guide: author :anonymous

In 1993 a triple murder was committed in Alabama by a man who was alleged to have used this book as his guide. The family of those killed by the hit man sued Paladin Press (the published) saying Paladin Press aided the murder.

I think it would have to be Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby.

Because of gaming, I dont think that would be a problem. Most kid would rather play Call of Duty than read a book.

Oh, Dana's right. What a load of crap.

When I was a kid, I read my ass off. I also climbed trees, played baseball, football, kickball, bombardment, ghost in the graveyard, went swimming and biking, joined sports leagues, and a million other non-sedentary things. Yes, books were just as fascinating to me as the video games that came along later...but they weren't my whole freaking life.

When we got Atari, I was a teenager. I loved it, but I didn't turn into death waiting to happen (sinister theme music: duh duh duhhhhhhhhh) from inactivity.

If your kids are doing nothing BUT playing video games, well that's just bad parenting and is no different than 30 years ago if you let (made?) your kid watch TV 24/7 because you just couldn't be bothered to throw the ball with them.

Thanks Shawnee. My mom never threw the ball with me.

And see how you turned out? ;)

:sniff:

<nelson>:biglaugha Ha-ha!</nelson>

:comfort:

Make 'em go out and play... reading should be done under the covers, with a flashlight, after the parents have gone to bed. :haha:

That has to be the worst children's fitness campaign I have ever seen.

It motivates no one and alienates everyone.

Besides, everyone knows telling kids to do something or to stop doing something because it might hurt them or kill them is a complete waste of time.

If you want kids to get off the couch then give them a compelling reason to hit the playground. Besides, I would think that poor eating habits have a lot more to do with shortening a child's life span than a sedentary lifestyle.

<brandishes a frying pan>You want a compelling reason? I got your compelling reason riiiight here! Now git!

I like this approach.

I also endorse it.

After spending too much time inside:

Mom: Will you go outside and blow the stink off of you? Thanks.

lol

walking up to my kid, tagging them, saying "you're it," and running away usually works. Don't know how much longer though.

Try water balloons.

It used to be Justine..........Now it's wow.

(Obvious) The Golden Compass

I absolutely agree with you Beestie. This is 100% the wrong way to motivate. Not all kids are getting enough excercise, true. But what kids are doing otherwise is not all bad either. I know many kids who spend their free time working with clay or like some of you said, reading. This add is simply ridiculous and I think most people will see it as that..therefore although whoever put the add out could have had a very effective and and meaningful add, they wasted millions of dollars just pissing people off.

*waves at MissBrianna*

HI! You're lovely! :) Here's a flower for you :flower: welcome!