Bill O’Reilly gets tough on fake video game propaganda

We’re reporting this as objectively as possible. No opinions. No spins. No nothing. And with lots of ” “. As soon as this gets posted we’re ducking safely out of the line of crossfire.

Remember the Bill O’Reilly article we posted some weeks ago? The one where he called gamers “junkies ” and game consoles, particularly the PS3, as a “big, big problem” because “people get addicted to it, just like opium, just like drugs and alcohol.”

Shortly after that, the “culture warrior” appeared on Oprah to air his views on the war that’s tearing up America. The “culture war ” is between “Traditionalists” like him who believe that “America is a noble country.” On the other corner are the “Secular-Progressives” who he says think America is a “deeply flawed society that needs changes in every area.”

And yes, we read it. Twice. And no, he didn’t say anything about video games.

Anyway, this is not about the O’ ranting on the O. This is about this video on YouTube featuring a little girl sassing back at O’Reilly’s stand on video games and rap music. After watching this video we thought Cher donated her brain and this kid was the (good or bad) recipient. It turned out the girl was an actress and the whole thing was an ad for a band called The Bastard Fairies.

But that’s not the end of it. Go check the rest of the story out (and a couple more videos as well) by clicking “Full Article”!

We’re reporting this as objectively as possible. No opinions. No spins. No nothing. And with lots of ” “. As soon as this gets posted we’re ducking safely out of the line of crossfire.

Remember the Bill O’Reilly article we posted some weeks ago? The one where he called gamers “junkies ” and game consoles, particularly the PS3, as a “big, big problem” because “people get addicted to it, just like opium, just like drugs and alcohol.”

Shortly after that, the “culture warrior” appeared on Oprah to air his views on the war that’s tearing up America. The “culture war ” is between “Traditionalists” like him who believe that “America is a noble country.” On the other corner are the “Secular-Progressives” who he says think America is a “deeply flawed society that needs changes in every area.”

And yes, we read it. Twice. And no, he didn’t say anything about video games.

Anyway, this is not about the O’ ranting on the O. This is about this video on YouTube featuring a little girl sassing back at O’Reilly’s stand on video games and rap music. After watching this video we thought Cher donated her brain and this kid was the (good or bad) recipient. It turned out the girl was an actress and the whole thing was an ad for a band called The Bastard Fairies. Oh wait, we promised you a lot of quotes so here’s the official statement attached to that video (we even retained the upper case as well ):

“THIS VIDEO FEATURES A TALENTED YOUNG ACTRESS PLAYING A FICTITIOUS CHARACTER. IT IS A COMMERCIAL FOR THE BAND ‘THE BASTARD FAIRIES’ AND DIRECTED BY AN AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING TEAM”

So what’s the fuss? O’Reilly took it a little too seriously and went on the air to slam the video with guest child advocate Wendy Murphy calling it “an ultimate inhuman treatment of a child.” O’Reilly then says the girl is “being raised by nuts” who are “abusing her emotionally.”

Okay, so this is not directly a gaming issue. But we thought we’d use it warn you not to use your kids (or kid brother or sister) to take on O’Reilly about his views on video games. Unless you want to be called a “nut” and “an emotional abuser.”

Was that objective reporting or what?


Via GamePolitics

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