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Of all the things to worry about in the world, the ongoing controversy over Hunting videogames and their parodies has to be one of the silliest.
A group of hunters is still upset over Simon & Schuster’s Deer Avenger game which gives animals guns and has them hunt down human beings. It’s a semi-amusing parody, but nothing to get worked up about.
Several groups of hunters including Hunting Trail, Safari Club International, the International Hunting and Fishing Museum, and Bowhunting.net among others announced a boycott of Simon & Schuster over the game. Boycotter David Parker told Wired the boycott is needed "to uphold our reputation – that we do care for the environment, we do care for children and family morals."
Several gay/lesbian groups also complained about an effeminate character in the game with suggestion that the character amounted to gay bashing.
Come on guys, it’s a parody of a video game – get over it already.
Sources:
Hunters blast away at videogames. Pete Danko, Wired News, February 3, 1999.
Videogame's cheap shot. Steve Friess, Wired News, January 28, 1999.