The Mom Who Banned Medal of Honor: An Interview With Karen Meredith

Beefjack talks to Karen Meredith, the mom whose interview on Fox News led to the Medal of Honor controversy and the game being pulled from American military bases around the world.

[Anime-Vixen]

R.I.P to her son but he signed up for that war on his own free will. So she shouldn't be getting upset! Who cares about the families of the dead soliders. The only people they should be talking too are the soliders currently fighting in the war. That fat ugly thing doesn't have any right to ban a game because her son died. The last time I checked, your son face is not in the freaking game. This game has FICTIONAL characters fighting in a war. GOSH I hate over-sensitive people!

[jc48573]

you are just as upset as her.

[HSx9]

dumb fat bltch, she should stop worrying about a video game, and worry more about her overweight self.

[AndrewRyan]

Maybe instead of signing up for the army, he should of signed up for XBL or PSN instead.

[squallheart]

All this jar jar wannabe wants is her 15 min of fame. THIS gold star mom is preaching about something she doesnt know about. Her son of free will voluntered and she wants is an outlet to vent her frustrations. Its same as when parents blame music and games on how their kids turned out. I listen to death metal and u dont see me sacrificing chickens unless im making lemon chicken. I listen to steel panther and you dont see me in orgys althogh i wouldnt mind. People like her and fox are whats wrong with this country. The irony is her son died for freedom of speech something that tea baggers in their protest argue when it comes to the mosque centers.

[barom]

I wonder what the Tier 1 group that helped make the game has to say about this.

[pimpmaster]

ive never understood the purpose of this current war. to liberate iraq for some reason.. why? why liberate iraq? just look at north korea, didnt they learn their lesson. bush had a hidden agenda to take control of the oil fields.:( all the soldiers dying for the govts money.

[pxpxp]

lets ignore the fact that there is a war going on. Will that make it better?

[JohnnyBadfinger]

Technically you dont play as taliban at all in the game. whats in mulitplayer does not count, because the only difference is the coat of paint. instead of it being red vs blue its marines vs taliban... purely for team identification only.

And come on, everbody likes being the bad guys in videogames.

And in almost every FPS in the war genre has the killing of american soliders, whether its a fictional terrorist group, the Germans, the Russians, the Japs, and the Koreans. So taking the moral high ground now seems somewhat ridiculous.

Sure you got to feel sorry for the woman losing her son, my condolences to all families who have lost someone through war. But soliders today arent conscripts, like they were in the Vietnam War. If anything i have more respect for those man who were sent to war against there own free will and died for a cause they didnt believe in.

[ExplosionSauce]

I think she's displacing her feelings on the game.

[goflyakite]

Pretty much every war game I can think of has the [opposite of America] force, we all know who it's based off of. MoH just gives the characters a title.

[rdgneoz3]

"Faced with real military service, I’m not sure how many of them have the fortitude or courage to serve, let alone survive a combat situation."

And guess who's alive and will make millions off the game due to people making a fuss about it? Because people are bitching about it and getting it a ton of free advertising, it will sell pretty well. Hell, I want to get the game so play as the Taliban and shoot the people complaining.

Getting the game pulled from military bases is going against the freedoms her son died fighting for.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

really Vixen? You gonna get that upset over something that doesnt effect you in the least bit? It's so funny to see liberals on this site. Always moaning about opinion this and respect that but they only want their opinions respected. When it comes to someone elses it's always, "That fat ugly thing doesn't have any right..." Real mature response son.

[Rainstorm81]

Exgamer she's entitled to an opinion every one is , but when you get a game pulled from stores because your son died in a war.....as rdgneoz3 said ".. it is going against the freedoms her son died fighting for..."

So since her son died in a war, realistic war games shouldnt be made??? That is ridiculous and she deserves the backlash from gamers.

its only conservatives that think whatever THEY dont approve of should be outlawed.....

[lovestospoodge]

even if small children were brainwashed into wanting to join the taliban, I'd think theyd have a hard time doing it

[Tru_Blu]

This is a hard one for me. I don't think a game should have you be Taliban but at the same time it's freedom of speech. I'm sure a lot of our grandfathers would cringe at the thought of being a nazi in a game. In the end though it's freedom of speech, people can make whatever they want and I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

She didnt get the game banned because her son died. She got it banned because they let you play as douchebag Taliban cowards. You prolly cant understand cuz they never hurt someone close to you. And yes conservatives do think that but seeing as how if it were left up to liberals pedophelia and beastiality would already be legal, someone has to be the voice of reason. But seriously liberals are mostly hypocrites.

[jadenkorri]

yes lady, your son died in afghan/Iraq for oil, yes oil. He didn't die defending your country from terrorists as he was the terrorist.

[Amplitude]

What's funny is that i didn't even really like the beta that much. But after all the hype about the taliban thing, i watched that obviously pre-set up multiplayer trailer and the next day went and preordered it. Game looks awesome. Like Battlefield, but hopefully better support.

The thing is, i wouldn't have even bothered to watch it if it weren't for this dumb woman. I would have been like "oh look, another bad FPS game cashing in on Modern Warfare."

Classic example of how negative hype is positive hype.

[badz149]

but to think back about it, I don't think she even plays WII! WTH does she even care about something that doesn't affect her or her dead son (condolences btw), in any way or form? I see no one is shoving the game down her throat and it's not even about her son! US vs Something has always been in games and already defined as default setting for shooters for ages! why bring it up now? ah...15min of fame...on FOX maybe? that's like 2X the douchebaggery!

[Cevapi88]

i just want to know where all the 80 and 90 year old mothers were when games that portrayed the vietnam war through games....american soldiers lost their lives in that war too and it parallels perfectly with afghanistan....guerilla warfare and a war that will be impossible to win due to the determination of the people that refuse to give in to US foreign policy.....DOUBLE STANDARDS, DOUBLE STANDARDS....man the media in this country is terrible...i really dont understand how stupid you have to be to not see the connection i just made here

[FishCake9T4]

Sooooo true. Im British so im not too familier with how the media works over there, but what i hear about FOX news and such, its not good. At the end of the day its a game. If British soldiers get killed in a game i dont care because its a game. My cousin has been on two tours in Afghanistan and he plays Call Of Duty all the time. Do i hear him complaining. NO

R.I.P to the Mum's son and all the innocent civilians and allied soldiers killed in the war.

[XXXCouture]

everybody should R.I.P no matter what your ideals or beliefs are. the world is not black and white

[Takoulya]

Not really, no. A serial killer who murders for the hell of it without any reason at all shouldn't rest in peace. The world may not be black or white, but the darker and lighter shades of gray are evident.

[XXXCouture]

everybody lives for a reason even though some seem to be pure evil and dark. what is black for you might be white for someone else. there is a reason in everything, just because you dont see it doesnt mean it doesnt exist

fx your example of a serial killer. it can remind us of how wrong it can go if we dont take care of those who need it, they have often been abused as children or bullied at school. as i said, everything has a reason. however this topic is not for a gaming site.

i know what you belive is right, and thank god people see the world as you see and not i. but dont think the world is so simple. there cant be the brightest light without the darkest dark

[pimpmaster]

man this is bullsh1t. what about war movies!? tons of soldiers die in there and i dont see them making a big fuss about it. at the same time its so pointless but dumb. ok the games banned in military bases. while COD isnt.. a game where american soldiers also die.lol

[SilentNegotiator]

"everybody lives for a reason even though some seem to be pure evil and dark. what is black for you might be white for someone else"
This is where I draw the line at the "perception is reality" sort of theory.
Perception and reality are two entirely different entities. To excuse murder for perception is goofy.
RIP Hitler? I think not.

"there cant be the brightest light without the darkest dark"
Darkness is the absence of light, not the other way around....technically.

[HQLocated111]

who cares, the game is gonna blow anyways. Same exact shit as bad company 2

[Xristo]

if it is in fact exactly the same as BF:BC2....then it will hardly blow...

[jrbeerman11]

i see why he has 1 bubble

[bjornbear]

freedom of expression.

[SpaceFox]

Haha, very well said sir! Just shows the irony of her actions.

[Cueil]

that Marines will be able to purchase this with no tax at their BX/PX

[Hollowmancr]

.. I'll be playing multiplayer as Taliban only.

it's a fictional game, not real, does not contain the likeness of dead soldiers and has health regeneration as proof of the virtuality of the product.

[gamingdroid]

We should all ban any racing games as well, because of those reckless driving teenagers that end up dead driving fast on the freeway. Heck why stop there?

We should just ban movies that depict war, censor books that talks about war? Yeah the list goes on and before you know it, we become the land of NON-FREE SPEECH!

[N4BmpS]

What many people fail to realize is that soldiers fighting in the war adore a lot of these games, one of the reasons, they can relate, we can't relate but they can hell quite a few soldiers helped these developers make these games that the mainstream media disapproves of, I'm sure her would have as well. She may say other wise but it wouldn't be true. Who do think helped Treyarch with the Black Ops story? Black Ops soldiers, who do you think made Breach? Soldiers, so by banning this game you're basically banning a soldier's voice.

I don't wanna say every soldier loves CoD, MoH, Halo and other titles but I've seen a handful and actually met a few whom adore them.

[dlp21]

Are you serious...who cares about the families of dead soldiers...I can tell you right now living soldiers. While I disagree with the decision to not sell the game on military bases, I understand it. I understand what she is going through, and I understand the controversy.

In the end though, really this isn't a big deal, it's not like the game is banned, it just won't be sold. As someone who isn't in the military what do you care what AAFES does.

@barom

Do you even know what a Tier 1 element is, who they are, what they do....no...didn't think so. I can tell you that they probably don't care about this game first of all, sure they may or may not play it, but they aren't worried about the politics over it, because they have more important stuff to worry about.

[xAlmostPro]

another one.. shame about her son, but still

[theoneb]

Im in Iraq right now and last I checked we have been shooting Arabic bad guys for a long time now in video games. Medal of Honor is just the first game to call them "Taliban" Took alot of balls to do that though lol

[Solid_Snakeps3]

isnt this that fat bitch who got Six Days In Fajulla banned?

[chazjamie]

i wonder why people who dont play games care so much about games?

[Pillage05]

Wonderful comment +bub

[RankFTW]

That was an amazing statement.

[Soldierone]

They dont understand its just an interactive way of portraying the TV and movies they watch daily. Therefore ITS THE DEVIL!

[batman2million]

so true. bubble for you

[CrushCast]

Because these people are miserable and want everyone else to be the same. They need to get a life!

-Phoenix

[FunAndGun]

probably the same people who don't have gay sex, but want to tell everyone it is wrong.

it doesn't affect your life, GTFO!

[hikayu]

Because all they want is their 15 min of fame , attention whores .

[MicroSony4Life]

but did Uncle Sam put a gun to his head and forced him to sign with the army?

Its call a war zone an last I heard they have people shooting at each other with real guns.

Should have asked her why she did not protest against games like Modern Warfare where we play as American's killing other nations.

[Wildarmsjecht]

F@#K YEA!!!

But really it is cuz of that. The prideful nature makes it ok to shoot virtual enemies from various other countries, even countries where the foreign relationship is currently weak. It reminds us that we're big and strong. But to present one where we play as the "enemy" and shoot some red white and blue guys till they lose the white and blue part is a no-no. I want to see a vietnam game...played to the very end where we got spanked. Doubt that'll happen.

[No Way]

But, the fact is.. in those other games you do kill American troops.
It may be 'multiplayer' but you still shoot the 'red white and blue.'
I really don't see what the difference is, though?
Ones single player.. ones multiplayer.

Still killing em..

[Wildarmsjecht]

I see what you mean No Way. But multiplayer is all about deathmatch without really having any story to back up why you're killing each other besides reaching the score limit or carrying enough flags somewhere.

If we're talking about the single player aspect however, then you have the developers creating a story, letting you control another countries soldier on his mission to kill americans. It makes them real in a sense and americans aren't ready for that.

Also, not all multiplayer games lets it be Americans vs. Americans. Call of Duty has it that it's One Force against another Force. So, Americans vs. Russians, or Brits vs. whatever else. But never the same.

[The_Claw]

Freedom isnt free, no there's a hefty f$%#@*'n fee, if you dont put in your buck O'five who will....

[CombatEvolving]

Too bad here son died, but it was his chose and he was fighting for our freedoms. Freedoms she is trying to take away through censorship.

[No Way]

Exactly. My dad use to serve in the military, and went to Afghan..
But, he still plays these games, and if we had still lived on base.
I would no longer be able to purchase this game (from AAFES).

That'd piss me off. It's my right to play it or ignore it..
Not no more, now it's their choosing, and it's bull.

[Ares84PS3]

I'm sorry to say but this lady is out of her mind. She has no right for what she has done.

Why???

Simple:

We should not be protesting or trying to get a ban on video GAMES. We should protest and try to get real war that has no point other than oil banned. Real guns should be protested against. Not video games.

She has no idea what she is talking about. She should have stoped her son going to war on the first place not try to get anything war related banned just beacuse her son died.

Hey mom, why didn't you protest WW2 and Vietnam games??? Don't you think that German moms feel terrible when they see that American soldiers are murdering German soldiers in any given WW2 game??? How about Russian moms when they see that their sons are getting murdered by American and British sodliers by the dosens???? Thos games are ok??? What we are being picky??? We pick an chose whenever and whatever suits our argument???

She should have stayed quiet.

[HebrewHammer]

One persons terrorist is another persons freedom fighter.

[Blaine]

this was a good read. The article was well written, and thought provoking.

I think it's a generational issue. This woman, mother, didn't have games when she grew up. She had movies, though. I have no doubt that, in her mind, a movie with a taliban character in it would be less "damaging" (her point of view) than a video game. However, our generation, who have grown up with the evolving medium, know that to play the games doesn't turn us into one of their characters--just like watching a movie won't change our behaviors.

I love the Saw movies (guilty pleasure, I should say!), but I'm not about to go out and kidnap people to brutally force self-mutilation upon them. In the exact same fashion, I play GTA, but will never hi-jack someone's car to drive to my assassination target and run over a few hookers along the way. Media doesn't affect my behavior.

Funny thing: honestly, I have no interest whatsoever in this game--not my type at all. But this woman's closed-minded behavior actually ENCOURAGES me to go out and buy it just to spite these people. Want to misjudge the games industry? Well, here, *BOOM* RECORD SALES. How'd you like that, lady? Stay out of our business.

[-IronMan-]

First ban on this game then ban on other stuff. Oh well say hello to Facism, Communism... :/

What she expect her son joined the Army for a reason.

[Uzesgelen_Goo]

capitalism says hi!

[That_Genius]

That doesn't really have anything to do with communism. And honestly Communism >>> Capitalism.

[mcstorm]

Well I'm not being funny but movies and programs like band of brothers are more graphic than games so we need to ban those games next then we well not be able to play car games with crash systems. This is plain stupid yes it is sad that her son was killed in action but that is what you sign up for when you join the army I'm from the uk and I know some one who was shot in the head in afgan but the point of a video game is enjoyment just like a film so I don't see why people are like this you don't see our grandparents looking to get world war 2 games baned and they went through a lot more than current troops it s just wrong.

[Pillage05]

Your son dies in a war because he signed up on his own free will and this is the battle you choose to undertake....

some things I will never understand.

[homer]

Armed forces fight so I can have the right to play any game I want and I will use that right when I buy this game in October.

[Ares84PS3]

She totaly went against everything her son has fought for.

Did she think about that?

[wazzim]

No, cause she's dumb. Just look at her and the logo of the network...

[Uzesgelen_Goo]

maybe her son shot by random bullet in battlefield or stepped on land mine etc pfft

[Flare149]

Personally I thought the Beta blew, but now I'm tempted to go buy it to show support for a medium that is entirely misunderstood by the public. Do I see why people would be upset? Yes. Do I think that they should do a little more investigating into the issue and remember that it's a fictional medium based around real-world events targeted at adults? Definitely. She's so childish in her argument, basically trying to call EA a bunch of winnies or something and just makes her cause seem less valid and more stupid. Sigh...

[Darkfiber]

I don't even have to read this to know that this is just some religious southern hick whose son probably went to war OF HIS OWN FREE WILL and either got injured or died and she wants people to feel sorry for her. He chose to go to war knowing full well that he would be risking his life. Nobody asked him to, nobody forced him to. He died. I don't see the problem. It's a video game, get over it.

[RH06]

She has got it banned alright, does she even live on base? Maybe if she did she would see through the eyes of the Military members that come home and want to have some entertainment without going back to the front line. I know plenty of Vets, they think it's crazy! Maybe next she should look in the mirror and get those fatty foods banned!

[FreddySavage]

this lady said games shouldn't be made depicting war, yet she has no problem with games that depict WWII...because it isnt based on real people?

get a life lady....and God...if your listening...stop taking our good men in uniform away...focus your efforts into ridding the world of people like this lady...

[IrishYamato]

I am sure that the guy joined the army of his own free will but i would say as his loving mother that she didnt agree with his decision. He went off to war and died then a games company announces a game where you play as the fuckers that killed him. What parent wouldnt be sad?.

[RH06]

There have been mutiple games spanning every century, plus the future and fantasy. So you say all games must be bad? Crusades, 1900's, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Iraq?

[IrishYamato]

Of course not! I love games and war games are one of my favourite type. Like i said above, i feel sorry for her. I hope everyone here appreciates their mothers and the sacrifices they make for us.

[fredfenster]

She, “applauds the actions of Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella, who seems to ‘understand the sensitivity to the life and death scenarios this product presents as entertainment’, a sensitivity not shown by EA or gamers themselves.”

Stopped reading after this. Obviously this lady is grieving, but also obvious that reason is not with her.

[JD_Shadow]

"First off, this is not out of any disrespect to your son.

However, with that being said, I think you have the whole complexion of the idea of what this game is about completely backwards. This is set in a particular time frame, during a particular event, and as such, should reflect how things were and are. This is what gamers have known to be able to receive for ages. Also, there are ALWAYS two side to every war or confrontation.

Which brings me to my main point: you're acting somewhat ignorant and self-righteous. You're saying that because YOU'RE not happy with the game, no one else is allowed to be. Your son served so we could have the right to be able to play a game like MoH. It's not a real right if someone is saying "you can use that freedom our troops fought for, but only in the way WE tell you to). So, wouldn't the honorable thing be to allow us the opportunity to be able to use the freedom that your son bravely fought for by buying the game? Are you against the proposed Park 51 Community Center, too? What about your stance on the 14th Amendment? These are hot button issues that could be argued in a similar fashion.

You tell us that you don't want to have the game banned, just pulled. What is the difference between the two?

And to that point, the last line, "I have respectfully requested a meeting with Electronic Arts. Although I am not hopeful for a response, just in case, I'll let you know." That makes no sense. Are you wanting EA to respond to you yet you don't think they will, or did you request something, but you hope they won't respond so you can continue on your brigade? I don't understand that at all.

Which brings me to a question I have. What would you want EA to do in order to make you happy? You talk all of this stuff about how the memories of fallen American soldiers would be tarnished by MoH, yet you don't offer any solutions as to how EA could tackle this so you would be happy while us gamers will be able to play the game in the way it was intended to be. You also talk as though it was EA's intention to offend the memories of the soldiers. I would love to know what your requests are as it comes to EA to what you would like to see done to the game, because you've yet to offer any sort of solution to the problem other than "pull it off of shelves", which is just making everyone angry at you because you're not being reasonable, being closed-minded, and are talking in a way that seems as though you know that was what EA was trying to do, and you hope you get the chance to promote that opinion."

[Redempteur]

that comment would never got approved ..she already proved that she can't discuss and that shes hasn't any arguments

attacking an entire community without knowing what they are , what they do and how they do it with ahuge bag of misconceptions just proves that she hasn't enough ******* to be able to have a discution because she doesn't have any arguments...

[Hazmat13]

mainstream news=FAIL, Fox News=EPIC FAIL

[SeraphimBlade]

Everyone has the right to be offended by this game, but have no right to say they can't do it, especially if they're keeping they think they're standing up for our country. It's the same EXACT thing as the (two-solid-city-blocks-from-) Ground Zero Mosque (that also serves many other functions besides being a Muslim place of worship) It could make you uncomfortable, but that is the price for offering freedom to everyone.

If you're offended by the game. Just don't buy it, and don't give it attention. In the words of Warlord O'keer from Mass Effect 2: "... the greatest offense an enemy can suffer: to be ignored."

[finbars75]

This is not only a fail from the mother but from Fox and all the other people involved.Wow you banned it from the Gamestops in the army ect and you think you did something right.This will cause more and more publicity for the game.At least your son who died for us will be remembered for being a hero and putting his life on the line and you will be remembered as a Women who used her sons death as a scapegoat for greiving.I think you should be ashamed of yourself and to make things worst its like spitting on the faces of all the other soldiers who are putting there lives on the line who have past away and none of there parents,wifes,kids ect had come out and used a videogame for there own personal lost.When I last checked I havnt heard a whole lot from the soldiers that where negative.Because its just a game and they would know from personal life the difference between the two.God I have been playing games for a long long time and I have played alot worst then some taliban.Does playing as a nazi ring a bell to most of you.I think thats worst then anything out there now a days.But there was no conflicts or oh my god your playing as a nazi back then.So this has been taken out of context by one women and some powerful people who just want to make a name for themselves.

[Ummm Da Dum]

cant stand these people that try to get games banned for violence or blame violent games for crimes.
TV, Films and specially the News broadcast more violence and crimes in a week than all the video games put together.

back to point: i dont see the problem with this game. this game actually portrays both sides of war. surely if kids play this they would get a better understanding of war instead of a one sided narrow minded american superhero style that is usually done in these games.

[DiLeCtioN]

Money's not coming in maybe thats why she wants to sue some people.

Also MOH has some real characters in there, i remember seeing a guy with a beard from tier 1 on the front screen of the beta and game case.

[TheBalloMan]

Clearly the definition of someone who has FAR too much time on her hands.

[Trunkz]

PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!!!! Oh wait, it's rated M for Mature? GET REAL LADY!!!

Sorry your son died, but this is a video game - why don't you go after all the actors playing as the Taliban in movies? I'm glad EA won't be giving in, people have a choice to buy this game or not, if you feel iffy then don't buy it.

[IneedWeed]

I don't get it, I've been playing on the terrorist side on Counter Strike since 1998(Was it 1998? lol). Now if this game was out and it convinced her son to join the Navy/Army then I understand, but why does she got to take her anger out on us? "Oh my son died from racing a car, let's ban GT5 and other racing car simulations"

[Sidewinder-]

"A bunch of wanna be members of the military, who see war as a very profitable game for them and one to be “played” from the comfort and safety of someone’s home. Faced with real military service, I’m not sure how many of them have the fortitude or courage to serve, let alone survive a combat situation."

Lol, i can't take that seriously.

Who would want to serve in an illegal war? An illegal war for the sole purpose of gaining profit from untapped foreign wealth. American government say they are fighting for homeland security. Hitler said the same thing.

Sorry Meredith. I accept the bravery of the men and women in conflict, but this is what happens when your country indoctrinates a xenephobic attitude towards the middle east.
I aint going to fight there for a bunch of bankers pulling strings behind the scenes. What i would like however is a competetive game i can play with my friends and wake up the next day, the only bodily harm a mild case of RSI.

--

I don't even hate her. I hate this pointless war.

[big_silky]

People are treating this game like it's literally a taliban recruiting tool.

[zeeshan810]

I agree!

[Gilliand]

Ok, I'll try not to rant this time.
First of all he signed up, wasn't a draft. If there was a draft I could see her point of view.
Second of all he wouldn't probably care if he was alive, or he probably wouldn't like it but wouldn't call for a ban.
Thirdly if he was still alive, we probably wouldn't have seen this women at all, like I said above, she'd probably care, but wouldn't show up on TV.
Finally, I guess you could say he was fighting for our freedom, though wasn't the main reason why we were attacked, and all she is trying to do is take away our freedom to choose what we want.

[RH06]

All this game makes me want to do is kill the Taliban...What's wrong with that. She might even have fun getting "Virtual Revenge"!

[havethumbs]

I gotta agree with Squall...this is ridiculous but this is how our society in the USA is today. Everything has to belong to everyone including the blame when kids turn out to be psychos. Its all about parents being to lazy to observe what their kids play and purchase. If they are so worried them make sure you 10 year old son doesn't go buying this or Leisure Suit Larry. How about you let game makers do their job and make great games and you do your and make sure your kid isn't insane and a danger to the rest of us. Forgot to mention games like Socom where you are terrorists half the time killing SEALs. Where was this lady before she became selfish. http://havethumbs.blogspot....

[ASSASSYN 36o]

No matter how I feel about the war I help fight and people I lost. Removing a vifeo game is wrong. What is next... movies.

[BlackSharinganX]

so basically shes fighting for a game where you play a Taliban killing US soldiers right? Then why other countries havent done the same when is the US army killing other nation armies on video games?.
ill tell you why cause its utter bullsh*t, hey grannie im sorry for your loss its ture, but he decided himself to go into this economic senseless war. one persons hero is another persons terrorist take notes grannie the new kids are in town. about joining the army, ITS NOT ABOUT COURAGE IS ABOUT BEING FUCK*NG SMART, you think im going to fight for the US president when he sits on his chair stealing money while my ass is doing the hard work killing suicide bombers comming at me all the time for just petroleum, for our country? you know how stupid that sounds, yeah most people join for what, for economical reasons.

THIS POINTLESS WAR IS FOR MONEY NOTHING ELSE, IF IT TAKES A FEW DEAD BODIES WE DONT CARE EITHER WHY CAUSE THATS HOW WAR WORKS, WELL JSUT GIVE THEM A DAMM MEDAL AND PUT THEIR NAME ON A WALL SO THEY WILL BE "REMEMBERED" FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFES. really peachy reality get off your 50's way of thinking and open your eyes.

[MGRogue2017]

... She's a Bitch.

[batman2million]

I kinda miss this days when celebrities were doing those vegas marriages and the press was all over it. At least those were funny.

[yewles1]

I am flabbergasted by almost everyone in this thread. You keep getting mad at the lady without realising she's just another tool in the "video games = toys" BS. Jack Thompson's agenda lives on through another puppet, and you STILL don't realise it yet... STOP FOCUSING ON THE RED HERRING!!!

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

What's kind funny is the Taliban will probably get a hold of this game and love playing it lol!

They all seem to have PlayStation's nowadays.

[theroadtoruin]

all the calories must have when to this fat sloppy B*tches mind, instead of her trying to take this out on video games and gamers she should be fighting to stop the real war so it does stay in games.

[theroadtoruin]

two overweight people disliked my comment.

[kasasensei]

http://antiwar.com/casualti...

[MrBubble]

well then im baning food in your house

[CrushCast]

This has been a frequent topic on our show and now it's just getting ridiculous. Personally as an Army Vet and someone who has been there done that, gained and lost friends. I am APPALLED at the way these so called Americans are acting. Seriously, this woman's son enlisted and served his nation for what he thought was something worth saving, the freedom of this great nation. This woman has taken all of her son's efforts and life and made a mockery out of his memory. I am so disgusted by the mere mention of this woman's name. She sits there on her high horse and spits on the very thing her son was fighting for. Does she really think that if her son were still alive (God rest his soul) that he would want to ban the game? Really, I think if he were to still be alive she wouldn't care as much about the game. The problem with her is that she is so angry that she lost her son that she doesn't know what else to do. She wants to ruin things for everyone else. I really believe this is just going to be the beginning of the game bashing by psycho people. What next? This just leaves the door open to other social groups to complain about any game they believe is inappropriate or disrespects them in some way. So what then? Are we going to start seeing a ban on all games deemed inappropriate and disrespectful?

This is just ridiculous!
-Phoenix

[Ravenous_Syn]

I'm not even getting the game and I'm pissed off at this woman. Soldiers are fighting and dying for our freedoms. I mean above all I'm sorry for your lost, but taking your pain and directing it to FICTIONAL game that your son is not even involved in is pointless and won't get you anywhere and it won't bring your son back or make his death easier to bear. All your gonna do is make things worse on yourself, but you got to remember that is FICTIONAL, FAKE, NOT REAL, so get it through you skull that people sometimes want to play as the bad guys. Some people get tired of being the "goody two shoes" character. I'm a nice guy in real life, but if I'm giving the choice in a video game? I'm gonna be complete asshole or play as the "antagonist" because it's fun. I wouldn't be disrespecting our soldiers if I wasn't using our rights and freedoms to the fullest, that they fight for, day in and day out, sacrificing everything so we can do and think what we want. I'm tired of video games taking the rap for everything, It like last or where dude raped and kill that 16 yr. old girl and what do they do? They checked to see what video game he was playing, I'm like what the fuck?!?! I'm gonna stop before I go off on a tangent.

[LoaMcLoa]

Bitch who doesn't have anything better to do

[Snarkasaur]

What a surprise she's fat and ugly

[BatClarkeee]

didnt mean to disagree with you.
i agree with you.

my bad broseph.

[Orionsangel]

Kids could just as easily watch the film Green Zone. Then go outside and play Army. Someone has to be the bad guy. Should we ban movies? I really hope this lady did her homework on how modern day gamers interact with each other online, instead of looking at these games in an outdated context. I know a lot of gamers online and I've played a lot of Army games. Yes you have your typical racist assholes and annoying kids, but very rarely do you hear anyone on a headset talk about the team they're playing on. A player just wants to get the most kills and for his or her team to win. This lady thinks we're researching what side we're playing on. We really don't give it much thought. She must think we're saying - Hey I picked to play as a Taliban Soldier. Go Taliban! I praise them! No it doesn't work that way.

[Ludakriss]

It's so annoying. This story, this NON-issue with playing the Taliban or what-the-fuck-ever type 'o terrorist. THIS SHIT WAS PRESENTED IN THE VERY FIRST MODERN WARFARE GAME. GET THE FUCK OVER IT!!! Someone should really just punch the bitch. Sorry for your son, but fuck me if a bunch of unlucky mothers who lost their sons in wars will have influence over the distribution of FUCKING GAAAAMES!! It's a FUCKING GAME!

[Karum]

What really gets me about all this stuff being said not only about MOH, but gaming in general when it comes to "violent games breeds killers blah blah blah" is that the majority, if not everyone that comes out with it are people who are incapable of seeing things from a gamer perspective.

Movies and even some music can be so much more graphic both visually and verbally but most people are music and movie lovers, even if it's not a love of a genre that produces violent images/lyrics they love the medium so it gets a bit more of a pass than gaming does.

What they need to realise is that gaming is becoming more and more about telling a story, albeit an interactive one and that games are trying to be the same kind of story telling entertainment as movies are. Well maybe not exactly the same but you get the idea.

As for MOH, I think everyone be it gamer, developer or publisher would have the utmost sympathy for those who have lost their lives and for those who have lost someone in the conflict. What they seem to be confusing themselves with though is that they think the developers are saying it's fun to play as the Taliban and shoot at their own people, like it's something they'd do for enjoyment in real life.

Here's a news flash for these people....majority of gamers probably don't read too much further than how cool the character model/armor looks and what weapons a certain side gets. They don't sit there as an American or whatever else thinking "oh yeah I've gotta kill you American pigdog, digital genocide of my own countrymen is amazing fun!!"

I can honestly understand the point of view of some people, like the mother mentioned in this article but I do also think they take things a little too far. And at the same time it's getting seriously old that gamers and our hobby of choice are becoming increasingly vilified.

[StitchJones]

Fat trailer wench with a 8$ fake silk shirt from Walmart. We all need to listen to her. Where the hell is the uproar over Modern Warfare 2, or even this years Black Ops? Hmmm I guess those situations don't matter. This is just false press to try and nab attention. If EA is behind this to try and hype the game in any fashion I"m going to be pissed.

[Karum]

Yeah I'm sure EA are definitely behind getting their game removed from stores on Army bases and potentially costing themselves to lose a ton of money.

[Shield]

It's easier to shift blame than take responsibility for ones own actions.

[ElementX]

I hate it when people say people in the US military are "fighting for our freedom" when that's BS. Our freedoms are already granted to us. Nobody in this war or any war since the Constitution was signed has upheld our rights and freedom here in the U.S. People fighting over in Iraq are not upholding my freedom of speech, religion, or anything else.

[Wii360BeatsPS3]

Wow you all sure do love getting on your soap box don't you. Hope none of your family are ever blown up by the taliban or your mother stoned to death by these pedo worshipping scum bags. Yes Mohammed was a pedophile who raped his nine year old wife, deal with it.

Nuke the taliban scum and anyone who sides with them. That includes liberal pussies who think the taliban are freedom fighters.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

You might want to take a look at your own society before you point fingers at the prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H). Our prophet didn't have any physical relationship with her when she was 9 so why is that so hard to understand?

His marriage with Aisha (G.B.P.W.H) was to increase the the friendship between the two tribes, the prophet didn't just snatch her off the streets like some of you think, it was a proper marriage and Aisha mentioned over 1000 times how much she loved the prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H)

A 9 year old girl back then had the physical and mental maturity of a fully grown women today and there are many many reasons for why that is, this no longer happens or is very rare amongst our time due the artificial world we grown up in.

[KillerPwned]

Yep she really made a difference no one honestly cares some people out there like her family are probably just fueling it by pretending they care. She has probably lost more then what she has gained from this idiot.

[norkee]

perhaps we should ban cake because it makes people fat and kills them with heart attacks. We can't let cake get into the wrong hands! I bet Karen Meredith would be devastated!

[hiredhelp]

(HSx9) how about i call you a dum fat bitch. have some repesct for god sake wot is it with this new young generation.

as for this moh game soo much ass whooping latly what about all the other fps games like cods badcompany. cod no differnt.

part from short sp over priced DLC bad lag.

[Urrakia34]

Halo 2 is evil cuz u could play as the Covenant /s

[PooEgg]

I just wonder how her son would feel about all of this. What made him join the army, maybe he just wanted to get out from under such a controlling mother... could be wrong, but I do wonder.

[bobrea]

As they say, any press is good press. I'm sure EA was planning on this happening.

[iamjman]

she said EA's guys probably couldn't survive war. Uhh her son didn't either.. She's upset her son died and taking out on video games/ developers with irrational statements.

[josh14399]

who said the taliban are the bad guys? The US has killed its fair share of innocent people.

[arjman]

But the taliban ARE bad guys

[Garnett]

Only because the coward Taliban hid behind innocent people, and shot as US troops.

[nutbear96]

Iraqi citizens said Americans had itchy trigger fingers and were glad they were gone but in Afghanistan it's just desert and hills and little towns where the main battle isn't going on. In my opinion they should have devoted more men to Afghanistan.

[arjman]

She needs to stfu and play some toy story 3 if shes getting angry about that shit

[whydoyouask]

All this is doing is giving the game publicity...

[lizard81288]

i saw the pic and it says ox & ends, then saw the headline underneath her.

Fox News is ridiculous. i can't take them seriously. just look at the past few weeks. this terrorist funding the new york mosque, owns a fair share of fox news -_-;....they are calling someone who owns part of their Co a terrorist...

anyway, its lame that they'd pull a game. alot of soldiers do play video games in their spare time, even in the middle east they bring their gaming gear, like a 360 to keep them from getting bored.

whens PETA going to pull super mario bros for killing turtles or Tomb raider?....then again they (peta) did make super chick bros =_=;

i hate how video games seem to take more blame than movies or books

[nutbear96]

Just two questions, How many World War II games have there been? and Who has killed more American/British/Canadian/Aust ralian/New Zealand/French forces? Nazi or Taliban?

THIS IS DOWNRIGHT ARROGANCE! Just because it's "current affairs" doesn't mean it's more important. 20,000,000 people died in World War II. Only about 5,000 of our nations soldiers have died in Afghanistan!

I know the figures aren't 100% accurate, it's just a rough estimation.

[dionnysus]

that article said gamestop also pulled the game. surely that was a typo? anyone know?

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

where were these dolts then?... unbelievable...

This game gets all the hate cause it's based on current events... all this hate is just BS!

[Jamaicangmr]

This is just ridiculous stop being so sensative no one forced your child or anyone elses to sign up. Hate when people blame videogames for their problems.

[jack who]

fox news

[jrbeerman11]

how did this lady even hear about this? the game isnt out yet, she on n4g?