Target is a disgrace for removing Grand Theft Auto V from sale on its shelves

MMGN: Despite finally having an R18+ rating, Australia has today become the laughingstock of the global gaming community.

Retailer Target has decided to stop selling the R18+ restricted Grand Theft Auto V -- a game it has sold for more than a year without incident -- because of a single, misguided complaint.

[Ol_Boy]

Wot a bunch o' wankers

[Newmanator]

That's England mate

[bmf7364]

They deserve a ripe rip-snotter they do, mate

[ab5olut10n]

Oh well, let the morons ruin society. I'll be dead soon anyway.

[2cents]

"Target says it pulled the game "following feedback from customers about the game's depictions of violence against women."

Go Feminism!!!

S/.

[Ol_Boy]

Yeah and what about the depiction of violence against men? There's alot more of that in the game but what would they know? I doubt any of these people that complain actually play the game.

[2cents]

Exactly! so many uneducated people who know nothing about games love to push their self developed and wrong opinions onto others. Politicians do it just before elections, the press do it to sell papers, the news does it to get ratings and some crazy people like Anita do it because nobody loves them.

This whole world seems to do nothing but b1tch, moan and complain.

Gaming has always been a great way to escape the constant onslaught of the real world.
Now this infection is reaching our beloved pastime and it really makes me mad.

Every other medium, books, film, art, all depict violence, hate, pain, misery, as well as love, beauty and peace but the new target seems to be us, the gamers and the games we play.

If a product has an enforced age restriction based on its content then there really should not be any reason to do this. It has already passed classification and has been on general sale for ages. Some people really need to get a life.

This sucks for the gamers and for Rockstar especially. One of the best selling franchises in the world has to put up with the likes of Lindsay Lohan and batsh1t crazy tree hugging feminazis.

[rainslacker]

I shop at Target...not for games but for other stuff. Wonder if my feedback is important to them.

Maybe I should start a petition asking them to sell GTA5. Bet I'd get more signatures than the one asking them to stop selling it....the one that over half the signatures were people who just wanted to say how ridiculous the petition was.

[kaozgamer]

meh. you can get it cheaper at bigw, dicksmith or jbhifi

[Somebody]

LOL.

There, I've done my part of the global gaming community to laugh at Target and their knee-jerk decisions.

[WeirdShroom]

It's weird that these people, generation after generation, still haven't figured out that publicly denouncing a game just makes people want it more. And with drugs. And with alcohol. And with sex. And with just about everything else. Also makes them look fudging stoopid.

[jspsc123]

i wouldnt put games in the same category as sex, drugs, and alcohol. people havent got on their knees to play a video game like some have to get some coke. at least i hope not

[ps5fanboy]

Because it's violent to women? Not at all , only through the actions of the player(individual) is it violent, and not just to women.
Pathetic.

What also is pathetic , is claiming video games can make ppl violent , absolute tosh , if a person is violent , they are with or without a game(or movie).

[jaymacx]

Media does put suggestions in your mind. Its when you act on said suggestion is when you have a problem. People (mankind) are naturally violent and anything that feeds that mentality can be bad. Some people fail to pay attention on how more violent we have become because of all the influences out there. You are what you eat (entertain). Be real for a moment and do a self check... Is it funny to watch a man get his head ripped off? I know many may not agree with me but your eyes, ears etc. (5 senses) are gateways to your soul (heart). Sexual violence has increased yet people act as if it cant ever be them. Truly what you enjoy becomes who you are within.

[traumadisaster]

Violence and sexual violence is getting worse??? Compared to period in history?

Like the way violence and entire camps of people used to be slaughtered in the night cause they were hunting woods that another camp of people used.

Seems like over time people are improving, even the wild west was better than the prior 3000 years.

[Shinuz]

True, you just have to watch the recent black friday videos... Man these people are sick...

[Bathyj]

It's weird but I never wanted to commit violence against women. Until now.

But seriously, domestic violence is bad, m'kay? Do you need a computer game to teach you that?

[Halo2ODST2]

Any violence is bad, not just violence towards women

[Ares84HU]

Let's start a petition to bring back GTA5 to Target!!!!

The petition to remove GTA5 reached 25K signiturest. Let's see how many can we gather.

[Pintheshadows]

Sometimes this world needs a Fallout style event.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Who buys games from TARGET anyways LMFAO!!!!!!

[brokenbracket]

Who shops at Target period? LOL.

[traumadisaster]

Usually more nicer and better acting people that I would rather associate with than walmart. Some of the walmart crowd are rough and cussing and talking loudly.

Have never experienced that at target, actually hot milfs is what I encounter.

[1nsomniac]

Completely agree that the idea to pull it off shelves is pathetic but if this article was supposed to act as some counter argument it failed miserably.

Unfortunately even if you are or not, if u want to make a valid point u have to make it in a grownup fashion. So although he has a perfectly good argument. Following it up by saying all I want to do is torture innocent immigrants & shoot people in the face dude. Despite it only being a game you're intentionally feeding the problem.

[donwel]

I wonder if these SJWs realise that this is going to do more to damage their movement and influence on the gaming community than the likes of gamergate ever could.

[JackVagina]

wth is up with feminists this year?? jesus christ

[Double_O_Revan]

That time of the decade I guess.

Your name is pretty fitting too. Lol

[brokenbracket]

LOLOLOLOLOL TARGET HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Some kid was probably like, "Look mom, I just got head from a hooker, now I'm going to blow her brains out with my shotgun!"

[traumadisaster]

Then censorship on movies and books they sell in the next row should be banned too with that crazy policy. Live video vs. Cartoon looking video games little comparison.

[Anon1974]

Different countries, different attitudes towards violence in videogames. For example, games like Grand Theft Auto IV and Saints Row IV were both released censored in Australia. Ultimately, GTA had an uncensored version released but some retailers refused to carry the game. Germany also has a long history of banning games with violent content.

This is nothing new in Australia. It's been going on for years. Some places just have different cultural attitudes. While they may be a bit sensitive to violence their attitudes towards nudity and sexual content on television and advertising would probably lead to huge boycotts and protests in the US.

[ReturnToSanity]

Is this only in Australia?

[SuperbVillain]

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