Video games were sent by the Devil

I've stumbled upon this blogger mom ranting about her hatred for video games. She seems fine with the internet and even TV, but video games is too far. She tells us she has a kid and mentions how her household is the only house in the neighborhood without any video games. I play video games as you know, so it's my job to point out how... would "stupid" be a good word?

Exhibit #1: "Even though his skin is normally mocha-colored, after a day spent in a darkened room with a controller in his hand, he comes home with a sickly pallor."

Us gamers tend to be more pale sure, but would you rather your kid experimenting with drugs and hate crimes?

Exhibit #2: "This is a huge dilemma for me, because I always had this fantasy that my house would be the one that all the kids congregated at after school. I would be the “fun mom,” the one who made popsicles, the one in the TV commercial with all the kids crowded around the kitchen counter, demanding more of those little pizza nuggets."

You complain about your kid being pale, but you're ok with being the fake mom from pizza nugget commercials. You're ok with him eating unhealthy, but at least it's not as bad as video games.

Exhibit #3: "Plus, Cheetah Boy got a C on his report card, and I don’t want to reward him with anything until that grade comes up."

What the heck is a "Cheetah Boy?" Oh... a cheater boy? What you're saying in this one sentence goes against one of the most used arguments mothers against video games have always been using. Your kid got a C, and he doesn't have video games. Kids without video games can get low grades? So are video games really from the devil?

Exhibit #4: "If Sir Isaac Newton had been playing a DS, I’m sure he never would have noticed the apple falling from the tree, so he never would have formulated the theory of gravity."

Now you're bringing Sir Isaac Newton into this? Can we all assume that since Newton formulated the theory of gravity, he was probably interested in science and technology? Also the same thing can be said about a book. People can get sucked into books, would Newton notice the apple if he was reading?

Exhibit #5: "What are the kids who play “Grand Theft Auto” learning? How to be carjackers? How to be pursued by police?"

Stealing a car is as easy as pressing Y right? What kids are learning is the difference between real life and fiction. Also what is he learning from watching movies like Space Jam on DVD? How to stretch across a basketball court?

Exhibit #6: "On one horrible afternoon that scarred me for life, I even saw a kid walking out of the public library playing a Nintendo DS."

She's never heard of Professor Layton, Hotel Dusk, Trace Memory, Time Hollow, and Phoenix Wright? All basically interactive novels for the DS. Also Brain Age, and Big Brain Academy are good for the brain... probably.

There is more I could talk about, but I think I got my point accross. To read the article go here.