Your Mom Hates ____

It's almost a guarantee someone likes something just because their parents hated or disapproved of it.

Teenagers loved Elvis. Parents didn't like the motions of his dance.

Teenagers loved rap. Parents just didn't understand (ha!).

Teenagers loved grunge. Parents hated buying brand new jeans for their kids to rip holes in them and the mumbly voice it helped create.

And now recently, Teenagers love video games. Parents hate the violence and realism it creates. Many of them blame video games (and music) for much of the problems in the world.

I don't think some guy in Africa is going around Liberty City stealing cars, shooting cops and picking up women before he goes to a mass rape. But that is a different blog for a different day. (the comparison not the New Years Day/Eve mass rape in the Congo)

The point of this blog is to point out the awesome advertising done by Electronic Arts. They are releasing a game (Dead Space 2) which is very violent, very scary and very entertaining. It's original is already a best selling game among gamers, and to make a series of commercials showing a mothers disapproval of a game because its too violent is genius. The core audience (boys) will take to this commercial more just to have that sense of rebellion. If they think their mother will hate this game too, by all means they are going to play it (and probably show their mother). It's awesome. Hopefully it pays off and they make alot of money so more of these commercials are made some day.