I always liked to point out how little they played Doom compared to how often they went bowling. It was obviously the bowling that drove them to violence. /s
The religious right loved DOOM initiaĺly because the whole goal is to kill demons. Of course you had the whole Jack Thompson thing going on, though. What a nightmare.
The right has tried to censor video games for years.
I’m old enough to remember Doom being blamed for Columbine.
I always liked to point out how little they played Doom compared to how often they went bowling. It was obviously the bowling that drove them to violence. /s
Hey cousin! Let’s go bowling!
Cousin, it is your cousin!
https://youtu.be/zxMLVlspD1Y
Not gonna lie, as a terrible bowler I to have considered violence (particularly those fucking pins mocking me).
See also: Miniature Golf
“YOU’RE GONNA DIE, CLOWN!”
So THAT’S why the movie is called Bowling For Columbine! 😁
Bowling and violence: exhibit B
This isn’t 'Nam, man! Smokey’s just a conscientious objector.
The religious right loved DOOM initiaĺly because the whole goal is to kill demons. Of course you had the whole Jack Thompson thing going on, though. What a nightmare.
Eric Harris made a columbine.wad for doom2