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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 874542, member: 19065&quot;]A great link Danr! </p><p><br /></p><p>I think it&#039;s the language of how a Scout should proceed with obtaining the merit badge for video games that disturbs me most... There&#039;s all this explicit statement of adult supervision and assistance, appropriateness and approved content that seems so ironic to gaming.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m of the generation/age that I was beginning Scouting about the same time home video game consoles were proliferating in households. No adults seemed capable of doing anything with those electronics and wires, cartridges and such, let alone understand the fantasy and imagination of the game content. Video games and scouting were very separate things then. Kids who grew up unassisted with video game culture over the past 30 years learned everything by trial and error, intuitiveness and working together or through word of mouth from friends. Video games were only provided by the adults. Now some of those kids who were also Scouts are themselves now adults and some adults are imposing these rigid politically correct written elements of language in the rules to disclaim BSA organizational liability. I know the world has changed... I&#039;m sure it&#039;s not just the video game merit badge that is written like this as well, it just seems very ironic to how little assistance children generally need to interact with games, consoles and choosing content, when much of that market is youth oriented, tested, rated and targeted at them to begin with. Nutty stuff indeed! </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I love reading Gizmodo and gadget news too so that story was a win-win for my likes.:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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