Should an online game let kids use orphans as style accessories?

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Should an online game let kids use orphans as style accessories?

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  • 80401
    No. it’s insensitive, exploitative and inappropriate for children.
    95%
  • 80402
    Yes. Critics are overreacting. It’s just a game!
    5%

VoteTotal Votes: 21

An online fashion game allows young players to buy virtual orphans named after famous celebrity children and from earthquake-devastated Haiti. Would you let your child play it?

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Total of 21 votes

95.2%
No. it’s insensitive, exploitative and inappropriate for children.
20 votes
4.8%
Yes. Critics are overreacting. It’s just a game!
1 vote

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Comment author avatarJeannie-1594610

The operative word that jumped off the screen and into my heart was buy. No doubt the plight of this group, or that group, of children often needs to be shared. There is more than one way to tell a story, buying children isn't one of them.

    Reply#1 - Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:20 PM EST
    Comment author avatarCara-438012

    Your statement is too true. There are some things in life that are just entirely wrong to make light of and make a joke from, and child trafficking is absolutely one of them. Those poor little souls experience unimaginable horror and pain and to put it in a videogame and think of it as funny is just sick.

      #1.1 - Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:15 AM EST
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