Gaming News, Cthulhu, Sex Crimes

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Recently read from the beginning to the current issue; The Order of the Stick, one of the funniest pieces of work from gamer culture. Roleplaying reviews this week included RuneQuest (3rd ed) and a very old Traveller module, Chamax and The Horde. Played some Traveller: The New Era on Tuesday and Dungeon! Dragonlords Dreamland scenerio went very well except for a very strange visitor.

Last night attended the arthouse film gathering in Collingwood with the usual suspects (Brendan, 2600AU crew, Paul from Polyester). Gorged ourselves at "The New Raffles" (opposite The Tote) and then watched three H.P. Lovecraft inspired films, including "The Call of Cthulhu", a 2005 film in a 1920s style, the very cheesy From Beyond and Dagon. On a related note, fishermen in New Zealand have caught a half-tonne squid. Ry'leh is nearby you know...I-ai! I-ai! Cthulhu, Ftan'g!

The war against youth marches on; a 13 year old in Italy gets pregnant to her 15 year old boyfriend. Her parents and the courts force her to have an abortion (link in Italian). A couple (one 16 the other 17) exchange sexual images of themselves to each other. They are charged and convicted of child pornography (from erudito. In good ol Denver, a 13 year old girl has been charged as both offender and victim for having sex with her 12 year old boyfriend.

Comments

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

I do know about the increasing infringement of youth rights

*nods* At the point in time when they really need their own space it is increasingly in denial.

I wonder how the system is going to cope with the decreasing age of sexual maturity?

Although as a physician you would have more information on whether this is still the case; I have a sneaking suspicion that the chronological decline has been arrested in first-world countries since the late-70s due to "fast food" culture.

It is sad to me that we criminalize normal youthful expression of sexuality.

As caseopaya commented, soon there will be a ban on playing "doctor's and nurse's".

[scarletazalea.livejournal.com]

It is funny, more and more kids have less and less unstructured free time, and what they do have of that, more and more of it is criminalized. I spent a fair amount of time as a wee lass of four or so playing doctor with my cousins of about the same age. That is a normal and healthy expression of childhood sexuality, but it is true many people freak the fuck out about it.

I have to correct a misapprehension I may have left you with. I am not a physician, I am a well trained monkey who gets trained on the basics of various exams (like the cardio exam) and can then, in my role as Standardized Patient (awful title), test futurre medical professional on basic communication, history taking and physical exam skills.