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    quickqueenof: I think this image explains my husband's entire life goals. more »
    mariamariamaria: "Or when you could put a TV on top of a typewriter and pretend it was a computer?" HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! OMG you're not joking - they actually did it! I ... more »
    Cam/ron: The ad makes sense for its time, many PC users as well as Silicon Valley programmers and executives were single, lonely and sex-starved (not that time... more »
    AlfredNubbah: That's not a typewriter, it's an original Apple ][ with the label taped over. (It's not an Apple ][+, which had a recessed power indicator, or an Appl... more »
    bluebears: I'm wearing this outfit right now. more »
    AEchinoderm: Mmmmm, kids? Long ago home computers DID use TVs as their monitor. Sorry to burst your collective bubbles, but dedicated monitors back then were: a) r... more »
    KimberleeJean: I'd still rather play Global Thermonuclear War... more »
    The Lone Scout: [Satire alert] Okay, the device on the left I can remember how to operate; just like riding a bicycle, one never forgets. But, we really need some hel... more »
    Jack_Burton: No matter how disturbing these games may be, technically, the versions sold in the U.S. are not illegal This is not remotely true. There may not be a ... more »
    megscissorhands: I'm commenting way behind the ball on this, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about this post all day.... I think the government should ban gam... more »
    Tiny-Moves: I was wondering when this was gonna hit Jezebel. It's SO fucking disturbing, the details I read about the game. But seeing as how it's a simulation, I... more »
    battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: I'm pretty sure chikan is not unique to Japan, they just happen to give a shit about prosecuting it. I mean, just look at hollabacknyc for more subway... more »
    megscissorhands: Just a thought: what about porn that depicts rape? Should that be banned? Is it already? (I would goole "rape porn" but I'm at work...) more »
    morninggloria: I can't think about this, or I'll start simulating castrating random dudes on the street. more »
    Ultraprison!: We can't ban it, because it's already as good as banned. You can't buy it online legally, and I doubt many retailers are carrying it (if any). If some... more »
    SarahMC: I have to get going, but: Even if games like RapeLay do not "cause" players to go out and rape, would you want someone who enjoys the game serving on ... more »
    Penny: Also, how do we address this when games evolve into 3-D highly interactive mediums? What happens when a game like this becomes "too" real? Where is t... more »
    Evie Havok: Maybe I'm extremely desensitized to this but I didn't blink an eye when I found out about this game. Has anyone ever watched hentai before? Now that, ... more »
    miss.terious: Cue nasty comments here, but honestly, lots of video games have the main character doing "bad" things. I think rape is awful, but I don't know that t... more »
    Chuck Basketcase: What's the social illness that's embedded in Japanese society? I've never heard that before. more »
  • #oldiesbutgoodies

    Remember When Getting Sexy With A Computer Was A New Concept?

    Or when women wore teddies to bed? Or when you could put a TV on top of a typewriter and pretend it was a computer? [Vintage Ads]
  • #wickedgames

    U.S. Ban On Rape Simulation Game Not Likely

    New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is calling for a U.S. ban on the Japanese rape simulation video game RapeLay, but it's actually just one of a larger genre of disturbing games. More »
  • #secondlifers

    The Real World: Do Virtual Lives 'Count' ?