Bus advertisement for Prince of Persia angers mother and caused it to be removed [Mobile/Archive]

YoshiFan1

08-18-2004, 10:24 PM

http://www.canada.com/windsor/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=fdacc340-0395-4c0c-a15b-8ab1d7efcd5c

"They should be more careful what they're advertising because transit caters to kids as well," said Transit Windsor bus rider Betty Riley. "And they wonder why our jails are full and where these kids get these ideas from."

Yeah like looking at an advertisement is really going to convince a kid to go out and kill people :roll:

Also, notice that in the picture the kid is wearing a Batman t-shirt which we all know is not violent, right?

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bignick

08-18-2004, 10:33 PM

Fuck Canada.

ex0

08-18-2004, 10:40 PM

"BUS AD TERRIFIES YOUNGSTER: SCARED: Collette Clairmont and her sons Tristan, 4, and Randall, 2, on Tecumseh Road East. Tristan Clairmont began having nightmares and won't ride the city bus because of Prince of Persia video game ads."

I say that kid should grow some balls and be scared of real shit.

Wshakspear

08-18-2004, 10:40 PM

"A similar ad features him holding a gun."

exquese me?

craven_fiend

08-18-2004, 10:44 PM

BLAME CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PsyClerk

08-18-2004, 10:45 PM

Two words: Drop kick.

coolsteel

08-18-2004, 10:48 PM

So instead of just explaining to the kid it isn't real she complained and got the ad removed, real smooth. Wonder what happens when the kids bother watching t.v for 5 seconds.

David85

08-18-2004, 10:51 PM

I think I'm now going to sue that monster that was under my bed for scaring me when I was young.

Pancake Rabbit

08-18-2004, 10:51 PM

as vin disel would say :

this is riddickulous

why would there be a prince of persia ad with a gun in it?

this is fake

Howeraing

08-18-2004, 10:53 PM

Wait, what is this ad of the Prince with a gun?

Bann

08-18-2004, 10:54 PM

I'm gonna laugh when she finds out it was only taken down so they could put up the new Prince of Persia 2 ads.

dragonfireflys

08-18-2004, 11:00 PM

Wait, what is this ad of the Prince with a gun?

Maybe they mean max payne 2?

epobirs

08-19-2004, 01:18 AM

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/539/539986p1.html

A Prince of Persia (GC) ad appearing on Canadian busses has been pulled because one small child was frightened by it and refuses to ride and y bus with the ad.

I think this kid should be kept under close observation instead of inconveniencing everybody else involved. Can you imagine if everything that caused random 4-year-old children to freak was banned?

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SupremeNumNuts

08-19-2004, 01:20 AM

Already been posted but interesting article.

Kaijufan

08-19-2004, 03:00 AM

I'm gonna laugh when she finds out it was only taken down so they could put up the new Prince of Persia 2 ads.
:lol: That would be funny.

Scorch

08-19-2004, 03:02 AM

DigitalSpace

08-19-2004, 03:03 AM

This reeks of crazy.

KingDox

08-19-2004, 03:10 AM

ha, I can't wait for this kid to grow up. Trust me the kids at his school will know he's the kid who is afraid of PoP.

epobirs

08-19-2004, 03:12 AM

I used to run out of the room and cry (I think I cried, anyways) when I was 4 when "Thriller" by Michael Jackson came on. I used to have nightmares from that video.

So I can sorta see where the kid's coming from.

In the case of Michael Jackson you were just being perceptive.

"I see perv people!"

Michaellvortega

08-19-2004, 03:12 AM

Proof that late abortions should be legal.

Abalistar

08-19-2004, 03:12 AM

WTF?!

How the hell is that even scary? Although I guess it might be for a kid who's never even been able to use a butter knife.

And I also want to see this PoP ad that has him holding a gun. If I could have a gun in the game it'd make it a little easier.

Scorch

08-19-2004, 03:14 AM

Proof that late abortions should be legal.

Wow, hate the world much?

epobirs

08-19-2004, 03:15 AM

This must be for the new Prince of Payne crossover game coming out soon. If they could do it for Crash and Spyro surely they get these two slomo users together.

Final Starman

08-19-2004, 03:19 AM

PoP with a gun = insta win

batman2million

08-19-2004, 03:19 AM

I used to run out of the room and cry (I think I cried, anyways) when I was 4 when "Thriller" by Michael Jackson came on. I used to have nightmares from that video.

So I can sorta see where the kid's coming from.

O man..that video scared me too..i'd always rewind it...push play n make a run for it..i dunno..i was 4 go figure

Michaellvortega

08-19-2004, 03:20 AM

Proof that late abortions should be legal.

Wow, hate the world much?

yea dude that was to harsh of me. It's BS that the world has to cater to people like this because parents cant spend 5mins to explain stuff to their kids. Thats what I ment to say.

batman2million

08-19-2004, 03:22 AM

Man...thats funny..i thought the hot coffee lawsuit (the Mcdonalds thing) was dumb but this jus beats em all. AND THE KID WEARS A BATMAN SHIRT....i am insulted!

epobirs

08-19-2004, 03:31 AM

After seeing the mother's face in that photo I wouldn't think anything could scare that kid. Ow.

CrimGhost

08-19-2004, 03:34 AM

Oh mommy a Persian man with a knife is after me.

mrpotatohed

08-19-2004, 03:46 AM

Reminds me of these really wierd people I knew when I was a kid. Their kids couldn't have anything that wasn't religous to play with. (Think David and Goliath action figures.)

They were so sheltered that one day they were out in their clubhouse all huddled around a poster. I thought it was porn or something, so I took a look. It was an 8-bit NINTENDO AD! They were looking at various games and making up how they thought the game would play if they ever managed to get their hands on one. Their mom caught em and beat the crap out of em.

Wierdos... and they smelled like sour milk...

Mustang O-Line 75

08-19-2004, 04:00 AM

"A similar ad features him holding a gun."

exquese me?

I concur

I've never seen that one before

*cough*doesntexist*cough*

famousmort

08-19-2004, 04:03 AM

Headline: "Canadian Woman has one vagina and three pussies"

http://media.canada.com/idl/wist/20040818/126884-37811.jpg[url]

Geez, I hope that's not too harsh.

eldad9

08-19-2004, 04:10 AM

Let me guess: none of you "how could anybody be scared of this" has a 4 year old kid, right?

mrpotatohed

08-19-2004, 04:17 AM

Let me guess: none of you "how could anybody be scared of this" has a 4 year old kid, right?

I have a 3 year old niece and she loves Nightmare Before Christmas...

epobirs

08-19-2004, 04:26 AM

Let me guess: none of you "how could anybody be scared of this" has a 4 year old kid, right?

I think everyone is perfectly aware that small children can manifest any imaginable irrational fear but there is no excuse for making your kid's short-lived problem into a hassle for anyone else. A month later and the ads would have been replaced by something else and the kid would hardly remember.

I wasn't much older when my family saw 'Willy wonka & The chocolate Factory' at the Thousand Oaks Drive-in and the Veruca Salt giant blueberry thing had me in tears. Did my parents demand the movie be removed from circulation? No, they just hushed me up and pretty soon I'd forgotten what I was so upset about. I didn't wake up that night screaming about blueberries or any such nonsense. My parents acted like I was the one being upset over nothing (which was entirely correct on their part) and it was soon forgotten. When I brought it up again a few years ago it took my mother a while to recall the occasion. Since I was the youngest of five it was just part of the job of being a parent by that point and not a memorable event for her.

eldad9

08-19-2004, 04:29 AM

OK. You know how people are different? If it's a grown up scared by an ad, we can laugh, but young kids need some sheltering from violence.

I know we've all seen so much violence, both real and fictional, that it's hard to imagine anybody being affected by anything as trivial as the image of our prince. I suspect it's not the sword at all - didn't Aladdin have a sword? - but the face.

I'm playing through prince of persia right now and love it - but it's definitely not suitable for every preschooler. And on some level, I'd rather have a child whp would find the image at least a little disturbing.

doraemonkerpal

08-19-2004, 04:33 AM

I think I'm now going to sue that monster that was under my bed for scaring me when I was young.

LMAO! i almost spit my water all over the monitor! :P

Michaellvortega

08-19-2004, 04:54 AM

Lets now ban all violent media on radio/TV/print. You should only be able to to buy Violent media on DVD from a ADULT store because a kid could view somthing bad on a TV over the air waves or on a cable network. Time for a MAJOR call back on Barbies wearing skirts that show more the 10% of the female body. What is with Mom's and Dad's today? seems to me like kids are are born for 2 reasons these days .

1: a tax right off
2: broken condom/sponge

For real people take 10 mins to explain the REAL world to your kids and stop putting the blame on others.

epobirs

08-19-2004, 05:19 AM

I'm reminded of a comic strip, probably Ffeiffer, in which a mother and a child are leaving a theater showing Disney's Bambi. The mother asks the child a series of guarded questions trying to determine if he was traumatized by the death of Bambi's mother. As the kid fails to show any concern at all the mother becomes nearly hysterical since she might prove equally disposable.

davidmt

08-19-2004, 05:38 AM

I actually had to throw away the PoP game box because it had that same image. Scared the livin' hell out of me every time I saw it. LOVE the game though.

:shock:

pimpinc333

08-19-2004, 06:06 AM

GET A CAR!!!!! lol Sorry if its mean but its true, if she would just have a car then her children wouldnt be scared of riding the bus becuz they would have to.....unless there mom was very disturbed and put the PoP pic onto her car?!?!!?

Reminds me of these really wierd people I knew when I was a kid. Their kids couldn't have anything that wasn't religous to play with. (Think David and Goliath action figures.)

They were so sheltered that one day they were out in their clubhouse all huddled around a poster. I thought it was porn or something, so I took a look. It was an 8-bit NINTENDO AD! They were looking at various games and making up how they thought the game would play if they ever managed to get their hands on one. Their mom caught em and beat the crap out of em.

Wierdos... and they smelled like sour milk...

Man this was the funniest thing i have read in a while......and i can relate lol

Spacepest

08-19-2004, 06:56 AM

OH MY GAWD. :shock:

That Canadian kid officially gets my vote for "Wussy of the Year."

I'm willing to bet money that kid is going to grow up to be an effeminate whiner who gets beat up multiple times in school and is probably allergic to everything too. See what happens when people piss in the gene pool?

Maybe that kid will see some remotely creepy video game ads for like Resident Evil or Silent Hill and scare himself to death, thereby making this world a better place. :roll:

Wshakspear

08-19-2004, 09:33 AM

I understand where the kid is coming from...but still, getting the ad taken off the bus?...actually, i can kinda understand that too. POP ad with a gun adn blaming that for so many people being in jail??? Stupid lady

manofpeace20

08-19-2004, 09:48 AM

I work with children and I can see why a kid would be afraid. The mother though did not handle it in the correct way. It is amusing to me how I see parents all the time blaming society and the media for "scaring" or "damaging" children. The mother took some time to create some creative story, such as "the man with the sword is protecting the bus for all children" or some BS like that. And did anyone notice how long this went on? She said this has been happening since October. This to me is a sign of poor parenting.

Doylerulez

08-19-2004, 09:51 AM

Now maybe they'll allow cigarettes to advertise on buses again. They're less scary than those "Truth" ads, those are f'd up. That and buses that have pictures of lawyers, I feel violent when I see those assholes. "I'll show you personal injury!!"

Wlogan31

08-19-2004, 09:55 AM

Mothers can be ridiculous...most of the time I just feel sorry for the kids. It isn't usually the fault of the children in many cases...

Smell

08-19-2004, 09:56 AM

lame

The Cheapest Ass Gamer

08-19-2004, 10:10 AM

Man...thats funny..i thought the hot coffee lawsuit (the Mcdonalds thing) was dumb but this jus beats em all.

To those of you who can't get over the McDonald's coffee case:

1) The coffee was so far above boiling temperature--so hot that it gave her third degree burns.

2) The case was settled out of court. She was not awarded lots of money by the court. Instead, she got her hospital bills paid and some extra ($250,000, I think) for pain and suffering.

Yes, she shouldn't have spilled the coffee. That was stupid. But that coffee was way too hot to sell to unsuspecting customers. [/rant]

Next, the PoP ad, while possibly disturbing to some 4-year-olds, is exactly the kind of ad that is all over the place. I'm certain I saw a ton of those kinds of ads for movies when I was that small. She can't remove them all; she doesn't seem to understand the "real world" concept.

And I'm glad we know that for 4-year-olds:

Prince of Persia = Terrible & nightmare-inducing
The Joker = A-OK!

crickett003

08-19-2004, 10:13 AM

This child is going to grow up to be a big fat mamma's boy pussy!

He is now at this early age learning that a little griping from mommy will produce the results that he wants. As he gets older, obviously being raised by a single mother, it's going to get MUCH worse. This kid is going to grow up to be a hair-dresser or interior designer. Sad.

Heaven forbid that you actually ADAPT to your surroundings and public environment. Mommy should have made it a game of some kind with him. "Don't look at the poster," or something- instead of her righteous crusade against the "scary guy with the sword."

Get the game now while you can. They'll be changing the box-art next!

I also want to see the prince with a gun. WTF was she talking about?

RBM

08-19-2004, 10:28 AM

Unfortunately, people like her tend to have their way in matters like this. Many here may post scathing messages about this story, but nobody would be willing to take the time & effort to actively protest the removal of the ad. She made the effort of repeatedly complaining about the ad until the bus company removed it, because she cared enough (how much time did it take to compose & send those letters, after all?) More than can be said for those of us who are opposed to her point of view.

Michaellvortega

08-19-2004, 11:18 AM

Any one want to chip in with me and build a Prince of Persia bill board right in the front of there house so the kid can look out his window and see Prince with a "AK-47" every night before he lays his wittle head to sleep?

rebenns

08-19-2004, 11:20 AM

This kid is going to get his ass kicked when he gets to middle school.

Ledhed

08-19-2004, 11:21 AM

Did anyone ever find out what this gun business arose from? Or was it just the media distorting reality for the sake of attention yet again?

Michaellvortega

08-19-2004, 11:24 AM

I saw a AD for "G.Bush for president 2004" on a side of a Milwaukee bus I THINK HE HAD A GUN!

Sartori

08-19-2004, 11:33 AM

Man, the Prince of Persia looks like something straight from the 80s compared to the Prince of PoP 2.. That'll kill the kid on the spot.

Ledhed

08-19-2004, 11:38 AM

Man, the Prince of Persia looks like something straight from the 80s compared to the Prince of PoP 2.. That'll kill the kid on the spot.

Yeah, I can't wait for him to see the sequel. Maybe the Prince will be packin' heat in the sequel.

By the way... Prince of POP 2? Isn't that Prince of Prince of Persia 2? :wink:

video_gamer324

08-19-2004, 11:43 AM

http://media.canada.com/idl/wist/20040818/126884-37811.jpg

Anyone up for a caption contest?

Sartori

08-19-2004, 11:45 AM

By the way... Prince of POP 2? Isn't that Prince of Prince of Persia 2? :wink:

That's actually how I meant it "The Prince" OF Prince of Persia 2. Luigi of Super Mario Brothers - it just looks really confusing now that I look back at it.

Ledhed

08-19-2004, 12:24 PM

http://media.canada.com/idl/wist/20040818/126884-37811.jpg

Anyone up for a caption contest?

I simply wasn't satisfied with one panel... so I did a whole strip. :wink: I hope everyone enjoys it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v360/Ledhed/popdumbkid1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v360/Ledhed/popdumbkid2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v360/Ledhed/popdumbkid3.jpg

Ledhed

08-19-2004, 03:28 PM

I guess nobody likes my comic. /shrug :cry:

Magician

08-19-2004, 03:49 PM

That was actually very good, Ledheh. But I wouldn't be surprised if that really happened. :shock:

hutno

08-19-2004, 04:02 PM

I hate articles like these. Good captions tho

BlueStorm781

08-20-2004, 01:26 AM

"Tristan has had nightmares about them, saying he sees the man with the gun," she said.

And after Tristan told his mother about his nightmares, he proceeded to watch Pikachu electrocute two humans until their charred flesh smokes, while Squirttle drowns a sparrow.

"I am shocked something like that is even on the bus."

If you're shocked to see what's on the outside, wait until you meet "Trenchcoat Frank" on the inside.

"They should be more careful what they're advertising because transit caters to kids as well,"said Transit Windsor bus rider Betty Riley.

Yes, because we really can't have suggestively violent ads to scare the kids, drunks, burnouts, and mentally disturbed individuals who use public transportation. How dare they!

"And they wonder why our jails are full and where these kids get these ideas from."

You're absolutley right, Betty. If there were no 5x15 ft ads of a 20-something man from the 14th century holding a blade on the side of a bus,
why our prisons would be empty! Damn you ad campaigns for poisioning the minds of our youth! Because of your menacing illustrations our children have gone astray!

shoobywizard88

08-20-2004, 02:03 AM

I guess nobody likes my comic. /shrug :cry:

Great comic!!!!! Very funny! :applause: :lol:

guardian_owl

08-20-2004, 02:09 AM

Ledhed

08-20-2004, 02:13 AM

I'm sorry. I'm still a little confused.

What gun?!?

chaostic_2k1

08-20-2004, 02:36 AM

The Canadian Version of POP had a gun to bypass all the violent sword related maimings, decapitations, removals of appendages and stabbings inexchange for a simple bullet in the head of the zombies....

I blame the bitchh, er mom.

Roufuss

08-20-2004, 03:22 AM

I have heard the gun is in relation to the Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorrow ad, which is also by Ubisoft and I think also ran on the bus.

It's just a rumor, but it makes sense, seeing as how the article wasn't well written in the first place.

AlbinoNinja

08-20-2004, 06:54 PM

Seriously, I went through the web site just to make sure this wasn't one of those onion web sites when I first saw it.

Sarang01

08-20-2004, 07:32 PM

Am I the only one who thinks the second picture looks kinda doctored?

AlbinoNinja

08-20-2004, 07:41 PM

Am I the only one who thinks the second picture looks kinda doctored?

me2

Sarang01

08-20-2004, 07:44 PM

I swear the people that doctor up pictures the best are the one's who do photo work for Cosmo, at least for the front covers. I'd like to see how they do it and if they've thought of trying to extend their range to movies for special effects or computer animation.

chaostic_2k1

08-20-2004, 07:59 PM

Best doctors work for the Government (Theres only one universal gov ppl)

LeviathynX

08-20-2004, 08:19 PM

Anyone else notice she's an unwed mother?

Hey Ledhed, that was hilarious but the older kid needs to whine about how his vagina hurts from all the bright lights and loud noise.

fireball343

08-20-2004, 08:30 PM

my question, since when has POP had a gun in it?
i haven't played that much, but i could have sworn it had no guns.

i guess i should complain everytime i see an r-rated movie billboard or poster, i should sue them.
i mean advertising and free speech should be illegal. or at least the freaks in canada think that way.

Spacepest

08-20-2004, 09:51 PM

Anyone else notice she's an unwed mother?

Yup. And if I were a child and I started acting scared over a cheesy ad like the POP one, my mom's husband (my DADDY) would have set me straight for being a wuss.

Crimsoneagle

08-20-2004, 11:25 PM

Wronge Message? What the heck does that mean? The only message I'm getting is 'Stupid kid scared of fictional video game character.'

fireball343

08-21-2004, 07:36 PM

violent ads aren't good in a lot of people's opinons, esp. parents of little 2-4 year olds.(yes i still think this woman is a biatch, and is full of crap) but of course when people decide to protest them they pick the first thing that's always picked on..

VIDEO GAMES!!!!

i found an awesome example of stupid people today, i'll post it once i find it again.

Here's awesome example..

"If a woman burns her thighs on the hot coffee
she was holding in her lap while driving, she
blames the restaurant.

If your teen-age son kills himself, you blame
the rock 'n' roll music or musician he liked.

If you smoke three packs a day for 40 years
and die of lung cancer, your family blames
the tobacco company.

If your daughter gets pregnant by the football
captain you blame the school for poor sex
education.

If your neighbor crashes into a tree while
driving home drunk, you blame the bartender.

If your cousin gets AIDS because the needle he
used to shoot up with heroin was dirty, you
blame the government for not providing clean
ones.

If your grandchildren are brats without
manners, you blame television.

If your friend is shot by a deranged madman,
you blame the gun manufacturer.

If a crazed person breaks into the cockpit
and tries to kill the pilots at 35,000 feet,
and the passengers kill him instead, the mother
of the deceased blames the airline." -- an excerpt from some random email

taken from http://webhome.idirect.com/~stray/legal_disclaimer.htm

not 100% related but just a great example of people looking to get attention and blame someone else like when they were 6 years old.

Crimsoneagle

08-21-2004, 08:12 PM

I agree totally a few months back some parents sued the company that made Grand Theft Auto because it made their nine year-old learn words like 'hore'. In my opinion it's their own damn fault for letting a nine year old play a rated M game.

The ESRB puts those things on game boxes for a reason!