Twitter is still flooded with tributes to Prince, but his death has also reminded some that his influence wasn’t limited to other musicians. “Darling Nikki,” a track off of the “Purple Rain” soundtrack, is relatively tame compared to some of his other material, but it was that track that raised the hackles of Tipper Gore in the 1980s and inspired her to take on the music industry in the name of the children.
Prince's "Darling Nikki" inspired Tipper Gore to create the Parental Advisory label https://t.co/bB297fX017 pic.twitter.com/fsPzEnM27G
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 23, 2016
The Parents Music Resource Center’s advisory label is still around, and the group was a precursor to the Entertainment Software Rating Board, which was founded more than 20 years ago to assign age and content ratings to video games following complaints of excessive violence.
On Saturday, a years-old Donald Trump tweet regarding the video game industry, which he claimed was turning players into monsters, began making the rounds.
Video game violence & glorification must be stopped—it is creating monsters!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2012
@JonahNRO @realDonaldTrump By decree? Legislation? Executive order? Sheer bluster?
— Glenn Layne (@glennlayne) April 23, 2016
There are plenty of movies and TV shows that glorify violence, but the smaller gaming community is continually on guard against studies and claims that a link between violent behavior and gaming.
#gamergate https://t.co/p8qx9mpfWM
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) April 23, 2016
@JonahNRO @jaker1419 There went most of the alt-right.
— Calvinist Brony (@calvinist_brony) April 23, 2016
@JonahNRO Might be my all time favorite of his.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 23, 2016
@JonahNRO Guess he's not taking the Libertarian view on that issue.
— David Hofstetter (@DavidHofstetter) April 23, 2016
@JonahNRO Pretty sure creating "monsters" is a big part of the game creation process. Tell him gently, he's over 70 yrs old. #GrampsDontKnow
— "It's Always Jimmy in Philadelphia" (@JimmyMcSavage) April 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/THEJoshuaW/status/724018373890199554
@JonahNRO pic.twitter.com/k0WVUvfttz
— Jack Pitney (@jpitney) April 23, 2016
We don’t imagine this tweet resurrected from 2012 will leave even a scratch on Trump, but we would like to hear Bernie Sander’s pro-or-con take on Grand Theft Auto V. Besides, Trump has a ready explanation if pressed.
@JonahNRO @realDonaldTrump that was a different persona so it can't be counted against him
— Third Superpower (@thirdsuperpower) April 23, 2016
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