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You've twisted what I said and put words in my mouth. You fail.
I'm not saying that it's some kind of vital message that kids can't do without, I'm saying that it's a crime to wrap kids up in cotton wool just so that they can be anal about something as tasteless but generally absolutely harmless/insiginficant as a random dry-hump scene, and even launch a stupid campaign against it.
Why get your pants in a knot over something that's entirely fictional, harmless, insignificant, and can easily be taken with a pinch of salt? Why breed into our kids a trait like that? It's stupid. But largely I'm talking about censorship in general, not just in games. Words like fuck and shit... while we should all be aware that they're offensive and hurtful words, I don't think we should be sheltered from them as though they emanate harmful radiation. The more you shelter someone from something and give them the impression that it's bad, the more shocking it will be for them when they come across it. But the real world is far worse than just a few curse words.
The real world is war, blood, guts, crime, illness, death, killing, hate, propaganda, and ignorance... that's why we have people in organisations like PETA who have a problem with the production of meat. They don't understand the reality of the world because they've been sheltered from it. When they're exposed to it they're immediately horrified. What good is this doing? Creating people who are horrified by something as natural as eating meat? Creating people who are shocked and disgusted by curse words? Creating people who go on public tirades when they see some stupidity in a computer game?
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Me head hurty. Long day... but I shall reply to the general point of your post. Yes, the real world does have some terrible traits, but you have to remember, it is filled with people that want to be sheltered too (not saying I'm one), and as much as they need to accept some harsh realities, perhaps others need to accept the reality of these people's existence. The "tough shit" attitude towards them can be applied to you too.
There's always going to be war, crime, naughty scenes, etc., and in turn, there's always going to be people who dislike some of those, acting upon their beliefs. Then, of course, others are going to be annoyed by these people wanting wishing to be sheltered and whatnot. Everyone has to learn to deal with these people and not make such a big deal about their making a big deal about something like the subject of this thread. Horrible cycle, isn't it? But that's how the world works these days.