justin0469 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Wii Fit tells 10-year-old she's fatPosted May 16, 2008 9:30 am PTBy Emma_UK730 commentsThe Daily Mail is condemning video games again--and this time it's Nintendo that bears the brunt of its vocal indignation. Although the Wii and DS have been generally insulated from the usual haranguing of traditional video games in such sections of the British press because of their popularity among the elderly, women, and on cruises, family friendly Wii Fit has managed to incur the wrath of the tabloid. The reason is that an unnamed 10-year-old girl from South East England was told by the game, during its Body Mass Index test, that she was "fat." (Wii Fit actually puts users into a variety of categories, the two heaviest of which are "overweight" and "obese.")The stepfather of the girl, who didn't want to be named for her sake, said, "She is a perfectly healthy, 4-feet-9-inch-tall 10-year-old who swims, dances, and weighs only six stone. She is solidly built but not fat. She was devastated to be called fat and we had to work hard to convince her she isn't." The paper then enlisted the opinion of Tam Fry, a spokesperson for the National Obesity Forum, who called for a ban on kids playing the game, presumably meaning she wanted to see it brandishing an 18 age gate sticker. She said, "I am absolutely aghast that children are being told they are fat. A child's BMI can change every month and it is perfectly possible for a child to be stocky, yet still very fit. I would be very concerned if children were using this game and I believe it should carry a warning for parents." However, Nintendo declined to entertain her suggestion, simply saying, "Wii Fit is still capable of measuring the BMI for people aged between two and 20 but the resulting figures may not be entirely accurate for younger age groups due to varying levels of development." \I like the comment:That's like encouraging a ban on weight scales or mirrors because they might make shallow people feel bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Re................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 i think i was a few bmi points away on it to be called underweight!! oh well not now! i have gained ten pounds in about a week with the sweet steroids the doc has me on now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubguy85 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 PO............................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Queue the Nelson Muntz "Ah Ha" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 http://www.tk421.net/gallery/sounds/haha.wav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Re................................PO............................................ST?I didn't see it anywhere but...sorry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOW Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 well, if the heffer would have been outside playing with the rest of the kids instead of sitting on her lard asses playing video games, we wouldn't be having this conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I see no problem here. Life isnt always a fairy tale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbret Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 When i got on the Wii Fit it told "one person at a time please" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Jesus Christ, lets blow things out of proportion. The problem here is that her parents haven't been honest with her, her whole life, and now she has a skewed perception. If the shoe fits.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremygsxr Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Jesus Christ, lets blow things out of proportion. The problem here is that her parents haven't been honest with her, her whole life, and now she has a skewed perception. If the shoe fits.... ....shove it up their ass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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