George Will, the conservative syndicated columnist, decided to lump video games in with his assessment of our culture's juvenility, characterized by the fabric denim. He says that everyone in America is dressing like ten-year-olds when they wear blue jeans, and that we are all making a conscious decision to look as shabby as possible when we do so. (He says instead that we should all dress like Fred Astaire in the picture below) Here's the video game-specific quote from the article: "Denim is the infantile uniform of a nation in which entertainment frequently features childlike adults ("Seinfeld," "Two and a Half Men") and cartoons for adults ("King of the Hill"). Seventy-five percent of American "gamers" -- people who play video games -- are older than 18 and nevertheless are allowed to vote." It's rather stereotypically grumpy-old-man-ish to me: Culture has changed and I don't like it. Not to mention his support of disenfranchisement of people who play video games is, well, you're on this website, so obviously it goes without saying that you disagree with him, I think.
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