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CNN Article Resparks 'RapeLay' Controversy
Manga author Nogami Takeshi distributes an open letter in response to alleged prejudice.
American mainstream news outlet CNN recently published a report on the controversial 2006 Japanese PC game RapeLay, resparking a debate over game censorship and causing at least one well-known manga author to publish an open letter in protest of the report.
RapeLay, released in Japan in 2006, allows the player to roleplay as a character seeking sexual revenge against three women. The game is one of hundreds of erotic titles released in the country every year, many of which share similar sexual assault themes.
Though there is no specific law in Japan against such content, a wave of Western media coverage fueled by an outraged women's rights organization that discovered the game in 2009 brought an extraordinary amount of attention to the title, causing it to be dropped by most retailers and, eventually, from the website of the game's bewildered publisher, Illusion.
Media coverage quieted down and eventually stopped until a March 31 article on CNN brought it back into the limelight. In it, author Kyung Lah complained that although the game was no longer available for sale, its availability over piracy channels on the internet brought the game "viral" and is causing awareness to continue to grow. The article attemps to make the point that Japan needs to "police game makers" against creating games with certain themes and contents, including adult titles in the "rape fantasy" genre.
The article was a huge success for CNN in terms of web traffic, generating "thousands of comments" and "more than a million page views," according to its author. The success inspired a follow-up article in which Lah attempts to explain the "complex cultural issue" that allows the "hentai" adult entertainment market to thrive.
In it, Lah speaks to Temple University's Kyle Cleveland, who explains that Japan's "patriarchal society" and lack of Western "feminist history and cultural tradition" are the cause of hentai's success in the region.
"[Japan is] a country that has been held to task by the U.N. for human trafficking and exploitation of women," Cleveland explained.
It was this second article that inspired manga author Nogami Takeshi to post an open letter (translated by otaku blog tsurupeta.info) to Lah and CNN, pointing out that the Japanese "enjoy one of the most safe and peaceful societies on Earth."
"As a Japanese citizen, I am deeply offended by the insulting implications of that so-called expert who associates Japanese people at large with heinous criminals," said Takeshi, whose career started out in the hentai field.
"Those products are developed for rational adults," he explained. "You surely don't believe that a rational adult would be influenced by such a game into committing rape, do you?"
As the game is no longer available for sale, we have no way of tracking official data on whether this renewed interest in RapeLay has caused more people to play it. However, a cursory glance at popular piracy channels shows an active interest in the title, with hundreds of internet users currently distributing it over peer-to-peer clients.
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Dont play RapelayPosted: Apr 12, 2010 12:00AM PST by takko
Rapelay has every right to be published, sold and distributed. Adults have every right to purchase Rapelay and play the game for personal entertainment.
You have to realize that there is a huge difference between raping a girl in real life and raping a girl in Rapelay. If you've ever played Rapelay, then you will realize that game offers a distorted perception of rape. For example, eventually the girl will begin to like the abuse and derive physical pleasure from continuous raping, which leads to consensual sex. In real life, that is simply not the case. There are severe social and moral repercussions that follow rape-- the girl you've raped will never love you, but will be physically and mentally traumatized the rest of her life. This distorted version of rape is the only reason I can bring myself to play Rapelay because no one is actually getting hurt and the girl in game likes it. This is the same reason people tolerate watching staged rape in pornography, but can never tolerate watching an actual rape.
This is fine for most people, because reasonable adults do know the difference between the idealized rape of Rapelay and rape in real life. However, danger arises when people who can no longer differentiate between the two situations. It is possible that these people will begin to sexually harass or even rape women in real life in order to experience the thrill they get from the game.
There is a definite risk in playing Rapelay -- you experience the same risk when you play violent shooters, watch pornography or become obsessed with loli and moe. There is a difference between idealized crime, idealized killing, idealized sex and idealized girls when compared with their IRL counterparts.
Read his post............Posted: Apr 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by Weirdwolf72
@Indygo, read the "weabo's" post. 'nuff said.
Mom's basement? I live in a penthouse!Posted: Apr 07, 2010 12:00AM PST by Weirdwolf72
@ Lucas Goudie You go the heck back to YOUR Mom's basement. I live btw in a penthouse looser!
That's the trouble with a lot of western zealots who suddenly go patriotic when someone criticizes them.
If you read the CNN article in it's entirety, it was just a bunch of western feminazi's who made a big thing out of a 6 year old commercially failed ecchi simulation game. The original controversy was fanned by a british nobody reporter who wanted a name for himself. (So where is Britain from ? the West if you check your geography) The CNN article smacks largely of western cultural ethnic cleansing or imposition of christian values over another..........who are we to tell this game is fucked up and the others aren't? Let the player themselves decide. If we follow your imbecilic point of view that you needn't be western to say the game is indeed fucked up, well most of the time it's the western biases themselves that forment a controversy.
Only games made by Mattel and Disney will probably pass your standards.........all sweetness and light.and by the sound of your response you must be some WASP who prays to Jeebus three times a day and takes holy communion and can't develop a good sexual relationship with the opposite gender( can tell immediately with your get out of your mommas basement retort)
The game was made for a Japanese market. Illusion isn't ramming it down our throat so what's the beef? CNN just wants to fan controversy to prop up their sagging ratings.
This is a dangerous precedent if one of the so called pillars of democracy, media will whip up a false hysteria against a certain genre of popular culture causing it to be banned. Who becomes the thought police? CNN? Fox? NBC? Aren't already critical of certain theocracies banning the sales of certain music, movies etc ahhem...Taliban.ehhem oopsie..that are deemed immoral? Who gives you the power to call it immoral anyway?
What if GTA was banned outright in Japan? Parts of the game also encourage violence against women (sure you don't r@pe them, just beat them up for their cash IIRC). Heck a lot of christian rightwingers criticized MOTU,Smurfs,RPG as the work of the devil heard that Warcraft addiction in an unflattering light too.......sweet Lucifer when will this madness stop?
@flagellumPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by dictatortot
I don't think any of us are condoning rape. I certainly am not. I also don't have a problem with this game. Yes, it's morally disgusting. Yes, it serves no purpose but to satisfy some person's shameful fantasy. But it is what it is. It's a game and last time I checked, a game hasn't raped anyone lately.
Despicable, but global ban-worthy?Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by raider_chick
As a female gamer, I am particularly horrified and disgusted by these types of hentai games, but I don't think it's fair to have them banned. Like Grand Theft Auto, this game RapeLay is not an exception, but one of many games that popularize media violence. I'm sure that CNN published these articles with some sort of good intention, but I'm willing to bet that the game got more attention from this global news publicity than it ever would have if it had stayed underground and unnoticed by everyone except for the small group of rape-fantasy hentai fans. My advice? Let this whole thing go and overlook this genre just as you would if you walked past the hentai game section in a store in Japan-- I did. There's a chance that some crazy people in Japan will go out and reenact their rape fantasies after playing RapeLay, but the liklihood of that happening is probably as likely or even less than kids who steal cars and murder as a result of playing GTA.
BTW, this isn't Japan's problemPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Flagellum_23
This is a global problem as we now live in a global society. I'm sitting here looking at a stack of Japanese ps3 games i've imported which unlike the old days, can easily be played on a U.S. console as it has no region protection. As far as PC games go, anything can be pirated off of a torrent these days, so the whole "it's Japan's problem," and "It's just a cultural difference," bullshit doesn't fly with me.
THe difference between rape and violence...Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Flagellum_23
Is that shooting someone in the face is an equal oppertunity crime. Everyone fears it and it could happen to anyone at anytime (especially in the gun crazed U.S.)
However, male on male rape is very rare outside of jail (and even the media over exagerates how often it happens in there). This is a crime that targets woman and children almost exclusivly. I'm sorry to see so many on here condoning it, even if it is simulated.
I had no idea the gamer community was...well so pro-rape. Maybe it's because it is so male dominated, seeing as males are almost never the target of a rapist. How convenient!
It's easy to bash CNN, there quickly becoming completely irrelevent. This isn't about them, it's about living in a society that condones sexual violence against woman and children. Trust me, if there were more woman gamers, maybe we would see an actual conversationa about this as opposed to "most woman secretly dig being raped." Fucking losers.
Probably not...Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by dictatortot
Because people who have fantasies about raping women for vengeance in their private lives, can't be rational adults.
I could wrap my self in plastic wrap and have a mentally disabled person gnaw on my tippy toes for my own enjoyment, and still be a rational, providing, family man.
What someone does in the privacy of their own home, is their business. Whether you think it's wrong or gross, is a non-factor.
Different strokes for different folks and all that buisiness.
Great quotePosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by soulsaver
I still think this is newsworthy, even on CNN. But I agree, they are taking a biased look at it.
"Those products are developed for rational adults," he explained. "You surely don't believe that a rational adult would be influenced by such a game into committing rape, do you?"
I love that quote, I think that's such a great explanation that just kicks CNN out of the game, but I don't know if anyone is going to listen or understand.
Hear hear @learningKnightPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by dictatortot
Way to point out the fallacy in these commenters...er..um.. comments. Though none of them would admit they are looking at it, I think that internet pornography is one the fastest growing addictions in the USA, if not the world. And honestly, how many often do we see ads for games like "Evony" where there are large breasted girls telling me to "come play there game" or some such shit. It's stupid and I hate it.
I also agree with a0me, getting that many views and comments are sure to make the corporate gonads at CNN smile.
And, fuck me, this is America isn't it? Anything to say videogames are disgusting bad things sure gets the public off.
When do we get this game? That'd spark up some nice controversy.
Sigh...Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by BoozeZombie
CNN will talk about almost anything to get the dulled public to take interest in their increasingly mocked "service" and insult almost anything and anyone.
Apparently, including Japan.
Go CNN, you like to single out an entire culture and almost make it sound like you want the whole world to "think like Americans" (as if Americans have some form of perfect hive mind)... huh.
@SolidSharkeyPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by learningKnight
Well said man. Do I think RapeLay is a disgusting, horrible specimen of a game? Yes I do. But here's the thing with people: they are going to find an outlet for their kinks one way or another. You can outlaw the pervy rape fantasy game if you want, but I'd much rather have them enjoying their rape fantasy in the privacy of their own basements than getting their rape-related kicks out in the real world. Everyone in this country is always getting up in arms about the behavior of other people, but no one wants to take responsibility for their own behavior. I'd be curious to know how many of these Moral Policemen proclaiming their own righteousness on this thread are going to view pornography sometime this week... something millions of people in this country see as immoral, evil, and wrong.
one thing.Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Lucas.Goudie
The game is fucked up, theres no questioning that, but some people just have rape fantasies. Whether they enact them through roleplay, or games like this for permavirgins, is infinitely superior to them enacting them in reality.
Finding a game called rapelay fucked up has nothing to do with coming from the west. Go back to your basement, weaboo.
The game is fuckedPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Silver_Tongue
There is no question, and people that made it or seriously play it should be put on a watch list, But CNN is a boardroom of old farts that are afraid of what they don't undersatnd and a biggun' on that list is video games. This is not indicative of the morals of gamers. This is one of a million fucked up things to come out of Japan. Don't be naive old fucktards CNN, pretty please?
I'm gonna make a game called...Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by OptimusPrimeNumbers
It's just a game they're CGI not even real it's just a fantasy not real don't judge my fantasies you ain't even from my country fucking cultural imperialists don't judge you're alien and don't understand my history it's just CGI babies I'm raping not real ones.
I'd never play it, but why does CNN care?Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by 'Shenglong'
First off the game is three years old, CNN.......you're abit late. Second It's in Japan, I know they cover world news or whatever,but let me state again this was made in 2006 (as far as I know there are no rela rreason for this to be relevant now) so unless there was an incident or there time travellers and can visit the world 3 years ago, I dont see why this is important NOW (highlight and focus on the word "NOW"). Though, I feel this story is 3 years late, I am not saying that I agree with the content of the game, because I think its disgusting and perverted, and will bring video games in general negative attention the vast majority do not deserve. I mean "Rapelay"?!? What kind of title is that, let alone what kind game is that to want to play and who would want to play it is beyond my mental sphere of sanity in which, I try to reside.
However, I know little of the this "Hentai" genre and the erotic entertainment that is deemed acceptable in Japan,therefore, me saying it is unacceptable for people thousands of miles away is out of place, I feel. What if japan took up a distaste for some of the many things that American entertainment displays?. For instance, we live in a country that strongly abhors murder, yet how many CSI shows are there? Law and Order? How about Cold Case, Bones, or Criminal Minds. Just as CNN has said this kind of game could provoke someone to commit the horrible act of rape, could'nt the very same aformentioned shows do the same with terrible act of murder? Or what about Socom (im not attacking it I'm trying to make a point) which simulates war, which ruins people lives often, worlwide.While I disagree with both the content of the game and the television shows, I think it is clear "People in glass houses should not throw stones"
Slow day at the office..................Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Weirdwolf72
Making a name for himself, the CNN author just generated enough controversy for a dying network......webwise or cablewise. You be the judge. This is another form of cultural"ethnic cleansing" with western norms being rammed down the throat of japanese culture.
So live action porn is okay while animated CGI isn't?
Hmm...Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by ghostman2k78
I kind of want to play this game. Just because it sounds so unlike anything I've ever played before. Thanks CNN!!!
Talk About SurprisesPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by PlayingWithPixelsINC
Firstly, I didn't even think CNN covered games; seriously, the amount of times I've seen them cover games could probably be counted on one hand. But then again, it's around another issue of sex in gaming, so I'm not surprised they're on it, despite the fact I'd half-expect FoxNews to get to that first.
Unlike other stuff like the Hot Coffee mod, this one actually seems to have bought up the need for a nation's defense of its own integrity when that honestly wasn't called for. How did it go from coverage on a game allowing fulfillment of a rape fantasy to all of the sudden "the Japanese are guilty of sexually exploiting women to a point it has to publicly fess up to it moreso than any other country"? I can sort of see where the manga author is getting at w/ his frustration; that smells a little like cultural bias. And, again, the U.S isn't an angel when it comes to this topic itself. There's a fair share of "out there" sex-themed games on the American PC market and (mostly digital) comics all the same, but where's the coverage on that?
That stuff has its audience, and as long as they aren't harming anyone let them enjoy it. Society @ large won't like them if they're publicly caught supporting it, but whether they want the majority's acceptance comes down to what they feel is more important. It just seems a little hypocritical and even antagonistic to turn it into an issue of cultural/social responsibility for an entire country.
And in other semi-related news, I get tired of all the coverage gaming gets from mainstream news outlets (other than E3) focusing on sex and violence issues...
This Game...This Controversy...Will Never DiePosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Bboy_Izilla
Seriously, Is there someone being elected? Is that why we are digging up an article being dug up? Hell there's even a sequel out. I remember writing about the original game over a year ago...and even then...it was old news.
Let them have their fantasiesPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Costas_Constanza
If we can allow for games like Postal and Ethnic Cleansing to exist, we should be able to let this one slide too.
As far as I'm concerned, rape pornography is not illegal in the US either.
You can't condone one aspectPosted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by wharvance
of violence/mature content in video games and decry the other. I know that's what the media and I guess people in general do. If we are to accept the fact that games dealing with a certain subject area is taboo then that pretty much proves games have evolved well pass what the people that put them in the spotlight, every few month/years for a couple hits on a site or more ad penetration, view them.
If Kyung Lah (great Mortal Kombat name, btw)Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by Milkman
Wanted to help suppress the dissemination of information of this game, he/she certainly didn't do a good job by re-spamming it on CNN, that's for sure. Now approximately 12,344 more people want a copy of this game. If he/she wants to control distribution of this game, he/she will then also need to apply the same principles and efforts towards Japan's massive porn industry, where 'rape play' is one of the most common themes. Good luck taking down that Yakuza organization!
The line should be drawn herePosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Flagellum_23
I see a lot of comments condoning this game, and I'm not too surprised to see so many condoning it. It does in fact hurt the industry when shit like this comes out. Remember how Doom was villified after the Columbine Massacre after it came to light that the shooters had been "Practicing," with Doom, while just imageine the black eye the industry will get when a rapists is arrested who was "practicing," with this game.
I also assume by so many responses that condone simulated rape that you would also be alright with simulated child rape. I mean, it's the same thing, just a younger victim right? Why not allow child snuff games than? I've been a gamer for 30 years, and you can put me on record as not condoning this game or any rape simulation, or any pedophilia simulation this is sure to spawn unless it is roundly condemned by the game industry..
This is where the video game industry needs to draw a line to prevent themselves from becoming the boogeyman the media claims they already are.
This is not a gamePosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by umcharliex
I repeat this is not a game, this is porn. This is porn from another culture with different ideas about sexuality than the USA. Go figure, its us who actually gives a shit about this. Like our porn is better than theirs and held to the higher ethical and moral standards.
Oh and yesPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by gravityman
I'm a fucking feminist. One of the only things that really bothers me about videogames is the absolutely inaccurate and negative portrayal of women in games. Other than that games are pretty awesome.
WowPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by gravityman
holy shit I'm surprised by the reaction. Serisously I'm not trying to be moralistic and I realize that the game came out years ago, but seriously it is about rape. People taking this as an attack by the media against gaming need to realize that it is fucking offensive shit like this that hurts the medium. This isn't like Fox News falsly reporting about Mass Effect. This is a rape fantasy game and it is not cool. Also, anyone who says that bad publicity only leads to more exposure and thus CNN is supporting the game need to realize that people should know that games like this exist. Many people who didn't know about this game that now do will not support it. Me knowing about it never led me to play the fucking thing. The idea is not to censor but to progress as a society so that there isn't a demand for garbage like this. 1 and 6 women in America are raped in their lifetime. Yes Japan as a society has less instances of rape than America but they clearly have sexual issues as well, "The national government is considering making possession of child pornography illegal -- currently it is not. But this possible change to the law is due to outside pressure, not internal protest." Those of you saying that it is hypocritical of the article for attacking japanese game makers and japanese pornography because of the existence of offensive pornography in America are off point. Yes it is a problem in this country too but the article was about RapeLay and the country that produced it. I don't get everyone being so defensive. Half of the people here are trying to defend Japan because they see the article as an attack on Japan, and the other half feel that it is an attack on videogames in general. 1. I don't give a fuck where the game came from and I do not feel that attacking the game is saying America is somehow better. That is stupid logic. Just because an American news publication decided to report on this does not mean anybody feels superior to anybody else. The point is that people should know about games like this to raise awareness. Should CNN ignore female
circumscion or genital mutilation because it happens in Africa? Should we all ignore human injustice. Lets ignore Darfur. It's none of our business. America polices the world. We should ignore it. Sounds really close to ignorance doesn't it. That seems to be a bigger problem if you ask me. Most people I talk to don't know about female genital mutilation or Darfur. They're fucking ignorant. Genocide wasn't ok in Germany and it isn't ok in Darfur. 2. If anyone wants to defend this as a game then fuck you. RapeLay is a slap in every gamers face. This does not represent any redeeming quality of the hobby I so love. RapeLay is fucking ugly. Anyone who supports this either refuses to think or is the type of person responsible for the high instances of rape in this country.
you'd think...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by ActivisionStoleMy360
their headline titled "Activist go topless to prove a point" would get more hits...
The real question is...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Death_Race_98
Why did CNN want me to know this game existed? I had no idea prior to the story that it was available. It is quite stupid and I have no interest in it.
This also serves as another reason why Japanese girls prefer white dudes like me. Keep it up men of Japan, keep driving your women into my arms, and my crotch.
Not condoning the real thingPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by BrokenH
ActivisionStoleMyXbox360 is right. We went through this topic once before. Personally I was shocked & a little dismayed a game about rape was made at first but considering I used to "role play chat" back in the day I met some people with pretty dark fantasies online.
My only point is as much as I abhor real violence & real rape if it is in a fictional format it is not going to hurt real people. It's "real people" I care about thus I see it as poor taste to bring this up.
If I was a journalist I rather unearth truths which could somehow benefit living human beings but I don't see how this topic can do that.
Its not whats in the gamePosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by ActivisionStoleMy360
Its the fact that we were here like 4 years ago, and they just decided to start talking about it AGAIN, becaues they have nothing better to do but rag on video games and gamers.
IF this was like BREAKING news I could see it as important because yeah, people should know its out there, its not going to change the fact that its a Japanese game and is sold there, but thats how it goes. Instead this just feels like that PERSON who constantly reminds you when you mess up EVERY DAY , even if its somthing that happened years ago.
I understand the controversy but...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by omegagemo
I understand the need for people to speak out against this. There are very few things that under no circumstances belong in a game, and rape is one of them.
However, this article is a bit late to the party and isn't doing anything to help. It's just beating a dead horse.
So stupidPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by ActivisionStoleMy360
I guess its a slow news day, so we have to go back to the past. Someone at CNN (and Fox) needs to get punched in the face for always being "that guy" and by that I mean, the guy who just sits there and wonders "hmm, well what can we blame on the video game industry today?...oh nothing? well what did we blame on them, that kind of went to the way side?" UGH! While I know there are morally questionable things in this game, the argument gets stated "It's a game, if we did everything we learned in games, there would be a lot of people shooting each other" I understand the implications of the game, and the very real problems that it could cause, but my issue would be then...DONT BUY IT!! no really, just don't, there is already enough "questionable" crap in the world, its just not fesable. I personally think its a terrible idea for a game, but thats my opinion.
I love itPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Mahnix
This is some awful journalism. Obviously CNN didn't do their homework on this one. They seem to have in both articles left out key details like, it's for adults only, for the most part they are not for sale here, it fuels their economy (a good portion of the economy at that), and the best part that Japan has one of the lowest sexual crime rates in the world as opposed to America who is in the top 5. Fantastic. To me this was more of a game review than a message of warning. I can bet that most of the American population didn't even know of the existance of erotic games, but now thanks to CNN every highschooler with a computer knows the name of the game and is probably downloading it as I type. To me it seems that somehow CNN aquired a copy of a game that went out of print 3 years ago. Played it then wrote an article about how it was bad. Sounds like a game review to me.
Too much sneaking around...I'm a direct combat kind of guy!Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by BrokenH
Ah, Onechanbara is good enough for me. I get to look at hot tail while slicing zombies into pieces with a sword. Can't ask for much more!
As for Rape Lay it seems to have that whole unsavory "stealth" dynamic. Aka you have to sneak up on your prey like a rabid weasel and if they see you the cops are called in. Really, I cannot stand ninja tactics. I suck at quiet movements big time !
The above was a joke. I don't really know if you can get your Sam Fisher closet sex on in Rape Lay. However this continues to be a silly issue. Honestly there are alot of females online that roleplay out "rape fantasies". This isn't a "male only topic" anymore. Humans are perverse creatures and both genders have odd fetishes ranging from bdsm to foot massaging!
Why aren't these newsies outraged over real cases involving sexual abuse? Granted Rape Lay's content is unsavory but frankly I rather "fictional women" get assaulted instead of living flesh & blood ones.
Lastly when something is made "taboo" it just encourages more people to want to partake in it. If sex wasn't portrayed as a "guilty little secret" noone would believe it's such a big deal. If we were open minded about it as a society "sex crimes" would be at an all time low.
Hypocritical sensationalist journalism at its best.Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by jellishot
First of all, the game was never released in the US and is no longer even being produced. The only thing this report did was increase the public's awareness of the game (and as a result, its popularity), which is what the idiot reporter claims he was concerned about in the first place. Oh, it also increased CNN's ratings, the real reason for this kind of reporting.
Second, with all the porn from every country that's available on the internet, why are we singling out Japanese games? I guess it makes us feel better to point our finger at those poor Japanese people and their misguided love of hentai, due to their lack of "Western feminist history and cultural tradition". Oh wait, explicit sexual content is pretty popular over here in the West too, but I guess CNN didn't get that news.
Is it just me...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by kingdom_key13
Or are the news group looking for every other topic in the world to make an argument about, yet we don't talk s%#@ about the issues on our own country, such as our effed-up economy and our OWN problems in the adult industry?
There is no real reason to bring dead topics up again unless it is part of a plan to gain publicity, which is both partially stupid and selfish.
this is a big deal?Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by abercrombieco2
really? this is old news anyways, there are worse games in this country , grand theft auto , ect.
I played this game 3 or 4 years agoPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by cubanref
and it was one of the best games for its purposes I've ever played. I would never rape a person in real life, just like I would never kill a person in real life. I have never had a desire to. That's what video games are for. They let you do things you would otherwise never do. Anybody who says they were led to violence or rape because of a video game would have done it eventually anyway. You either have violent tendencies or you don't, but video games certainly do not bring them out. This is so stupid.
Moral HighhorseplayPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by solidsharkey
This doesn't hurt anyone who isn't computer generated, and I don't think they count as people yet.
Sure, rape fantasies are for the most part considered distasteful as hell, but other people's fantasies are none of your damn business. Some people, for instance, get off on xenophobia and fearmongering hidden under a thin veil of moral outrage. Sick fuckers, but hey, they're entitled to their kink.
Well, until they write about it on CNN. Which is kind of like when I show up to work with used schoolgirl panties on my head, except less tasteful.
If curiosity gets the better of you...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Krakrok
..be prepared to play one of the worst games you'll ever play. I'm not talking about "objectionable content" or whatever, I'm taking gameplay. It's really fucking bad. As far as my opinion goes on the subject overall, I chalk it up to extreme cultural differences. If people of any ethnicity want to play a game about rape it's their prerogative. The American media sensationalizing a story about a four year old game doesn't shock me in the least, as that's what passes for important issues in this sad age we live in. In short, fuck the author of that story and fuck CNN. There's far worse shit going down on this planet than rape videogames.
seriously?Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by blackrevenger
I remember getting really drunk years ago with a friend of mine playing a bunch of those crazy games. I really don't see the big deal. I don't think rapist spend time playing video games so maybe those fem-nazis should look into something that really matters inseted of messing up the good time of drunks worldwide.
it all comes down to...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by SuperSledge
men, self included, not getting what we need sexually from life and being forced to substitute. Its not really our fault its the society we are forced to be a part of that is to blame. But at least most of us know our legal limits and do not exceed them
Just think...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Ruffini_the_dog
of the ad dollars CNN getting now! Besides this is the 'ol video games influencing all of life's problems debate thats so inane at this point that it's just too entertaining to pass up! Whats next? More out rage over the hot coffee mod?
I want this game for the helll of itPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by masterchief117
With the insane amount of hentai games produced, I don't mind them in general. Rapelay, I probably won't ever tolerate for its morally incorrect themes, but seeing as CNN is bashing it so much, I kinda feel like getting it.
No such thing as "bad publicity"Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by strangejames85
I kind of want to buy this game just because of the controversy now. Thanks for making us aware of this title, CNN!
JapanPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by nemesis82888
It doesn't matter how bad it was, it was a game in Japan not America. I would understand CNN covering a game like this from US. Let Japan deal with Japanese problems.
stuff happensPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by carritohmc
so some of Japan's racier titles are making their way onto US soil, well what can I say it's very hard to stop the internet especially with the media increasing interest in such titles, but I'd like to point out that our porn also ends up in other countries and societies, oh and our guns too.
You know....Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by wildcard9
I could go on about how Japanese police officers will pass off homicides as natural casues in order to maintain low crime rates for promotions and to perpetuate the idea that Japan is the safest nation on earth, or how their crime rate is just below Russia's, but I digress.
Japan is an easy target because their culture and nation is so alien to ours and they've become so westernized in a short ammount of time. With the huge ammount of interest in Japanese media since the 80's with the advent of NIntendo, it was the perfect storm for CNN: a nation who's alien enough to make news out of it yet relevant enough so the stories will gain interest.
There's no denying that the game is disgusting, and the fact that a nation can tolerate this kind of filth is a travesty. But to expose something like this that's been probably dead for the last couple of years in the name of sensationalism is nothing short of of revolting.
And people wonder why humor-centric news shows like John Stewart are so popular: he has more integrety and honesty than most of the so-called experts do in the mainstream.
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what's nextPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by elite180360
a game where you rape children???????!!!!!!!!! fucking sick bunch of bastards!
As someone said.Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by RyougaElliot
The double standard here is the fantasy rape/S&M/torture american porn. It exists.
Second question. Why isn't CNN also going after the same rape-type games that pervade Boys Love games and manga as well? Same thing only a different gender.
If they're going to target one, they need to target them all lest they look like a bunch of hypocritical idiots.
CNN sucks sooo muchPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by masterchief117
I can't even begin to describe it....
CNN gives a sh*t about a game three years ago and now all of Western audiences give a damn because of CNN.
This goes to show...Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by learningKnight
This goes to show everything that is wrong with America in three simple steps.
1. Find something exceeding obscure that appeals to a very small group of people, and that offends you.
2. Declare war on it, shouting loudly about how it is ruing society, until the offensive article skyrockets in fame, name-recognition, and popularity, and is exposed to vast segment of the population who would never hear about it otherwise.
3. Ignore actual social problems, such as crime.
Or we could be like the Japanese, and focus on our OWN behavior, and let the perverts have their pervy little games, and just go about our business whilst enjoying the lowest crime rate in the developed world. But i guess we don't get to be on TV that way.
News networksPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by cecil_LeBeau77
Are awesome at giving free adverstisment for things they despise. Ever watch Bill'o bash these left wing websites. I bet the Dailykos owes half of its members to Bill'o. I may be mentioning the wrong web-site, it's been a while since I watched his program.
>.< geezPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by nitefyre410
thanks CNN ... i mean come on the game was buried in the dark underbelly of the internet never to see the light of day and you had to go bring it back.... / sigh
yes, butPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by mysteriousgamer
While I have no problem with certain sexual themes in video gaming, I do have to draw the line somewhere. And, a game where you role play raping a girl is where I draw it.
And to the poster below who said that it's the Japanese' cup of tea, you are an ignoramus. Pedophiles, rapists, and the like are found everywhere, so it stands to reason there is an audience for this material everywhere. It's just that Japanese laws are more lenient. I think these lenient laws were predicated on the fact that hentai and other anime contain violent sexual themes. If it's ok to watch a rape in a movie, surely it's ok to play out a rape fantasy, right? Not exactly. These games are obviously sexualizing the rape and that's a stark difference from a rape in dramatic form that you would see in a movie here in USA. i.e. Eye for an Eye, for instance.
double standardPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by someoneelse
What about american porn with fantasy rape, tourture, S&M? shoudn't they be banned as well. How about murder in films that glorify it? or.....games that involving killing?
A Much Better Take From the MainstreamPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by chriservin22
Over a year ago, Gamasutra News Director and infamous Giant Bombcast guest Leigh Alexander wrote about this game for Slate.com. Why it's is back in the spotlight now, I can't begin to fathom -- I just hope that we can all agree RapeLay, regardless of the historonic media coverage, is a grotesque and vile thing.
Here's the article: http://www.slate.com/id/2213073/pagenum/2
TipPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Lancaster
If a game hasn't caused an increase in crimes against women during the 3 years it took to discover this game then it probably wasn't a big deal and you should move on. But then again, these women's rights organizations can't just move on because stuff like this makes great ammo for them to prove why their group is still relevant.
I can certainly see why CNN picked up on it although they were even later to the game than the women's group was. This makes for an interesting story and that's what they sell, interesting stories. No one at CNN is trying to save the world by informing us about things that matter. If they did that then no one would watch.
Funny!!!Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Gixman
Japanese Game companies release games like this on a semi-daily basis and CNN is complaining about one game that contain scenes of girls/women being raped
Well i have news for you CNN...JAPANESE PEOPLE WATCH AND PLAY THIS STUFF SINCE IT'S THEIR CUP OF TEA.
that being said i don't see why CNN is wasting time even mentioning this. cause japanese animation studios also make cartoons featuring the same kind of content that japanese gaming companies do. with women (or dudes) being raped cause i'm pretty sure just like us americans, the japanese aren't that afraid of sexuality.
oh! and for the record CNN japanese game studios also make games featuring both guy on guy romances as well as lesbianism so you shouldn't be wasting a minute of your time bringing up topics like this and worry about things like the economy and people losing their jobs and looking for work. (and yes i do admit i watch hentai and have no problem in saying so lol.)
CNN=Crappy News Network!!!
CNN. Focus on what's important.Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by Discred
It's just a game. There are so many more other issues we gotta deal with. If some Japanese people feel like fapping in front of their computers, let them. It doesn't cause a problem for us, so why wake a sleeping giant?
YeahPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by MrArmageddon
I had no idea this game exists, so great job giving it free publicity, CNN.
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stupid mediaPosted: Apr 05, 2010 12:00AM PST by MangledMailMan
if the western media wouldnt report on stupid shit like this it wouldnt be as big of a deal. there are so many more pressing things to report on and this is not one of them. stupid fucking news channels ignoring real problems in our world.


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Reginald Walter Bonham (31 January 1906 – 16 March 1984) was a blind chess player from St. Neots, England known for his achievements in both blind and sighted chess. After founding the International Braille Chess Association in 1951, he became the Blind World Chess Champion in 1958 and the Correspondence Blind World Champion in 1957, 1959, 1961, 1964 (jointly) and 1966.[1] He died in Worcester, England at the age of 78.[2][3]
Reginald Bonham was born in St. Neots, England, 1906 to a family of butchers.[2] Like others in his family, Bonham was born visually impaired, and was sent to enter Worcester College for the Blind at age 16. During 1922-1925 at Worcester, he revealed a talent for both rowing and chess, which he learned in 1922.[3] In 1926, he attended St Catherine's College, Oxford where he won the Oxford sighted chess championship in 1929, as well as made the final trials for the Oxford rowing team.[4]
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In 1929, Bonham returned to the Worcester College for the Blind as a teacher. He taught mathematics and braille as well as coached rowing, amateur drama, bridge, and chess.[3] "Bon", as he was known by staff, headed four separate chess teams in the local and county leagues, of which all won multiple championships.[3] In his later years, one of his students was Peter White, who later became a prominent radio broadcaster. Bonham is described in detail in White's 1999 autobiography, See It My Way. Bonham taught at Worcester until he retired in 1970.
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Reginald Bonham won numerous tournaments himself throughout Worcester and the English Midlands. In 1934, he founded the Braille Chess Magazine (BCM), which he wrote and edited for 25 years, and after World War II, he took up correspondence chess, and founded the first correspondence chess tournament for the blind in 1951.[4] In 1951 he founded the International Braille Chess Association which became affiliated with FIDE in 1964.[3] Bonham won the first English Blind Chess Championship in 1956. In addition to his achievements against the visually impaired, Bonham also had many victories against sighted competition. He won the Hastings Reserve Tournament in 1931, the Birmingham Tournament on three consecutive occasions, was Worcestershire County Champion twenty times, was champion of the nine Midlands Counties three times and won the Birmingham Post Cup twice. On six occasions he competed in the British Chess Championship where his best result was ninth place.[3][4]
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Nigeria's $500 million of Eurobonds jumped, with yields falling to a record low after oil added to two weeks of gains.
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Rising crude prices are "a boon especially for Nigeria," Kojo Amoo-Gottfried, a London-based analyst at FM Capital Partners, wrote in a note to clients today. "Oil appears to have reversed its recent negative trend and is now trading close to same levels at the start of the year."
The naira gained for a fourth day, rising 0.2 percent to 158 a dollar in Lagos, the commercial capital.
The West African nation's currency last week rallied for its best five-day performance in more than a year after the Central Bank of Nigeria sold Treasury bills and the largest amount of dollars in over a month at a foreign exchange auction.
"The local unit derived greater support from the CBN, which mopped up naira liquidity by selling T-bills and increasing its offering of U.S. dollars at its biweekly auctions," Celeste Fauconnier and Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana, Africa strategists at Rand Merchant Bank in Johannesburg, wrote in an e-mailed report today. "The currency pair should sustain levels below 162 as long as the naira shortage prevails."
Currency Sale
Nigeria sold $147 million at a foreign-currency auction today, the least since May 7 and less than the $180 million offered, the Abuja-based central bank said in an e-mailed statement. The marginal rate, which is also used as the prevailing exchange rate, was 155.83, unchanged from the previous sale on Aug. 8.
Yields on the West African nation's 16 percent domestic debt due 2019 fell one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 16.51 percent, according to Aug. 10 prices on the Financial Markets Dealers Association website.
Ghana's cedi gained 0.2 percent to 1.9528 a dollar in Accra, the capital.


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Attached you will find the 3rd party bundles needed for extractors.
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I will lokk for other options to share the bundles
You can download bundles as one zip (~6.5 MB) from http://demo1.brox.de/aperture-plugins.zip
Just added bundles javax.activation 1.1.1 and javax.mail 1.4.1 to http://demo1.brox.de/aperture-plugins.zip
Merged the smila-prep-branch into the trunk of Aperture in r1528
Checkout the code and type 'ant osgirelease' and the 'core' and 'safe' bundle should be directly usable in smila out of the box. Removed the pdf extractor from the 'safe' bundle, and thus it doesn't carry the dependency on JAI anymore. I will put it back there after the pdfbox release.
- updated sesame to 2.2.3 version
- created bundlized versions of JAI and added them to the repo
- added the javax.xml bundle (from orbit) - without it the bundles didn't start
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Q: You recently wrote that Congress hadn't renewed the charitable contributions from individual retirement accounts for seniors. I have a copy of the H.R. 4213 bill that Congress passed and President Obama signed in July 2010. You should stick to facts.
--C.L., Minneapolis
A: Thanks for writing to us, but I stand by our earlier story. This tax-law provision, which expired at the end of 2009, hasn't been resurrected -- at least not yet.
The provision generally allowed taxpayers who were age 70 1/2 or older last year to transfer as much as $100,000 a year directly from an IRA to a qualified charity without having to count that transfer as taxable income.
I confirmed and double-checked the status of the provision with several tax experts in Washington.
"Unfortunately, Congress has not yet extended the IRA rollover provision and several other giving incentives that expired at the end of 2009," says Diana Aviv, president and chief executive officer of Independent Sector, a Washington-based coalition of nonprofit organizations, foundations and corporate philanthropy programs. (independentsector.org/irarollover)
"The bill mentioned by your reader at one time included extending these giving provisions, but the final version that passed and was enacted into law did not," Ms. Aviv says. "It is still possible that Congress could reinstate these giving incentives retroactively during its 'lame duck' session, which begins Nov. 15."
Tim Hanford, a consultant in Bethesda, Md., and a former tax staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee, agrees that the legislation that President Obama signed into law didn't include the IRA rollover provision. He says our reader "was probably looking at an earlier version" of the bill.
The provision has a good chance of springing back to life. Many members of Congress think this tax provision deserves to be revived because it encouraged charitable donations that might not otherwise have been made.
James A. Seidel, director of federal tax content at Thomson Reuters, confirmed that the IRA charitable provision hasn't yet been revived but that it might be later this year. "We're expecting many of the expired provisions to be reinstated during the post-election 'lame duck' session," he says. "But who knows what will actually happen."
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The Wiregrass Research Extension Center held a "field day" today to help teach the importance of precision farming.
Precision farming is the use of GPS technology to plant and harvest crops.
Extension agents demonstrated how to dig peanuts using r-t-k systems.
Agents say using the technology saves farming mistakes and improves crop yield.
"You can save a lot of peanuts by staying over the row and not having the yield loss since you're not out there trying to find the row while you're shearing off peanuts, plowing the off. so, it's been very beneficial," says Kris Balkcom, Peanut Agronomist.


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Joe Haden hasn't had a chance to show his physical nature yet as he waits for training camp. It is there that he hopes to distinguish himself from Eric Wright and take the starter's position away from him.
In college at Florida, he was considered physical in coverage, nasty in the run game, and a rock solid tackler for a cornerback. Haden was also considered the best man-cover corner in the country.
Eric Wright is considered an excellent cover cornerback. He has a knack for simply making plays. Wright has excellent skills in man coverage and follows receivers step for step. He makes great reads and will pick off an errant pass or break up close plays.
Wright is considered a decent tackler but not physical against the run by any standards.
Or as Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter, Tony Grossi, points out "corners have to play the run in Mangini's defense and Wright had the benefit of being the best of a weak bunch of cornerbacks last year."
This year the game has changed, with the additions of former Eagle's cornerback Sheldon Brown and Haden. Both are physical corners who have reputations for supporting the run.
In Sheldon Brown's case he is a proven entity—while Haden, a rookie, has only three years of college film and the projection of scouts.
So far Haden has looked relatively smooth in drills, with good speed and excellent burst to the ball. Unfortunately for Haden and fellow draftees T.J. Ward and Larry Asante, OTAs and minicamps are performed in shorts and jerseys without any actual hitting.
All three of them were drafted in part because they are big, physical hitters who know how to tackle.
Haden waits anxiously for a chance to display his physicality in preseason games and tackling drills to prove the Browns made the correct decision in making him their first round selection.
Training camp is where Joe Haden will get a chance to distinguish himself as a physical presence and see if he can displace Eric Wright as a starting cornerback for the Cleveland Browns.


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hoyhoy, old elf sorcerer dude. XD
Medeus The Black
If only he could turn into a dragon......
Again, really impressive!
Really want that dagger, the green is beautiful!
very cool. Like the beard thing
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!! lol
He is awesome! Although I think the head is a little small for the body O.o Or is that just me?
it would be cool to see a tutorial from you how you made his energy orb
For someone so old and wise looking he did a pretty fundamental no no. Tattoos on the face = bad idea
Amezing , I love all the detail!
Gorgeous, stylish image! I love the folds and movement you put into the flowing robes! The scalloped edge adds an interesting touch. The design on the robes, hair, and armor has *just* the right amount of detail to not overwhelm the eye, and I love how you carried the shape from his beard to the detail in his shoulder armor.
He would be a very classy villain, I think.
He would be a very classy villain, I think.
now that would make a good villain...
Nice! The Dagger of Vanity is highlighted as well
I like it!!
Reminds me of dragon quest..
I always think he is the Emperor Gestlat, and not an elf XD
Anyways... good work amigo
I always think he is the Emperor Gestlat, and not an elf XD
Anyways... good work amigo
kick ass old elf
good job
Very nice! Definitely one of your more impressive pieces. One thing though. It seems to me like the background should be darker. He looks like he's in darkness, but it's actually quite bright all around him.
one of the finest wizard arts
Amazing details!
bad freakin ass man
Fantastic piece...
i kinda like the dagger...
samael ?
samael ?
wow amazing... as usual !
well done
Elf mage + black robe + black metal staff = most marvelous mage I have ever seen!
Love this, as usual it is spectacular!
The detail and texture in the face is exquisite.
That's awesome, Wen. Love your details as always.
holy mother of god O_O
reminds me of necromancer from heroes of might and magic n.n
I like this much more than your last pieces because it's so different. This old sorcerer gentleman truly transmits a personality of his own. It's nice to see the young pretty girls but I'd rather see more characters with this kind of outstanding presence.
Well done!
Well done!
That's pretty cool.
I like his character - the way he stands and the expression on his face is very dominant and intimidating.
And I will be your Gandalf for the evening.
Oh, that's a pretty sensible design, beard notwithstanding.
Probably too old a dude to be showing his midriff, huh?
Probably too old a dude to be showing his midriff, huh?
Great colour!!
kickass old guy. always great. ^^
To an Archmage, truth to this if you have to be afraid ....
Awesome. One of my favorite pieces of yours yet. The attention to minute details, the composition, coloring and lighting are amazing, incorporating realistic and surrealistic at the same time. Great job!


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Kickstart certainly has some guts, trying to break into a comic market that is inundated with new series from companies that donât last much longer than it takes for the ink to dry on the pages those same books are printed on. Not only is Kickstart trying to break in, but theyâre doing so in grand fashion, with a wide offering of original graphic novels. This doesnât seem like a bad way to try to start up, but the books are rather pricey for the package: $14.99 for 98 pages.
The story, starring Owen Grimm (yes, of course, a descendant of the Brothers Grimm) wavers somewhere between âNational Treasureâ and âFablesâ without ever succeeding in finding the allure or charm of either franchise. The story is intriguing in its premise, well-planned in its peak moments, but sloppy in execution. A found journal is suddenly known â by the finder! â like the back of her own hand. Assumptions and other leaps are made throughout the story, dropping chunks of back story or build-up from this tale. Mostly it comes across as missing scenes, that were deemed unworthy and dropped to the cutting room floor, or perhaps the missing moments just never made it from script to page. The characters themselves are flawed, poorly motivated, and generally uninteresting. Thereâs not enough back story here to make me care about Owen, Sally, or Professor Hart, but there also wasnât space for their stories to be told.
I found myself bumped off of the path of appreciating this story quite early on when I noticed this book had a glaring misunderstanding of plurals and possessives as multiple Grimm individuals are referred to as âGrimmâsâ and more than one parent is âparentâs.â It seems to me that those errors should have been caught early on, and most certainly shouldnât have made it to the printed page.
The brightest light in this dim adventure comes in the form of art from Lee Moder. Moderâs style has changed significantly over the years, and this story gives him a chance to shine doing what he does best, animating the real and pitching it alongside the fantastic. âMirror, Mirrorâ is a sharp looking book, it just needed a more polished tale to play to the strengths of the artist.
Kickstart may not have put their very best work forward on this first book, but the story is certainly intriguing enough for me to check in on the further adventures of Owen Grimm. Mind you, I didnât say I was going to necessarily purchase the next, but I will certainly see where the story goes and if any of the kinks of this first story manage to get properly worked out.


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Development Genes and Evolution
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Patterns of molecular evolution of the germ line specification gene oskar suggest that a novel domain may contribute to functional divergence in Drosophila
- Abha AhujaAffiliated withDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityCurriculum Fellows Program, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School Email author
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In several metazoans including flies of the genus Drosophila, germ line specification occurs through the inheritance of maternally deposited cytoplasmic determinants, collectively called germ plasm. The novel insect gene oskar is at the top of the Drosophila germ line specification pathway, and also plays an important role in posterior patterning. A novel N-terminal domain of oskar (the Long Oskar domain) evolved in Drosophilids, but the role of this domain in oskar functional evolution is unknown. Trans-species transgenesis experiments have shown that oskar orthologs from different Drosophila species have functionally diverged, but the underlying selective pressures and molecular changes have not been investigated. As a first step toward understanding how Oskar function could have evolved, we applied molecular evolution analysis to oskar sequences from the completely sequenced genomes of 16 Drosophila species from the Sophophora subgenus, Drosophila virilis and Drosophila immigrans. We show that overall, this gene is subject to purifying selection, but that individual predicted structural and functional domains are subject to heterogeneous selection pressures. Specifically, two domains, the Drosophila-specific Long Osk domain and the region that interacts with the germ plasm protein Lasp, are evolving at a faster rate than other regions of oskar. Further, we provide evidence that positive selection may have acted on specific sites within these two domains on the D. virilis branch. Our domain-based analysis suggests that changes in the Long Osk and Lasp-binding domains are strong candidates for the molecular basis of functional divergence between the Oskar proteins of D. melanogaster and D. virilis. This molecular evolutionary analysis thus represents an important step towards understanding the role of an evolutionarily and developmentally critical gene in germ plasm evolution and assembly.
KeywordsDrosophila Positive selection Oskar Germ line specification Germ plasm Novelty
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- Patterns of molecular evolution of the germ line specification gene oskar suggest that a novel domain may contribute to functional divergence in Drosophila
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Development Genes and Evolution
Volume 224, Issue 2 , pp 65-77
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- 2014-03
- 10.1007/s00427-013-0463-7
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- Drosophila
- Positive selection
- Oskar
- Germ line specification
- Germ plasm
- Novelty
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- Abha Ahuja (1) (2)
- Cassandra G. Extavour (1)
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- 1. Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
- 2. Curriculum Fellows Program, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA


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love it !
Amazing ;D
very nice love the colors and the layout overall!
good work
good work
i really love this template. On the otherhand u mispelt trial
really nice job !
good work. clean, simple, modern.
I like the top menu
I like the top menu
Awsome job mate
Very nice layout and a fantastic colour scheme!
Very nice work, I like the overall disposition, good job!
awesome design, just one think i must point out, you spelt Trial "trail", you may want to fix that if you plan to sell it or anything like that. It just takes a touch of professionalism away in my oppinion. but otherwise its awesome
very nice colours and gradients
Sehr sehr geil!! Vor allem der head und navi rocken!!
Beautiful colors; smooth design; overall a very professional job on this one!
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Overall, the colors are so coo...great one!
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Dubbed "A Day of Martyrs," tens of thousands take to the streets in protests across Syria. For the first time, ethnic Kurds, which make up 15% of Syria's population, join the demonstrations. Various reports show several people killed in Duma after security forces open fire.
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Well, Bashad Assad has said he is going down with the ship if it comes to that. The Alewites completely control the millitary and I'm surprised that things have gotten so far out of hand. Perhaps Bashad lacks the ruthlessness of his father that allowed him to destroy the Moslem Brotherhood in Syria--Basically, he killed them all.
The fact that Syria's 10% Kurdish minority is joining the anti-government demonstrations could be a harbinger of problems for Turkey, Iran and Iraq as well. A total of more than 40 million Kurds inhabit these four countries and have periodically risen in revolt against oppressive conditions imposed against them by Turkish, Arab and Iranian majorities in these countries. The great Sunni-Shi'a divide within Islam will also come to the fore in these four countries if Syria's Sunni majority rises in revolt against the 10% Alawite ruling minority which is allied with Iran's theocratic government.
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ETF Selector: An explanation of how to select and use ETFs