WTF.....?

[KillerGremlin]

Not to distract you all from all the wonderful E3 threads.....but......this just happened like two hours ago...

So, in an unexpected move fueled by boredom and the asi-asi rip of Mezmerize that I have (It's mezmerize by the way, everyone is spelling it mesmerize...), I went out and picked up the CD for like 9 bucks. Good deal, except the clerk at circuit city carded me!

He's like, "I need to see a photo ID sir."
I'm like, "Why do you need to see a photo ID?"
(I figure it's something like Best Buy's reward zone card or something)
So he goes, "I need to check your age sir, the CD has a parental advisory label on it."
Me, "You're sh*tting me right? This isn't an Illinois law."
Then he goes, "No sir, 'FBI Law.' He then turns the CD over and points to the FBI anti-piracy sticker."
Dazed and confused I'm like, "uggh....that's the anti-piracy sticker. hahaha, you have to be joking me?"

So yeah....I'm 17 and I gave the guy my ID to avoid a retarded conflict, plus the guy behind me was getting impatient that I kept swearing and I wasn't cooperating, but what the flying f*ck?!?!? Can they do that? First amendment? Last time I checked, there is NO law for Parental Advisory CDs.....I'm gonna look into this, I hope this was just some weirdo working the counter, some misinformed weirdo.

Good times.

Oh, I did mention to the guy working the counter how I didn't feel bad about the thousands of songs I've stolen. Stupid industry.

And, they beefed up the Parental Advisory label too. Now it says, “Parental Advisory: Strong Language, Violence and Harsh Sexual Content” or something along those lines. What is this? System Of A Down: The movie now with animation! Jeez.....
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[Typhoid]

One time, Dylan told me that he tried to rent something at Blockbuster, and they wouldnt let him, because he wasn't 18 or something.


And countless times his brother wasn't allowed to rent things.



Personally, I havent ever been checked. And I think it's stupid, because it isnt a law, its a guideline for parents.

[KillerGremlin]

Even if it's a guideline, I'm still confused, because 17 isn't the age of consent. I mean, if that's their awesome logic, you would think that I should have to be 18....not 1 year from not being a minor. I've been buying CDs with parental advisory on them since 3rd or 4th grade, so I'm hoping this was just some horrible mishap.

[Typhoid]

Some stores enforce it though, so that way they cant get in crap when a parent brings a game or CD back and complains, regardless of the parental advisory label.


But not everyone in the store enforces it, maybe there was a supervisor around, or maybe he was the supervisor. Or something along those lines.

[Stray_Bullet]

Yes there is an age/permission requirement for Parental Advisory tags. There's also one for R rated movies and M rated games, believe it or not.

Also, the FBI warning had nothing to do with the Parental Advisory, so that clerk had a poor arguement. The fact still remains, however, that the age requirement can be enforced.

[KillerGremlin]

Yeah, probably. I have cool parents, thank god. Okay....they aren't really cool, in fact they are the anti of cool. Still, they never have really stopped me from listening to music. Music is something they don't mess with.

[Stray_Bullet]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

Music is something they don't mess with.

Good to hear! Mezmerize is an amazing album. And 9 bucks? Blessed be System of a Down

NIN's new album has a suggested retail of a crippling $20