Tell Nickelodeon to Stop Marketing Violent and Perverted Games to Kids

Sarah Menkedick
Sarah Menkedick
Pittsburgh, PA, MéxicoCreated May 14, 2010

Tell Nickelodeon to Stop Marketing Violent and Perverted Games to Kids

Pittsburgh, PA, México
Created May 14, 2010

The Issue

Most people associate Nickelodeon with its chirpy, kid-friendly entertainment channel. However, "Nick" also operates a games site called addictinggames.com, where kids can play "Perry the Sneak" and spy on naked women in the shower (and gain extra rewards for sleeping with the women) or try their hand at any number of violent killing games from "Stick Dude Killing Arena" to "Barnville Massacre" to "Bloody Day", where "back alley butchering has never been so fun." The list of abhorrent games goes on and on, from the option of helping people commit suicide to shooting kittens out of cannons in "make Fluffy bloody." 

Despite letters of protest from more than 4,000 parents, Nickelodeon has not removed links to its gaming site from its Nick.com​, NickJr.com, and Neopets.com sites, all targeted at young children.

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Sarah MenkedickPetition StarterSarah is a freelance writer currently based in Oaxaca, Mexico. She has spent the last five years teaching, writing and traveling on five continents. Her work has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, and her passions include anthropology, travel, history, cooking and running. She can frighten Mexicans with her capacity to eat habaneros without flinching. You can find out more about her on her website, <a href="http://www.posatigres.com">www.posatigres.com</a>.
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The Issue

Most people associate Nickelodeon with its chirpy, kid-friendly entertainment channel. However, "Nick" also operates a games site called addictinggames.com, where kids can play "Perry the Sneak" and spy on naked women in the shower (and gain extra rewards for sleeping with the women) or try their hand at any number of violent killing games from "Stick Dude Killing Arena" to "Barnville Massacre" to "Bloody Day", where "back alley butchering has never been so fun." The list of abhorrent games goes on and on, from the option of helping people commit suicide to shooting kittens out of cannons in "make Fluffy bloody." 

Despite letters of protest from more than 4,000 parents, Nickelodeon has not removed links to its gaming site from its Nick.com​, NickJr.com, and Neopets.com sites, all targeted at young children.

avatar of the starter
Sarah MenkedickPetition StarterSarah is a freelance writer currently based in Oaxaca, Mexico. She has spent the last five years teaching, writing and traveling on five continents. Her work has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, and her passions include anthropology, travel, history, cooking and running. She can frighten Mexicans with her capacity to eat habaneros without flinching. You can find out more about her on her website, <a href="http://www.posatigres.com">www.posatigres.com</a>.

The Decision Makers

Steve Youngwood
Steve Youngwood
Executive Vice President, Digital, Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group

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