Moral money managers now slamming games for GLBT content
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081205-moral-money-managers-now-slamming-games-for-glbt-content.htmlMichael Thompson
12/5/2008
The Plan's core business strategy is based on some very narrow principles; it makes a point of only investing with companies that abide by certain moral codes. Companies that do things like recognizing domestic partnerships are actively shunned. Even though Microsoft is one of the favorite stocks to own in many mutual funds, The Plan won't touch the software giant because it officially recognizes GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transexual) groups. Other surprises that are listed on the firm's "Hall of Shame" list include Electronic Arts, the Walt Disney Company, and Vivendi for similar reasons; recognizing GLBT groups helps "destroy children and families" according to the group. The list's authors ended up determining that Zero Punctuation's review of Army of Two was spot on, as "somewhat homo-erotic undertones between the two main characters are present." Looking through the rest of the detailed games reveals that, yes, The Timothy Plan also bashes other games like Bully, Mass Effect, and Fable II for allowing players to become romantically involved with members of the same gender.