Won't someone please think of the children

This may be old news, but whatever. A recent commercial featuring Call of Duty: Black ops entitled "There's A Soldier In All of Us" Link Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pblj3JHF-Jo has been making a splash with a few different columnists out there. Seems a few over at ESPN have gotten excited about the fact that Kobe Bryant is in this one minute long plug for the latest COD shooter. LINK HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59XgWDTi7mI Their claims are that it's not the image he should be putting out there as a role model for children to look up to.

Games are a media outlet, just like newspapers, magazines, and movies. Political, religious, controversial, and any other faction of life can and will be explored and exploited. There are plenty of video games with a message in them, all of them if you REALLY want to stretch and look. I can see the ESPN folks' point, KB is a role model that I'm sure plenty of kids look up to and idolize, however, I'm struggling to see why he is in the wrong for appearing in this particular commercial. First of all, it is after all, a video game. If you are a parent that is opposed to your child seeing this commercial or playing this game, then it is your responsibility to prevent it. Secondly, as a celebrity, he is going to be presented with paid opportunities for product promotion. It's just the simple fact of fame. Why shouldn't he take them up on the offer if the product is something he feels he could promote? Lastly, and I'm sure there are more reasons, but I'm lazy, perhaps KB actually plays that game and felt personally attached to it. Would the ESPN commentators feel the same way if he appeared in a cat food commercial if he were a giant cat lover? I doubt it.

On a side note:

I don't even know where to begin. I just can't imagine this is what they had in mind when they decided that motion control was a good thing. My brother, out of hatred, anger, or just bastardly behavior, linked this to me via IM this week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9klfQMM-D9A

This is the reality behind motion control people.