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The name "Degenatron" itself parodies those who believe that video games are damaging to children's physical fitness, social skills, and morality. [[Jan Brown]], a guest on GTA Vice City's [[VCPR]], lashes out at the console for being a bad influence on her children – she was oblivious to her own lack of parenting skills, which included rewarding one of her kids for killing a mailman and getting them to beat up their father when he cheats on her.
The name "Degenatron" itself parodies those who believe that video games are damaging to children's physical fitness, social skills, and morality. [[Jan Brown]], a guest on GTA Vice City's [[VCPR]], lashes out at the console for being a bad influence on her children – she was oblivious to her own lack of parenting skills, which included rewarding one of her kids for killing a mailman and getting them to beat up their father when he cheats on her.


In GTA San Andreas, [[Marvin Trill]], a conspiracy theorist on [[WCTR]], accuses the console of implanting subliminal messages in the minds of people as part of a communist plot. It's no coincidence that the Grand Theft Auto series has been a particular target for this kind of accusations. Critics accuse it of glorifying violence [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6409148/], of encouraging the murder of police officers [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/17/60minutes/main702599.shtml], and even of teaching kids to use a sniper rifle [http://www.xbox365.com/news.cgi?id=EpyZppAkpuASkoNJmX9204], which parodies critical analysis of the Grand Theft Auto series.
In GTA San Andreas, [[Marvin Trill]], a conspiracy theorist on [[WCTR]], accuses the console of implanting subliminal messages in the minds of people as part of a communist plot, parodying the [[controversy]] surrounding the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series.


== See also ==
== See also ==