Cooper Lawrence, current internet hate-figure, has relented over her ignorant comments regarding Mass Effect, as issued in an infuriating Fox News broadcast.

Beginning with the authoritative statement of “No” when asked if she had played Mass Effect, Lawrence went on to misrepresent the contents of the video game and belittle the medium with her baseless, light-hearted condemnation.

Geoff Keighley, now established as gaming-hero, attempted to cut down her comments with well-spoken responses but ran into a wall of ignorance. The main point of contention was the unfounded nature of the criticism levied at Mass Effect.

After having a legion of angered gamers chopping down her book’s “Amazon rating” to just one star with a number of scathing reviews – one which parodied Lawrence’s attack on gaming – she has retracted her claim.

“I recognize I misspoke,” said the embarrassed author, “it’s not like pornography – I’ve seen episodes of Lost that are more sexually explicit.”

While we can be sadly certain that this won’t be the last time gaming is misrepresented in the media, all for the sake of chasing a moral panic, we can be glad of this small victory. What would really set matters straight, though, is a Fox apology and correction.

Source: The New York Time and Wired for the Image

Tags: authoritative_statement, fox_news, mass_effect, point_of_contention, scathing_reviews

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