Australian Censors So Out of Touch

Mortal Kombat will remain  banned from being sold in Australia after the Classification Review Board upheld a decision for it to be classified "refused classification" Earlier this month the Classification Board had given Mortal Kombat a "refused classification" rating due to its violent gameplay, banning it from sale in this country unless the publisher - Warner Bros - submitted a more toned-down version. Warner Bros appealed the decision but was unsuccessful. "We're obviously extremely disappointed that the refused classification decision has been upheld by the Classification Review Board," a Warner spokesperson said. "We want to thank the thousands of Mortal Kombat fans in Australia and around the world who have voiced their support during the appeal process"  Australia does not have an R18+ rating for games, any game that is found to be unsuitable for 15 year olds is automatically banned. Any day now our Classification Review Board is going to simultaneously fall into the "time to retire" basket and exit with their archaic views. Is it moral for a minuscule group of crusty old views to rule what the rest of us want to watch?