Budweiser not the only "bad guy" now!

[SniperSmurf]

I was just watching Adam Sandler's Midnight Golf on Spike TV (anybody else see this?). During a break, they had the Wild Boyz from MTV get shot by a BLINDFOLDED girl with a paintball gun! Of course, NOBODY was wearing a mask or even goggles, and there were many bystanders. They even spun her around a few times before turning her loose!

[t33kyboy]

If i didnt know anything about paintball and saw some guy with a marker and no mask... would i care? If no one got hurt then its a-o-k with me, I would like to see more paintball on TV.. even if it's on another Budweiser commercial. So long as no one gets hurt.

[SniperSmurf]

NOBODY had masks of any kind on! This includes the shooter, the 2 guys getting shot at, and all the people standing around watching. The shooter was also blindfolded and spun around several times to make her dizzy before giving her the marker. I find it amazing that nobody was (seriously) injured. Let me say this again - She was shooting paintballs in the middle of a crowded room while blindfolded and dizzy, and not one person had any form of eye protection on... Does this honestly sound responsible to you? :wow: :confused: Anybody want to back me up on this one? Isn't it already hard enough to get your parents to let you play without them seeing this kind of stuff on TV?

[MiniMag84]

If he got shot in the eye while it was open (or closed?) the paintball probably would've gone into his brain. Ouch.

[Chipper]

If i didnt know anything about paintball and saw some guy with a marker and no mask... would i care? If no one got hurt then its a-o-k with me, I would like to see more paintball on TV.. even if it's on another Budweiser commercial. So long as no one gets hurt.
But if you went to wally world or anywhere else for that matter and for some reason bought a paintball gun would you know that it would possibly hurt you extremely bad to get shot in the face without a mask? No, you would say that the boys on Wild Boys didn't where masks, why should I?

[TeamNausea]

I really dont see how this hurts our sport in anyway... Who cares i dont think i would see someone shooting a paintball gun on tv and say " Wow, that looks really dangerous I think meand my friends are gonna go light fire crackers and throw them at eachother instead"...

[MiniMag84]

I really dont see how this hurts our sport in anyway... Who cares i dont think i would see someone shooting a paintball gun on tv and say " Wow, that looks really dangerous I think meand my friends are gonna go light fire crackers and throw them at eachother instead"...


It gives people the idea that paintballers are wreckless.

[land hurricane]

It gives people the idea that paintballers are wreckless.

does it? Just because some people on TV are acting stupid with paintball markers does it reflect on the whole paintball comunity? no. When you watch "wild boys" on MTV and they are doing stupid stuff around lions or alligators does it give you the idea that all animal enthusiasts (sp?) are wreckless and stupid, too? no. That's the point of that show, is to be stupid.

ehh.. just my opinion i guess..

[TeamNausea]

well put^

[MiniMag84]

does it? Just because some people on TV are acting stupid with paintball markers does it reflect on the whole paintball comunity? no. When you watch "wild boys" on MTV and they are doing stupid stuff around lions or alligators does it give you the idea that all animal enthusiasts (sp?) are wreckless and stupid, too? no. That's the point of that show, is to be stupid.

ehh.. just my opinion i guess..


I agree with you, but not everyone is as open-minded as you or me.

[UltimatePaintballer]

geez some people are just like the stupid kids that write into apg every month explaining how they saw something and that does bad stuff to the sport...

if you arn't going to do anything about it, DON"T BRING IT UP! no one cares anymore, its like those people that do the smoking ads, no matter how hard they try, they arn't going to stop the millions of people from smoking and stop a multi billion coporation.

[Hexis]

If somone really takes Wild Boyz as an accurate representation of paintball, they are utterly beyond help. There is as little to worry about with this as there is for shopping cart exposure in CKY and Jackass. Popular mass media stupidity (Jackass, CKY, Wild Boyz, Viva La Bam, etc...) doesn't reflect negativatly on the impliments they use for stupidity.

[Warewolf50]

If he got shot in the eye while it was open (or closed?) the paintball probably would've gone into his brain. Ouch.


hmm not really, the muscle tissue around the eye is incredably thick, to the point where even in the movie die hard when he stabs the icecycle through the guys eye, it wouldnt normally pierce the tissue around and behind the eye leading intot he brain.

[SniperSmurf]

geez some people are just like the stupid kids that write into apg every month explaining how they saw something and that does bad stuff to the sport...


Even though things like this SHOULDN'T reflect on the whole PB community, they DO! Try reading some actual news instead of APG letters once in a while. I'm not about political correctness by any means, and I'm certainly not a "stupid kid" (I have 4, 2 of which play paintball.), but with all the media attention lately and new laws and ordinances going into effect, I'm afraid things like this won't help our cause. I'd always thought that Mag owners were an intelligent bunch of people (I still do, a few bad apples don’t spoil the bunch… right?), so I simply thought I'd share what I saw and get some opinions. Guess that was a mistake. I asked for opinions, and you are entitled to yours, but remember your attitude about this when eventually you can't dry fire your gun in your own backyard and the legal buying age is 21... just for balls... :rolleyes:

[pickedlast]

^i must concur... even tho it is a stupid show... look how many ppl copy it... "dont be like rocky, the paintball pooch - Always where your goggles" and still... i see the news... evil it is... no whole stories... i meen 1 person gettin hurt out of 901783123712313 will cause mass chaos to out sport.. even tho it is a little group of ungratefull little (u know what goes in this blank) out of a huge population of ppl who actually paintball.. this probably wont change anyones minds.. but thats my $.02... yea ppl need to go out and tell ppl these things... i actually saw in my newspaper a while ago.. something i liked... some of it wasnt tru but i liked it... a local field here had an article.. told about safety and stuff.. and about their buisiness(the fake stuff) but i liked it.. i wrote a letter to the editor about paintball.. havent seen it yet.. hopefully will soon.. but i wrote it after that lady and the co2 tank incident... u can probably guess what i said.. mostly that it doesnt happen all the time.. that was a once in a bigillion thing happening(its not a number i know.. but it sounds big).. well ive gone on too long.. check yalls later

[Rooster]

I love it when the goggle Nazis come out. First, if you are shooting a paintball gun and no one else is shooting at you, there is no need to wear a mask. The odds of getting something in your eye are about the same as a bubblebee coliding with your cornea. Second, if someone wants to take the risk, climb off their back. Its not your eyes. You kind of people are why I can't smoke in a freaking bar anymore, or even at my cigar club. Are you kidding me? Mind your own business first, as soon as you can live a perfect life, go agrivate someone else, but not until then.

[pickedlast]

cant smoke in bar.. that just crazy... i could understand a restaurant.. but a bar... WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO.. i dont smoke.. and i hate the smell of it.. but isnt a bar where u are there to relax and have a good time.. or other things... but then.. when i cant paintball cuz of some little :cuss: then i will be pissed... its what i love.. and if anyone takes it from me... :shooting:

[SniperSmurf]

And why exactly can't you smoke in a bar anymore? Because some lame :cuss: complained too much about it, and the media made a big deal about it. You're making my point exactly! And there IS a need to wear a mask if some one is shooting AT you for exactly this reason. The more people (stupid and deserving or not) get hurt, the more restrictions will be placed upon us. I fire my gun all the time without a mask while chronoing, etc. I didn't say that was wrong, but sorry to ruffle your feathers Mr. Rooster, sir... :rolleyes: BTW, I'm not a safety Nazi, but I'm glad I could aggravate you. By all means, feel free not to read this thread anymore if it upsets you. :rofl:

[Chris42050]

Its not a good idea to show people shootin pb guns without masks. If i were a kid and saw that i would prolly think pb is cool and go buy a gun or borrow one and start shootin at my friends and one of us would lose an eye. :argh:
Hell the first time I played PB no one told me u should where eye protection. My friend and I were lucky. He had 2 splatmasters and he handed me 1 and we went into the woods and played for an hour or so. I thot it was fun. The first time I saw a guy use a mask I thot "what a wuss". I had no idea you could lose an eye or two until I went to a field.

[Warewolf50]

I love it when the goggle Nazis come out. First, if you are shooting a paintball gun and no one else is shooting at you, there is no need to wear a mask. The odds of getting something in your eye are about the same as a bubblebee coliding with your cornea. Second, if someone wants to take the risk, climb off their back. Its not your eyes. You kind of people are why I can't smoke in a freaking bar anymore, or even at my cigar club. Are you kidding me? Mind your own business first, as soon as you can live a perfect life, go agrivate someone else, but not until then.


well the majr problem here is that it is on TV where millions of people will see it. Gives people the idea that they can play aginst eachother without masks on. Which leads to eye injuries, which in turn makes the sport look really really bad. So it is better for the advancement for our sport to show people how it is properly done.

[Rooster]

And the smoke Nazis say that kids learn to smoke from watching movies.

"The more people (stupid and deserving or not) get hurt, the more restrictions will be placed upon us. "

Exactly why people should mind their own business.

[Lohman446]

And yeh.. that commercial where Dale JR drove the Budweiser car onto the football field, and spun donuts, and scored a touchdown.. that gave NASCAR and football a bad name. Or that one commercial where they play football with no pads.. and and

:rolleyes:

Hmm. and Budweiser.. sponsoring a driving sport.. thats just not right either :rolleyes:

[SniperSmurf]

Exactly why people should mind their own business.

Maybe you’re right, and I should mind my own business, but I choose to stand up for what I believe in. I defend this country with my life so people like you have the right to just sit back and let other’s fight your battles for you, and that’s fine with me. Perhaps that was presumptuous of me. I don’t know you; you may even serve in the military as well. If you do, all I can say is that I’m ashamed. Not everyone is terribly concerned about what happens in the present because they don’t have the foresight to see its impact in the future. Perhaps if you had not minded your own business and were a little more proactive, you would still be able to smoke in your precious bars. I’ve fought losing battles before (and my 15 round handgun magazines are worth a hell of a lot more now!), but apathetic people like you make things much more difficult than they need to be sometimes. You choose not to fight for a cause, which as I said earlier is entirely your right, but just because I choose to speak my mind every once in awhile, why should I be subject to your ridicule? I sincerely hope you are simply one of many trolls, looking for attention and a little fun conflict on these boards. I, however, am not, so this will be my last reply to you on this topic. No use fueling these flames any further.

I tried to snuff the rooster, but he ain’t gonna die… or even just go away…

[Rooster]

You misinterpret my message as apathy. Unfortunately we face a social norm that currently believes that mob rule is superior. That somehow it is perfectly fine to steam-roll the rights of the few to satisfy the vocal minority. The unfortunate fact of the matter is that I'm too busy doing real work to be arsed with activism. I'm going to have to wait for the anti-socialist backlash, and boy do I hope its a good backlash. On the order of some public humiliation and punishment. In the meantime, when I see somebody doing something that they have every right to do, I'm going to do my part and mind my own business.

[RoadDawg]

I love it when the goggle Nazis come out. First, if you are shooting a paintball gun and no one else is shooting at you, there is no need to wear a mask. The odds of getting something in your eye are about the same as a bubblebee coliding with your cornea. Second, if someone wants to take the risk, climb off their back. Its not your eyes. You kind of people are why I can't smoke in a freaking bar anymore, or even at my cigar club. Are you kidding me? Mind your own business first, as soon as you can live a perfect life, go agrivate someone else, but not until then.
This might be a first but I totally agree with you. The smoking in a bar thing is funny. When I go to those types of places I expect to come out smelling like smoke/beer. Pretty soon we won't be able to drink alcohol in bars, if the trend keeps going.

The people behind the shows/commercials know the risks. That's why they have lawyers. Honestly it doesn't shoot down any "image" of paintball that hasn't been shown already. Fields do a good job as it is. For example in Utah the very first thing you initial to play says, "By initialing here you know that you may be injured and/or die playing paintball." The game is dangerous. These people doing the stunts know this and accept the responsibilty of their actions. We should not really care and mind our own business. If they get hurt, they were stupid and should of known better. It's simply life sorting out the stupid and weak.

[MagMan5446]

I tried to snuff the rooster, but he ain’t gonna die… or even just go away…




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