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From: george@mnetor.UUCP (George Hart)
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Subject: Re: Re: Genus II Edition banned in U.S.?
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 09:32:19 EDT
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> > >  . . . Examples of lack of "totally free speech" in the U.S. . . .
> > >
> > >	2) The GENUS II edition of Trivial Pursuit is banned in the
> > >	   U.S. for the question:
> > >		How many months "gone" was Nancy Reagan when she
> > >	        walked down the isle?
> > >	   (answer: 2 or 3 (I expect a visit from the NSA/CIA any
> > >	   time now))
> > >
> > >  . . .
> > 
> > This has bothered me since I saw it.  Could someone explain just how it is
> > possible to ban such a thing?  Thanks.
> > -- 
> > 				    Joe Arceneaux
> > 
> > 				    Lafayette, LA
> > 				    {akgua, ut-sally}!usl!jla
> 
> I don't beleive the game was 'banned' by any government agency.  Selchow,
> the distributer, took the question out of the US version of the game on
> their own.  They may have changed some other questions as to keep in tune
> with the American public.
> 
> 	Kevin Chu
> 	ucbvax!ucdavis!vega!ccs020
> 
> /ex

Actually, according to a published interview with the authors of the
game (who are Canadian), the US distributor (which may well be Selchow)
asked them to remove the question because they were afraid of the reaction
in the Bible Belt.

Your're right however in that lots of questions were changed, about 50-60%
in each edition (except possibly Sports and Silver Screen).
-- 


Regards,

George Hart, Computer X Canada Ltd.
{cbosgd, decvax, harpo, ihnp4}!utcs!mnetor!george