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Monday, April 03, 2006
Sex in videogames: It's time to grow up
At a time when we're told by the industry that the average gamers are pushing 30 rather than 13 how is it that a pair of bare naked breasts and the thought of hardcore sex got more people riled up about Grand Theft Auto than the fact that is one of the most reprehensively violent games out there?
Except...
The article so nearly gets it, then veers away like a 4 year old playing hot or cold.
Why does the writed feel concern over sex, that he doesn't over violence?
Why does this attitude, predominantly come from the US?
As the author points out, he'd rather his children make love than war, but only in the real world?
We'd all rather little johnny was into condoms than guns, and if you look at a really hard real world example, think of the women in your life you love the most. Now pick, rape or murder?
Now I'm not saying that sex in games always equates to rape, but rape is a lot less permanent than murder, which is very very final.
So the question that's not answered is probably the hardest and more difficult one.
If you had two rooms, one showing hardcore porn, and one with the scene in robocop where the guys gets slowly blown apart with a shot-gun.
Which one do you think American Mum's would complain about if their 16 year old saw it?
Given that they're legally able to do one, and would face death-row if they did the other, I think it makes for a stage juxtaposition that I think most of the mums wouldn't blink an eye at the scene in robocop.
I'm also not saying this is a USA only phenomenon, but seems to be strongest there.
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Except...
The article so nearly gets it, then veers away like a 4 year old playing hot or cold.
Why does the writed feel concern over sex, that he doesn't over violence?
Why does this attitude, predominantly come from the US?
As the author points out, he'd rather his children make love than war, but only in the real world?
We'd all rather little johnny was into condoms than guns, and if you look at a really hard real world example, think of the women in your life you love the most. Now pick, rape or murder?
Now I'm not saying that sex in games always equates to rape, but rape is a lot less permanent than murder, which is very very final.
So the question that's not answered is probably the hardest and more difficult one.
If you had two rooms, one showing hardcore porn, and one with the scene in robocop where the guys gets slowly blown apart with a shot-gun.
Which one do you think American Mum's would complain about if their 16 year old saw it?
Given that they're legally able to do one, and would face death-row if they did the other, I think it makes for a stage juxtaposition that I think most of the mums wouldn't blink an eye at the scene in robocop.
I'm also not saying this is a USA only phenomenon, but seems to be strongest there.
read more | digg story
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