RE: Body confidence campaigners try to redesign video game women
July 24, 2015 at 8:50 pm
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2015 at 8:52 pm by Regina.)
^Dead on
I also think that's what age ratings are there for. There is a reason why 18+ games are rated such. If you as a parent let your 6 year old kid play it and then find they're copying what they see, that's on you as a parent. It's not the job of the media to censor everything and not release anything that's unsuitable for kids, it's on the parents to use discretion in allowing their kids to see adult rated stuff and explain that it isn't reality.
I also think that's what age ratings are there for. There is a reason why 18+ games are rated such. If you as a parent let your 6 year old kid play it and then find they're copying what they see, that's on you as a parent. It's not the job of the media to censor everything and not release anything that's unsuitable for kids, it's on the parents to use discretion in allowing their kids to see adult rated stuff and explain that it isn't reality.
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