(July 24, 2015 at 7:35 pm)robvalue Wrote: I've never seen a problem with "objectification" either, personally. I mean, every character in a game is an object, of some description. It's not mean to be real. If people are trying to become computer game characters, or adjusting their attitude towards women because of females with big boobs who needs rescuing or whatever, they are pretty messed up in the head.
Sure, there are stereotype roles. But that goes for male characters too, and I don't think I ever hear anyone complain about that. Most of the time, the story doesn't matter very much. It's just a way to give some reason for what you're doing.
I think the idea that video games have a serious effect on people is a myth. You have to be either screwed up already, or being parented entirely by your games console and not being taught the difference between fantasy and reality. I've played games since I was 5, I've killed literally thousands of people, probably hundreds of thousands. I've rescued hundreds of princesses. I'm aware this is not reality, even when I was a little kid.
I bet when books became available to the masses they were seen as corrupters of the kids.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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