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Can anyone entertain an examination of the fact that, in the current political environment, jokes about marginalized groups is what's considered problematic in
by dusted 4y ago
Can anyone entertain an examination of the fact that, in the current political environment, jokes about marginalized groups is what's considered problematic in a game whose premise is organized crime and murder ?
I can't.. let me be clear, I love violence in videogames, I love dark, unpleasant, gritty stuff, I love GTA5, so I'm not arguing against the idea of a GTA game..
But if we're going to take the content of the games seriously, it strikes me as impossible, without the conclusion being that.. If we can't include offensive _JOKES_ in a game, but can still allow murdering and criminal behavior.. That means that jokes are worse than murder and crime.. and so, wtf..
In contrast there are games that self-censor rational ways.. For instance FPS games that do not allow you to shoot children, well, that is consistent with drawing a line on a linear scale of what's worse.. They're saying "it's pretty deranged to shoot adults people, but it's WORSE to shoot children, and we're not having that in the game."
In constrast, a game self-censoring on jokes is saying "it's pretty bad to shoot adults, but it's worse to joke about someones sexuality" which.. well, they're both bad things.. but in my opinion, murdering someone is worse than running the risk of hurting their feeling with a bad joke..
- assbuttbuttass 4y agoI do think there's an interesting conversation here, so I'll bite. People have in the past raised concerns about violent video games causing violent behavior, but as far as I know there has never been any evidence that violent video games can lead to increased aggressive behavior. In contrast, we've seen a number of racially motivated shootings in recent years, and many of these terrorists were radicalized online.[0] It seems like there's a big difference in outcome between playing a violent game, and being part of a community that continually makes reactionary jokes targeting marginalized people. [0]https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/16/18266930/christchurch-shooter-manifesto-memes-subscribe-to-pewdiepie https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/16/18266930/christchurch-...