Ignornat Anti-Gaming Drivel
Uh, video-games are bad, m'kay?
It's that time again... around 2pm on a weekday; daytime TV chat shows that disrespect video-games and blame the world's woes on them...
Oh, Alan Titchmarsh. You so crazy.
I know that we're all used to this sort of thing by now but I found the woman in this clip to be particularly egregious. I'd like to slap her but I'm sure that she'd merely blame that behavior on me playing video-games (despite the fact that I don't play violent games), as opposed as a natural reaction to her self-satisfied, ignorant stupidity!
♫You can do it. It's all up to you, mmmmm'kay.
With a little plan you can change your life today.♫
♫You don't have to spend your life playing GTA.
Stalking the streets, killing hookers for their pay.♫
♫Follow my plan and very soon you will say, it's easy mmmmm'kay.♫
♫Step 1: Instead of firing a gun, why not bake a cake or knit a sweater, just for the fun.♫
♫Step 2: Instead of shooting some Jew, why not donate to a Hebrew.♫
♫Step 3: With C.O.D. drop the dots because you'll enjoy eating cod lots and lots.♫
♫Step 4: Dont play games any more because games are the worst thing that you can do.♫
It's that time again... around 2pm on a weekday; daytime TV chat shows that disrespect video-games and blame the world's woes on them...
Oh, Alan Titchmarsh. You so crazy.
I know that we're all used to this sort of thing by now but I found the woman in this clip to be particularly egregious. I'd like to slap her but I'm sure that she'd merely blame that behavior on me playing video-games (despite the fact that I don't play violent games), as opposed as a natural reaction to her self-satisfied, ignorant stupidity!
♫You can do it. It's all up to you, mmmmm'kay.
With a little plan you can change your life today.♫
♫You don't have to spend your life playing GTA.
Stalking the streets, killing hookers for their pay.♫
♫Follow my plan and very soon you will say, it's easy mmmmm'kay.♫
♫Step 1: Instead of firing a gun, why not bake a cake or knit a sweater, just for the fun.♫
♫Step 2: Instead of shooting some Jew, why not donate to a Hebrew.♫
♫Step 3: With C.O.D. drop the dots because you'll enjoy eating cod lots and lots.♫
♫Step 4: Dont play games any more because games are the worst thing that you can do.♫
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Rule #2 - Ignorance breeds idiocy.
I've learned to tune this sort of thing out by now, and I highly recommend you all do the same if you want to retain some degree of sanity. These people don't know what they're talking about - end of.
I don't take it too seriously. I and I'm sure others come across this sort of thing a lot but I just found this particular case (i.e. the woman, Julie Peasgood) to be especially ignorant.
She's even hypocritical because she provided a voice-over for the PC survival horror game 'Martian Gothic: Unification'. I guess that she doesn't find violence within entertainment to be abhorrent, providing she's getting paid to contribute.
It was the audience applauding the moron, whilst booing the one person who was educated on the matter that I found to be unbelievably stupid. Then again, Alan Titchmarsh's audience is generally composed of blue-rinsed old ladies, so I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised.
What's Rule #1?
You DO NOT talk about Video Games.
Rule #3 is 'The less you know going in, the more you gain coming out',
while #4 is 'Respect is Earned, l33ts5p34k is Scorned'.
The Daily Mail.
"Oh, that gob-shite!"
Frankly I'll be shocked if you find that man to be worse than the woman!
Oh that guy was a complete idiot.
He sued Penny Arcade for donating to charity.
Well, she was bad, but she was obviously just parroting things she'd heard elsewhere from somebody who had actually witnessed a video game. The guy defending them didn't have very clear arguments and kept stuttering, which made the points he did make seem weak and unsupported, even though they were.
Basically, in terms of debating, the woman sounded more sure of herself and her facts. Even though they were wrong. Made me upset with the dude, because if he'd been as equally a strong debater the argument might have swung his way more. Since, you know, he had actual facts to back up his claims.
The Doctor lies.
RULE #1 - Using an intricate system of mirrors in perfect alignment, in order to peer into the women's showers is NOT permitted.
By the sound of it you figured it out the hard way
Yep. The women noticed the mirrors and a Benny Hill style chase ensued.
It could be worse. It could be Predator-style hunt...
Because they are.
Characters named "Coal Train" and girls fighting in thongs is blatant racism and sexism.
Here, let me point you to people who do science and don't just spout opinions.
http://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2003/10/anderson.aspx
Simply because you don't see the results in yourself or others doesn't mean it's not there.
Also, in his conclusion he states: Here, he is essentially admitting (in confusing language) that there has never been a study done with a proper control to test the effects of video game violence. Any serious researcher would read this sentence, and immediately laugh off any claims made.
It's also important to recognize that even the most respected academics are still human, and to be frank many of them are more interested in defending their own theories than seeking the truth (particularly in the social sciences).
Yes, there are violent video-games, what's your point? Would you rather that we ban violent games altogether? That's called censorship and makes for a molly-cuddling society. No thanks, I'd prefer to choose what I deem myself capable of playing.
Why should video-games be any different to other forms of media such as film? It's the parents responsibility to know what games their children are playing, that's why we have a legally enforced age rating. Children shouldn't be playing adult rated games but if they are then I'd suggest that the real harm will come from their negligent parents, not a piece of entertainment.
If you're a parent, then it's your responsibility to know what activities your children are partaking in and to ensure that you do not allow them to play or watch inappropriate material. It's all to easy for crappy parents to place their child's bad behavior on video-games. After-all, a scapegoat means that they don't have to face up to their own failings.
Rock & Roll, film and video-games - throughout history there have been scapegoats. It's nothing new but to try and defend that ignorant lunacy? Give me a break!
Yeah, if it isn't peer-reviewed, then it's only one step up from a blog post as far as the scientific community is concerned.
And Davies, I agree that parents should take a more active role in monitoring and understanding what their children are absorbing. Or at least not complaining because they bought their kid violent video game and then were shocked to discover that it has *gasp* violence in it. What did these parents think they were buying when they got a copy of Modern Warfare for their thirteen year old? These guns don't shoot flowers, you know.
I think it's silly to act as if we're walking blank slates that deflect at will all external influences. Or more to my actual point, video gamers get in a rage about people criticizing their medium, and do nothing to justify their perspectives when you take an actual look at how they respond (see: all youtube comments). There are valid points being made by psychologists and even Penny Arcade doesn't seem to have the ability to step back from their own vested interests to asses those points. Of course games don't create violent people, but they have influence on how predisposed violent individuals exhibit their anger, and those games can have special influence in the period after playing. So what happens to extended periods of deep investment in these sort of games? It's not a passive experience like movie watching, it actually requires the player to engage with physical feedback and encourages not just violence but also death. I think those are properties quite unique to games as opposed to films.