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Re:Ten year study: No link between violent video games and a... by yibg on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:08PM (#25577148)
I wonder about this too. There seems to be some inconsistencies with how society thinks about violence vs sex. Rape and murder are two of the most serious crimes, and both are punished severely; with murder more severely in most cases. But when movies or games depicts extreme violence, including murder, it’s seems as fairly normal and accepted. But when rape for example is depicted, it causes a lot of controversy.

Ultimately games and moves are fantasies. But for some reason living out some fantasies that would be very wrong in real life is ok, but others it’s not. I hesitate to even get into the really taboo subjects like for example pedophilia.

Re:Ten year study: No link between violent video games and a... by Leherenn on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @03:17AM (#25579704)
I'd say a part is that the violence is turned toward competition, not emotion. Who's going to win the fight? The emotion part is toned down.

Rape on the other hand is mostly emotion.

Re:Ten year study: No link between violent video games and a... by tekknik on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:17AM (#25582340)
Not to mention what competition is there to have over raping? Shooting games are purely competitive, a competitive raping game just sounds dumb.
Re:Ten year study: No link between violent video games and a... by selestify on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @09:00PM (#25577481)
I suspect such taboos are due more to emotionally-driven Puritanism than anything else. I agree that it’s interesting why we have such taboos in the first place.