• GeneralVincent
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    6 days ago

    Strawman? False equivalence? This is a pretty bad argument.

    First, I know this is the internet so everyone jumps to extremes. But can we please try to keep some level of nuance on the fediverse? And avoid personal attacks maybe??

    I am an avid gamer, and have always wanted to believe violent video games don’t affect players. But the vast majority of studies indicate either some level of being desensitized or increase in aggression.

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6790614/

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15013257/

    https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1864-9335/a000154

    So depicting violence isn’t great, especially (or maybe primarily) for kids.

    Seeing a lap dance isn’t bad at all. But objectifying women and unequal representation is not great. Sex, OK. Sexism, not OK. Hopefully we can agree on that at least?