Parents cautioned about game content:
--Almost half of top-selling console video games with male characters contain negative messages about boys, according to new research released today by Children Now, a national child advocacy organization. Those negative messages include violence, promoting unrealistic body images and stereotypical male characteristics, such as aggressive sexuality, violent behavior, and fighting.
The current analysis examined the top ten selling games for each of the three most popular games console systems.
Of the games that contained male characters:
38% displayed those characters with significant body exposure: 23% exposed chests, 31% exposed biceps, 1% exposed behinds and 31% exposed stomachs or midriffs.
In addition, 38% of male game characters had "large" muscles and 46% had "unusually small" waists.
54% involved those characters "fighting" or "being violent." Overall, 46% of games included violence.
Video Games Negative Influence on Boys?
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Video Games Negative Influence on Boys?
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Yet another message to paranoid parents who worship the TV...
Why can't they just make the effort and teach kids about the true nature of violence?
Why can't they just make the effort and teach kids about the true nature of violence?
Babylon 5: In the Beginning quote:
General Lefcourt: "My people can handle themselves. We took care of the Dilgar. We can take care of the Minbari."
Londo Mollari: "Ahh, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you."
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General Lefcourt: "My people can handle themselves. We took care of the Dilgar. We can take care of the Minbari."
Londo Mollari: "Ahh, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you."
Coming soon: Firebird Productions
So why just focus on boys? Ya ever seen those huge-breasted skantily-clad women in most games where there is a female character? If they're going to be paranoid about overbuilt male characters, why not be paranoid for both genders? Eh, it's not like I would care even if they were anyway.
...Looks like it's monster slaying time for me.
...Looks like it's monster slaying time for me.
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SDNW4 Nation: The Refuge And, on Nova Terra, Al-Stan the Totally and Completely Honest and Legitimate Weapons Dealer and Used Starship Salesman slept on a bed made of money, with a blaster under his pillow and his sombrero pulled over his face. This is to say, he slept very well indeed.
SDNW4 Nation: The Refuge And, on Nova Terra, Al-Stan the Totally and Completely Honest and Legitimate Weapons Dealer and Used Starship Salesman slept on a bed made of money, with a blaster under his pillow and his sombrero pulled over his face. This is to say, he slept very well indeed.
You know, I thought that fact would tip more people off that this was a joke(APRIL FOOLS!). I mean, when was the last time any "Child Protection" group was worried about the male images shown in the media like that?
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"I salute your genetic superiority, now Get off my planet!!" -- Adam Stiener, 1st Somerset Strikers
Yeah, I probably should have been suspicious about it, but considering how stupid a lot of the groups sound it really wouldn't surprise me one bit if they actually had done that study.
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SDNW4 Nation: The Refuge And, on Nova Terra, Al-Stan the Totally and Completely Honest and Legitimate Weapons Dealer and Used Starship Salesman slept on a bed made of money, with a blaster under his pillow and his sombrero pulled over his face. This is to say, he slept very well indeed.
SDNW4 Nation: The Refuge And, on Nova Terra, Al-Stan the Totally and Completely Honest and Legitimate Weapons Dealer and Used Starship Salesman slept on a bed made of money, with a blaster under his pillow and his sombrero pulled over his face. This is to say, he slept very well indeed.