I remember when my son was in middle school. His honors English teacher kept pushing him to read “Twilight”. He said he would rather be illiterate than to read such garbage. He was and is a good reader.. it is just more manly type books. As for video games... he and his buddies must have killed a million Nazis together.
“As for video games... he and his buddies must have killed a million Nazis together.”
Which of course is seen as bad by libs. Because it ‘promotes a sense of nationalism’ and instills a sense of good and evil, right and wrong.
It makes me crazy when people on the right start supporting that mentality, though perhaps not intentionally with anti gaming tirades ‘for the children’ because some are violent.
Sure some are violent. That’s the point of that type of game. Life can be violent. And it’s just as wrong to bubble wrap a kid (age/mental/emotional dependent considered) as it is to force it on ones not prepared for it. That is what parenting is supposed to do. Figure out when it’s OK and when not.
But ultimately, people have to accept the reality that there are far more adults playing them than kids now. So they are written for adults. with adult themes, scenarios and moral choices to make.
Our world (genX and before)no longer exists. But you cannot simply wipe all these millennial of human development from the male DNA.
In the Game Fallout: New Vegas. You can make your character any gender you want. I went for a female. Totally willing and New Vegas is the Best Game I have played in the past Five Years.
But I made that CHOICE.
I didn't have some Mom Organization petitioning Bethesda to include strong Female character . I just made my own.
Ditto with young boys. Let them make their own adventure without being emasculated by a culture that demonizes them.