Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Tiffany bottoms on October 8, 2012 at 4:24am

This is as simple as people just not accepting things they don't understand. I collect dolls. People cannot accept that, so they make it into something weird. Society tries so hard to box us into an acceptable pattern. Unfortunately, we're decent at not-co-operating

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Dr.Grixis on October 8, 2012 at 7:45am

Lol, without my glasses I thought it said "Why are Germans looked down on.... "

Anyways, as to the subject of gaming, it's mostly because republicans are conservative and they simply do not understand the subject at all. Nothing more to it, conservatives have a tendency to think that what wasn't around when they were 35 is absolutely unnecessary and possibly dangerous. 

I'm sure that 10 years ago they would've said that she was a dangerous sociopath if they found out she was playing videogames. Society changes over time, the conservatives just take longer to accept that.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Unseen on October 8, 2012 at 9:12am

I wonder why people like that are so down on video games and such whereas they spend hours a week glued to the TV watching totally irrelevant activities like football, baseball, golf, tennis, basketball, and soccer? The amount of time wasted on major sports is very very sad considering the useful things people could be doing. Imagine if they watched half as much of those sports and devoted that time to volunteering instead.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Jens Schwaiger on October 8, 2012 at 9:32am

Hello first of all to everyone on the forum. 

Thought it would be nice to join and participate some, especially as some of the recent topics concern me somewhat personally, as does this one :=)

So here my 2 cents for what it is worth: 

Video gaming in general is not condemned by them, In fact they are eagerly adopting the medium as part of their "Get them early" campaign, as can be witnessed, for example, here. http://www.christiancomputergames.net/

But due to the generational gap, in which their target audience occupies the older part, there is little understanding, let alone hands on experience to be expected, As such it is easy to manipulate the topic into a political issue. There seems to be a correlation between violence in video games and teen violence. 

As is usually the case, correlation is all that is needed, as causality is rarely looked for and in this case none would be found. It happened with Rock n Roll, it happened with Horror Movies, it probably happened to Mozart or Shakespear.

As with many things, this issue will resolve itself over time. Until then i am in the happy position that all my colleagues and my boss are into gaming. 

p.s.: I wrote this twice as i accidently hit some key i shouldnt have. Hope its not a double post. Also please excuse bad grammar, not my native language.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Strega on October 8, 2012 at 3:56pm

Do you think partly this is because gamers are observed as having a self-indulgent time, enjoying themselves with no unpleasant restrictions?  That must feel very irritating to the people who clutch religious rules to their chests such as bacon abstinence, funny underwear or other less enjoyable self-restrictions.  After all, why should you have guilt-free fun when my rules say I can't?. 

I must be 'Good' and you must be 'Bad' - that way you fit into my distorted view of the world, and I win - which of course is very gratifying to me, so absolutely must be true.  If it's lovely and fun and enjoyable, with no evidence of self denial, it must be Bad (see? it says so, right there in my bible).

Otherwise, what's the difference between my fantasy and yours?  No no no, you must pay the price of my condemnation for your self-gratifying pleasure.  And hey, look, Everyone else - See how I am right and good and holy, and he/she/gamer is thus obviously a weird and perverted sinner!  Orcs?  Sheesh!

• ▶ Reply

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• Next ›
• Page