| Re: Gamers: Are they bad people??
Well, I think there is very much still a stereotype that gamers are socially inept neanderthalls packed away in their mother's basement pushing random buttons that cause the screen to flash really shiny-like. People assume this, then take it one step further and assume everyone who does so is infinately lazy, then take it another step, and assume they are all bums who contribute nothing meaningful to society.
Then there is the debate that games like Grand Theft Auto cause violent behavior, making gamers bad people who are influenced by this medium. There was a recent debacle about the game Bully promoting and glorifying bullying, when in fact, that was not in any way a theme in the game, it was judged by the title. Gaming still isn't really an accepted medium I think when compared to movies and books because of stuff like this. As such, I think the players themselves come under attack a lot based off these presumptions.
Video games don't craft bad people in the same way movies don't craft bad people. It's media, not mind control.
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