Fox News Begins Two-Part Series Linking Games to Mass Murder
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I somehow doubt they care what we do. They're out to scapegoat us, but our input is otherwise completely unnecessary.lacktheknack said:Ooh! Ooh! Can we do the same to MSNBC?Dr.Awkward said:
Or... we could just ignore it. You know, like they don't want us to.
I hope ya'll know the metaphor.
On a slightly related note, I actually wrote an essay on why violent video games are not harmful for children for school. Got an A for it. I think I still have it saved as well.
I'm beginning to wonder how many people actually looked at the article before coming down and hating on it?
For what it's worth, it's not all that bad at all. There's a lot of editorializing, and Fox's position is quite clear with the sequence of quotes, but most of what's there is fact. To be a fair, a good amount of time is spent on admitting that there's no one answer, and that if there is a connection, it needs to be studied a lot more.
For what it's worth, it's not all that bad at all. There's a lot of editorializing, and Fox's position is quite clear with the sequence of quotes, but most of what's there is fact. To be a fair, a good amount of time is spent on admitting that there's no one answer, and that if there is a connection, it needs to be studied a lot more.
Really? I'd like to see that, if it's ok to share it.TheScottishMexican42 said:
OT: Can Fox News-no, scratch that, the entire Fox network-just be shut down already? I legitimately don't understand why they're still around.
I didn't, but from what you said there, it's even worse than it sounded at first glance. They admit there's no real link, but then say VIDJYA GAYMS R EBUL anyway?Chaosian said:
I forget: what sim/air combat game DID they try and blame 9/11 on?Creator002 said:
I mean, I have trouble believing they'd let that gem just sail by.
That would require they 1. played them and 2 took the message.erttheking said:
They thought Mass Effect was a virtual rape simulator.
Guns don't kill people. Crazy people kill people. And video games kill people. With guns. But we don't want to restrict crazy people or video gamers from having guns.tf2godz said:
I'd say "young people like something" is the older and more traditional.MCerberus said:
I hear they all wore pants. Clearly, pants lead to murder!
Not as long as it's big money with another group. Say the scared old white people who are their demographic bread and butter.crimsonshrouds said:
Breaking news. Fox likes to crucify video games as a cheap attempt to boost ratings and score fake morality points with the "old people" and "ignorant" demographics. Story at eleven. I long for the day when such matters are regarded as so trivial as to not even warrant a response from the more civilized game playing masses.
Pretty much the best way to counter crap like this, in my opinion, is to just sit back and wait. Gaming is so mainstream that eventually all the people playing it now will grow up and introduce a new generation of youngsters to games. The previous generation will grow old and fade into the dark abyss of time itself. Just as our father who hated television before us, and our father's father who hated radio before him and our father's father's father who probably thought fancy pants book learning was a sign of the devil (something I do not doubt for an instant).
Eventually, we gamers will grow old and find something new to scapegoat for all of life's problems. Such is the way of things.
Pretty much the best way to counter crap like this, in my opinion, is to just sit back and wait. Gaming is so mainstream that eventually all the people playing it now will grow up and introduce a new generation of youngsters to games. The previous generation will grow old and fade into the dark abyss of time itself. Just as our father who hated television before us, and our father's father who hated radio before him and our father's father's father who probably thought fancy pants book learning was a sign of the devil (something I do not doubt for an instant).
Eventually, we gamers will grow old and find something new to scapegoat for all of life's problems. Such is the way of things.
God, I am so SICK of this conspiracy theory bull! There is nothing to fear from fluoride!MCerberus said:Except the fluoride CHEMICAL in the water mind controls you into forgetting about chem trails faking Obama's birth certificate.Taum said:Fox News doing its part to try and blame computer games rather than the real enemy of contrails!
...It's a distraction ploy by the reptile people. It's MILK you have to worry about! MILK keeps you from making the connection between reptiles, chemtrails, and Obama's secret Martian army!
WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!
...Wow. That was...Interesting. Did I write that?
That's certainly a good point. I still think it's a possibility though, I love Bioshock Infinite but it sure as Hell wasn't subtle. It even shows in the advertisements.Zachary Amaranth said:
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What's the matter fox news? viewership going down so they need to do obvious inflammatory stories to get ratings?
I can switch this around on fox news and every news outlet and say that their parading around of mass murderers is causing to inspire another killer. Some murderers just want their 15 minutes of fame, and that's exactly what the news outlets gives them. The Columbine shooters, the Aurora theatre shooter, the Sandy Hook shooter all got their fame, so who's next for their 15 minutes?
^ Oh look, a rather biased story that has little research and is inflammatory.
Looks like Fox is a good teacher after all.
Makes me think of Mike Birbiglia's joke about cable news. "I really like Fox News, because at least with Fox News you know it's not true. It's like playing a murder mystery. So if that didn't happen, and that didn't happen, then what diiiiid happennnn?"ClanCrusher said:
So you're saying The Milk Man works for Fox News?Zachary Amaranth said:God, I am so SICK of this conspiracy theory bull! There is nothing to fear from fluoride!MCerberus said:Except the fluoride CHEMICAL in the water mind controls you into forgetting about chem trails faking Obama's birth certificate.Taum said:Fox News doing its part to try and blame computer games rather than the real enemy of contrails!
...It's a distraction ploy by the reptile people. It's MILK you have to worry about! MILK keeps you from making the connection between reptiles, chemtrails, and Obama's secret Martian army!
WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!
...Wow. That was...Interesting. Did I write that?
Can we get a two part series linking Fox News to mass murderers? I got the George Tiller Murder. Anymore and my google-fu runs into to much derp.
...........................I............................I just...*sigh.*...............It's.....no..........*sighs again.* Just fuck....Fox News, really?...really?! Okay it's time for Screamarie's handholding into logical zone. I know it's scary in there Fox News, but it's for your own good.
Now if we just stop and think about it calmly and rationally, you might realize that gaming today is pretty much everywhere. In fact, for a long time now, there have been very few men that haven't picked up at least one video game in their lifetime. So by law of averages some of those men are going to be murderers. A majority of these men have probably used toilet paper too. Now we don't blame toilet paper for murders now do we?
See? Very little if anything to do with games...it's just numbers. Now calm down Fox News, stop throwing that temper tantrum! I know you don't like being well-informed and having to face the facts but you're getting older now and you need to take some more responsibility for what you say.
Now if we just stop and think about it calmly and rationally, you might realize that gaming today is pretty much everywhere. In fact, for a long time now, there have been very few men that haven't picked up at least one video game in their lifetime. So by law of averages some of those men are going to be murderers. A majority of these men have probably used toilet paper too. Now we don't blame toilet paper for murders now do we?
See? Very little if anything to do with games...it's just numbers. Now calm down Fox News, stop throwing that temper tantrum! I know you don't like being well-informed and having to face the facts but you're getting older now and you need to take some more responsibility for what you say.