"Games Cause Rape" Psychiatrist Defends Her Position

[Callate]

It's really amazing that anyone could put out a "statement" like this one with a straight face.

It's downright depressing that someone capable of putting out a statement like this one could be put on camera and described as an expert.

Her "expertise", in her own words, comes entirely from the mind-boggling fact that people keep coming to her for an opinion on this subject. That's all. I mean, presumably she went through some kind of schooling in as much as no one has contested her calling herself a psychiatrist, but there's no suggestion she has any kind of professional vantage to put forward the ludicrous and sensationalistic bullshit she's spewed into the airwaves. No studies of her own she's conducted, no research she's been a part of, not so much as a patient she can point to in her own questionable practice.

"Everybody knew about these studies"? I mean, never mind that half of what she sites isn't "studies" by the most lenient definition of the term and half of the remainder openly contradicts what she's saying- is there anything lazier and more unprofessional than sticking your nose into the air and saying, in effect, "Well, everyone knows I'm right, so I didn't feel it necessary to prove it"?

Oh, and prior to the "Amazon bombing" her book's link was mysteriously granted only the most gushing five-star ratings, full blurbs that sound like they came directly from the publisher. While normally I hesitate to suggest I approve of techniques that border on harassment, in this case I honestly wonder if the Amazon bombing isn't the least of what she deserves. The "doctor" has sold out her profession and arguably violated her Hippocratic oath. To be absolutely clear, I in no way endorse any illegal behavior towards her person, but her status as a media professional thoroughly deserves to be destroyed.

 

[Firoth]

Pretty sure alcohol has led to more rape than video games. Can we start a witch hunt on that next? Besides, if you believe the rumors, most gamers would never leave their parent's basement long enough to commit a rape. And, even if they did, they probably wouldn't be physically fit enough to have sex in the first place.

 

[escapeme]

This retard is one dick hair away from the other feminist idiot who said "All men are rapists". Think she's been laid in awhile?

 

[TheTemby]

It's quite humorous how she has set herself up to fail.
Either she admits that she made a mistake, loses her credibility and loses some of her clientele. Denies her failure to look into the matter further and builds a reputation to the online community as a liar and attention seeker, loses her credibility and clientele or she just keeps throwing bullshit at the online community as if we're a bunch of children, she loses her credibility and clientele.

 

[shadowstriker86]

are we still on this? why are we still talking about what some anti-gaming artard said?

 

[Worgen]

if she really wanted to prove her point she would play some gta then rape someone, now that would be cause and effect

 

[Magicman10893]

I have super-glued my hand to my face for the ultimate facepalm because this woman and her infantile views deserve nothing less. It's funny, as soon as I saw her last name was "Lieberman" I instantly knew this was going to end with me facepalming myself for hours on end.


EDIT:

Scratch what I said before, this display of complete and utter lack of intelligence requires something more powerful than a facepalm... the facedesk.

 

[Senaro]

"When the Columbine murders took place, there were national polls where people voted on what they believed caused the two young men to kill."

That's what gets me. Her proof that games cause rape isn't actual statistics, but a simple opinionated poll that was posted on a web site forum somewhere for the random masses to click on. This woman needs to learn to find real sources.

 

[Trogdor1138]

Well she is the actual reason there is so much rape in the world. She also caused the Holocaust and every week she goes around to an Orphanage to laugh at them, while telling them about how their parents deserved whatever happened to them. Then she finishes off the day with a nice dinner of babies.

What? It's true. If she wants some proof it'll take me about a month, I've filed it somewhere with some other stuff, I think... I'm busy okay, stop bothering me with your made up garbage, I'm a professional.

 

[dbmountain]

You know, for a psychologist, you'd think she'd be aware of and at least TRY to avoid confirmation bias

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

 

[Zer_]

Great... Why is a woman like this allowed to be part of the same gene pool as us? Is there some sort of scientific way we can make her NOT part of our gene pool? Like, gene pool disowning or something along those lines.

Maybe if we inject her with mutagens that make her bright purple with green hair. That'll work. I mean she'll have to deal with being chased around the galaxy by Captain Kirk as a result, but eh.

 

[Evilsanta]

Why do they always take up Rapelay? Yeah it's about rape and yadi yadi ya...

But if it weren't for the media people would hardly know what it is.

And I call bullshit yet again against this so called "doctor".

 

[Lord Le Camembert]

And suddenly, seeing all this I feel that being french is good news altogether...
No offense to anyone here but America really messed up the day it let Fox news exist.

OT: "Polls" as a reliable source of information was the most beautiful part of this
whole farce to me.

 

[captaincabbage]

When the Columbine murders took place, there were national polls where people voted on what they believed caused the two young men to kill. Media violence ranked high on the list

Huh... Apparently to her a "national poll" counts as a "study."
ROIGHT! Well then I'm going to have a "national poll" over the cuteness of bunnies and then call it a study!

I R DOKTOR NAO.

DOKTHOR!! I NEED UR HAELP! MY BUNNEEZ AREN'T CUTE ENUFF!

Let it also be mentioned that there are literally dozens of studies conducted by many of the leading psychological institutions from around the world contradicting the two, count 'em, TWO studies that she mentioned.
Also, ignoring the fact that a poll isn't a study, it should be mentioned that "Media Violence" does not explicitly single out games as the cause. There are many forms of media, many of which can be grotesquely violent at times and that have been around for much longer than video games (i.e TV, movies, music, literature, etc.), so is it not a more logical step to assume the term "Media Violence" could much more likely refer to these forms of media?

I think I've made my point.

 

[Chase Yojimbo]

This is really just another example that the 'Experts' don't know anything. If you can't find conclusive evidence that Video Games support the behaviour of rape, than you cannot by any means say anything regarding it. For this I think she should have her reputation sripped down, she obviously has shown that she doesn't know what shes talking about. There are more successful reports out there that support the opposite of what she sais than for it by a scale of 1/100. All she shows is pride and that is dangerous for anyone in psychology, you want evidence and studies, not hairbrained theories and what people say. But thats what i think.

 

[katsabas]

I love how she treated the public and gamers for that matter like you treat a fucking preservative. Everybody interested in it knows what they want to do with it and so, it never has an instruction manual.

Back up your statements with evidence, you suffragette-wanna-be. For crying out loud, my brother has a better defense when he steals cookies from the jars!

 

[samsonguy920]

SERIOUSLY?!

When the Columbine murders took place, there were national polls where people voted on what they believed caused the two young men to kill. Media violence ranked high on the list, so I, obviously mistakenly, assumed that people still knew about the studies showing this connection - and believed them to have proven the link.

This woman has the balls to evoke the Columbine killers into this farce of hers? I would slap her for even thinking this helps legitimize her position.
I hope to God I am never in a position to need a psychiatrist. If I do I will ask them first what they think of "Doctor" Lieberman and her allegations. If they showed the faintest hint of agreeing with her, I'd slap them.

We gave the woman a chance to justify her statement, which she failed to do. Time to stop feeding the troll.

 

[endnuen]

Who don't parents take responsibility for not raising their own children?
I've played violent games all my life, and I'm turning out just fine..

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

So wait a minute. The only sources she sited were either ones that refuted her argument or it was just a survey of "Average Joe's" opinion? Way to back up your position thar.

 

[Dfskelleton]

That picture doesn't do her any good. She looks so smug and self righteous. Pictures of people like that sicken me, I don't really know why,it just really does.
OT: "I'm going to go play Bulletstorm, it looks really fun and th... MURDER AND RAPE. MURDER AND RAPE EVERYTHING."
Seriously though? She seems like one of those people that just automatically assume their oppinion to be fact. The only problem is that currently, there isn't a cure for being stupid.