Fortunately, im not stupid enough to let fiction dictate my moralities or my views on treatmen on women. Though im all in favor of equal rights and treatment between genders, the portrayal you described shouldnt be censored out of fiction. That is a part of human history and behaviour and any mention of it shouldnt be censored from fiction.Azuaron said:Seriously? I'd actually go the other way. Unhinged individuals may focus on certain fictions, but, being unhinged, they're just as likely to use one fiction (The Dark Knight) as another (Modern Warfare), so the results would likely be the same whether one fiction existed or not.BlindWorg said:*insert generic rant about game and fictions not having an effect on the real world expect through very unhinged individuals who were crazy even before buying the game*
Stable individuals, on the other hand, are much more susceptible to the influences of fiction, and fiction is often an indicator of current societal moors. Not in a, "You played Hitman so now you're an assassin," or, "Violent videogames cause real world violence," or even the whole idea that rape jokes cause real world rape.
I'm talking about a much more subtle, "Most things you've ever read, played, or watched treat women as disposable, helpless sex toys that need men to save them and keep them in line," and the cumulative effect that has on a male's ability to relate to and respect women, and a female's ability to respect and empower herself.
For example. Other examples include, "War is awesome if you're white and male," "Fat people are lazy, disgusting, and evil," and, "It's impossible for a woman to rape a man" (with the corollary of, "Male-on-male rape in prison is hilarious.")
If they were, the ''publicity'' or whatever the right concept-that-im-thinking-of-but-cant-remember-its-exact-word of this behaviour could be lowered in the common people. They forget that that kind of treatment is wrong and unmoral. Stable and healthy in mind individuals will not forget the countless atrocities and make an effort to be better.
/end idealistic bullcrud