Poll: The "C" word in Videogames

[Lolth17]

In that way, calling a woman a **** is a lot like a white person calling a black person a ****** - it reminds them of a time and a culture where they were devalued to the point of being not a person.

I think it's a bit of a stretch to draw comparisons between the c word and the n word. The n word is widely associated with the time of slavery and public racism. The c word is not, and in fact it wasn't even considered particularly derogatory until the last century (IE until the rise of women's rights).

Yes, exactly, and until a century ago, '******' was a perfectly acceptable way to address a black person. Look at Huckleberry Finn.

I'm just telling you how I, as a woman, and probably many, many other women feel being called one by a man. I understand that you don't get it. I wouldn't expect you to. But I'm definitely not alone in my feelings. Try seriously calling a woman a **** and see what she says.

 

[spartan231490]

...People use the C word in real life. Therefore I think they should use them in games. That whole...believability thing.

So no it's not too far, in fact it's used quite a bit in the real world...

Very well said.
Why should they limit themselves. The ESRB has that whole language warning thing, if you can't handle it, don't buy games rated for language.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

I don't use it myself, but I don't particularly care if others use the term either (though if they use it around a woman, I might go and hide).

That said, I also have absolutely no issue with swearing, as long as it is portrayed realistically. Entire sentences of simply cuss words, unless the character is somehow developed from such a rapid use of them, I get bored of fairly quickly.