Oh how sad this post is.Fondant said:
Wait, why do you have it when you consider anyone a rapist scum? Irony.Fondant said:
Rape Games Not Banned in Japan After All
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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I'm happy they didn't ban those games. I firmly believe that unless an activity causes harm to another person, it shall not be illegal. I call it the no harm principle.
As such I see no reason to criminalize anything artificially produced such as CGI child porn or rape games.
I don't think pirating child porn is unethical either (though perhaps it should still be illegal because it could be difficult to determine whether the material was purchased or pirated), what IS unethical is buying child porn and actually supporting those bastards that harm children in the worst way possible.
As such I see no reason to criminalize anything artificially produced such as CGI child porn or rape games.
I don't think pirating child porn is unethical either (though perhaps it should still be illegal because it could be difficult to determine whether the material was purchased or pirated), what IS unethical is buying child porn and actually supporting those bastards that harm children in the worst way possible.
Well, I would say it's because a rapist views other humans as nothing more than sexual objects that they can control.Ice Storm said:
Honestly, I can see why there would be a public backlash against this game, but the more hoopla made over it, the more people will get curious and try it. Think about any video game that has gotten exposure due to content. I'll use Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as a point of reference. The minute that outcry was made due to the "Hot Coffee" mod, sales went up due to public curiosity. Out of curiosity, I took a look around the internet and found out this game was released back in April 2006, and it's currently...2009. May '09. It took three years for any outcry to formulate.
The more people make noise over the game, the more people get curious and want to see what the fuss is about. The best way to make sure games like this don't get any attention is to ignore them. Nobody hears about the game, nobody plays it.
But I digress. The topic at hand is "should games that feature rape be banned?" In a way, I'm actually against it being banned. I know, I know, rape is bad. There's no denying that. But despite all the things said over the years by various people, I don't belive violent games make violent people. I know it's easy to make games a target in violent crimes and shootings like Columbine and Virginia Tech, but music, movies and television make just as big targets. It's always been a thought of mine that "if you want life to be pleasant, don't watch the news," because all they seem to show is violence. Sorry, again getting off topic. Anyway, violent tendencies are not made, people naturally have them. The question is do they embrace those violent thoughts and tendencies or take the high road and don't.
Again, I must state that I believe simulated violence does not propogate or create real violence, and I don't think RapeLay is going to turn people into serial rapists. People may thing otherwise, fine, I encourage that.
The more people make noise over the game, the more people get curious and want to see what the fuss is about. The best way to make sure games like this don't get any attention is to ignore them. Nobody hears about the game, nobody plays it.
But I digress. The topic at hand is "should games that feature rape be banned?" In a way, I'm actually against it being banned. I know, I know, rape is bad. There's no denying that. But despite all the things said over the years by various people, I don't belive violent games make violent people. I know it's easy to make games a target in violent crimes and shootings like Columbine and Virginia Tech, but music, movies and television make just as big targets. It's always been a thought of mine that "if you want life to be pleasant, don't watch the news," because all they seem to show is violence. Sorry, again getting off topic. Anyway, violent tendencies are not made, people naturally have them. The question is do they embrace those violent thoughts and tendencies or take the high road and don't.
Again, I must state that I believe simulated violence does not propogate or create real violence, and I don't think RapeLay is going to turn people into serial rapists. People may thing otherwise, fine, I encourage that.
In some countries women who are raped take the blame for the act and are put to a horrible slow death, and we are worried about Japanese men getting off to interactive soft core fetish porn?
Read lots of posts here. A lot of people have a good point talking about the whole violence/sex 'double-standard'.
I mean, I'm pretty sure there's a flash game going around where you can literally torture a hanging body by your means of choice! (scrapping the skin little by little?! Breaking their joints?!). Supposed, this is all good and fine, but softcore porn games are not!
I mean, I'm pretty sure there's a flash game going around where you can literally torture a hanging body by your means of choice! (scrapping the skin little by little?! Breaking their joints?!). Supposed, this is all good and fine, but softcore porn games are not!
How do you know what all rapists view? Are you one? If not, how do you truly know what's in all their minds and how they see life?Internet Kraken said:
It's logical to assume that. When you rape someone, you are asserting your dominance over that person. Rapists are fulfilling a primitive desire to dominate and control while also fulfilling their sexual desires.Ice Storm said:
I'd like you to explain how I can view somebody who harms another human for their own pleasure as anything but scum.
Rapists do not have control over what their urges are, they have a mental problem. Do we consider everyone with a mental problem scum? Including, but not limited to: depressed people, mentally handicapped people, etc. I hope not.Internet Kraken said:
I'd like you to explain why you seem to fixed on calling an entire group of people scum, while you do not know them all, possibly even knowing if you yourself may be one waiting to happen as well in the future.