tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post5672385166748146340..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: The Supreme Court and Video GamesAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-30405391434056509482011-07-10T11:18:18.991-04:002011-07-10T11:18:18.991-04:00Prairie Nymph -- Maybe there's hope for them, ...Prairie Nymph -- Maybe there's hope for them, if their desire to protect women from violence can somehow be wrenched away from their desire to dominate and silence women. I don't know how that could be done, though, since sexism is so entrenched in fundamentalist thinking.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-46074838514680757902011-07-09T18:16:18.248-04:002011-07-09T18:16:18.248-04:00It is true that extreme religious right claims to ...It is true that extreme religious right claims to protect women. They feel that they must protect women from violence as well as from autonomy. I think the desire to be good citizens trumps their desires to dominate, but many of them truly believe the lies that women need to be protected from being fully human (for their own good).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-4356801873018190522011-07-05T09:22:06.387-04:002011-07-05T09:22:06.387-04:00Cognitive Dissenter -- It is. Some video games are...Cognitive Dissenter -- It is. Some video games are starting to resemble violent p0rn, which I think is part of a backlash against women. None of this is healthy, and I fear that such violent images can only do harm.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-72012297586825787732011-07-05T08:26:44.089-04:002011-07-05T08:26:44.089-04:00It is disturbing, especially the sexualized violen...It is disturbing, especially the sexualized violence against women portrayed in many of these games. It is sick, particularly when it is marketed to children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-57690254885530015502011-07-04T21:54:00.570-04:002011-07-04T21:54:00.570-04:00Paul -- It's an issue that our society needs t...Paul -- It's an issue that our society needs to discuss, publicly, because we're already dealing with the ramifications.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-77706256872527238792011-07-04T19:44:18.958-04:002011-07-04T19:44:18.958-04:00"...we need to be reflect on why such games a..."...we need to be reflect on why such games are being produced, why there is a demand for them in our culture, and what psychological impacts they could have on young players."<br /><br />I think the evidence of their negative effects on young players is pretty well collaborated at this point. But what do they say about our culture? That's a fascinating question you've asked.<br /><br />I have no answers, of course, but perhaps the question should be asked more often.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.com