Sexualized video games are not causing harm to male or female players, according to new research
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Sexualization in video games does not appear to harm players, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior. The findings indicate that playing video games does not lead to misogynistic views or detrimental mental health outcomes.
  • wellheh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    I’m not sure why this is being downvoted because setting unrealistic body standards is absolutely terrible for society

    • kadu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      7 hours ago

      It’s not the onus of a piece of fiction to be “good for society”.

        • kadu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 hours ago

          It’s still a fact that it causes harm

          You can’t declare something as a fact just because you want it to be one.

          Who said that was a requirement?

          It’s embedded into your argument. If you do not consider it a requirement, then your discussion is irrelevant.

          • wellheh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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            5 hours ago

            Me arguing something can be harmful for society doesn’t mean I’m arguing it has to be abolished in its entirety. I’m not sure why you think everything has to be black and white since obviously there’s room for artistic use- remember you are the only one who thought that, or perhaps it just wasn’t obvious for you. And can you explain how unrealistic body standards is not bad for society? It isn’t far fetched seeing young people compare to beauty standards they are bombarded with. It doesn’t only happen in video games but in tons of visual media.

            • kadu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              5 hours ago

              And can you explain how unrealistic body standards is not bad for society?

              You’re replying on a thread specifically citing a paper on how videogame sexualization was found to bring no harm to society. Either provide evidence otherwise, or settle down with the unfounded repeated claims.

              • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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                4 hours ago

                You are reading waay to much into that title, man. Their claim is it doesn’t make people more misogynistic. There are still tons of reasons to care about how media conducts itself.

                Or do you imagine it’s just a neutral thing that the whites-only crowd would make it impossible to be a black actor again?

              • wellheh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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                4 hours ago

                I’m referring to this review from NLM looking at 49 papers to investigate the effects of gaming on women. It is possible to have multiple articles that contradict each other