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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    9 hours ago

    I’d argue James bond as a franchise is basically a hypermasculine fantasy and the gadgets are pretty much a tech fantasy within it. Breaking laws of physics is completely unrealistic, but the point I was making was that you don’t need to do any of these things- you could write a story about how you went to the gym and broke a treadmill (even though you didn’t) and it would be fiction. The bar to fiction is not that high.

    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      Yes, it’s not a high bar at all. It just requires slight divergence with reality. Some degree of unreality, if you will.