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    whynotshesaid: I'll admit, the ability to kill prostitutes in GTA did squeam me out a whole bunch when I played the game. I particularly hated that you could pay th... more »
    That_little_attention_whore: This article brought two thoughts to my mind: 1. Damn, I loves me some Charlie Brooker. 2. I don't think anyone considers RapeLay "art." Even the gu... more »
    Perhaps Not: There are a lot of problems with the various arguments we're encountering here. First off, re: GTA IV, prostitution is a crime that Joe Average will b... more »
    Slatz_Grobnik: Why can't GTA4 be porn? Why is this a fight of aesthetic value? Peterson's logic, it seems to me, is to split games based on whether or not there's a... more »
    clevernamehere: Please no one respond to Alex Fryer two posts below me. I know it is tempting (if you can see it) to respond to such nonsense, but I would hate to se... more »
    bookling: "In Japan there is a whole genre of extreme pornography, known as hentai, which takes in cartoons and comic books as well as videogames. Imagery inclu... more »
    msAnthrope: I have a hard time believing that everybody who plays a violent video game like Grand Theft Auto "gets" that it's "art" and not just a way to pass a f... more »
    Jack_Burton: Vocal "gamers are generally a hostile bunch" - there, fixed that for ya. I'd argue that most gamers barely get involved in the debate in public - the... more »
    NerD: Blattella: I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts last week, and the discussion topic was Modern Warfare 2. Specifically the "No Russian" level. It's sh... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, I wish I could find it but someplace I saw a graph that overlayed the homicide rates with the release of certain violent video games (like Q... more »
    Kilotwat: You didn't think the fire just came out of his fingers, did you? more »
    MissKittyFantastico: This is why I *love* the new game Dragon Age: Origins. I can play as a woman character that I design, and she is a badass. When playing RPGs, women ... more »
    CatMcC: Seriously, WTF is going on in that picture up there? more »
    sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: I have an xbox and play with my boyfriend often. There are strong sexist overtones in many of the games we try out. Is it pornographic? Not always. Bu... more »
    Alexis: Excellent article. As a part of a small minority (black girls that game) I feel that most of my time talking about games is me defending why I still c... more »
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    Virtual/Reality: Violent Videogames And Issues Of 'Art'

    "These videogames are not art. They are extreme pornography," boldly states the headline to Jacqueline Hunt's opinion piece in the Guardian. But why are all videogames - and by extension, players - being judged by one admittedly perverted standard? More »
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