Your kids shouldn’t impact what artists choose to create, and parental controls and ratings systems exist for you to engage with (you probably should if you are scared of them seeing intimacy between grown adults)
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Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Most games unless it is a sex game shouldn’t have sex in it. My kids play lot of the same games I do and I don’t want them having access to sex in a game.
Most times it adds nothing to a story and is there just a preversion thing.
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
pancakes@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It’s sad that people think like this
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why is it sad? Some people want sex to be a private thing that individuals do outside of the public eye. Not everyone is a coomer who wants to revolve their life around sexuality. Just because people have different values than you doesn’t make it sad.
Djennik@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s sad that the commenter allows his children to go cyberpsycho on virtual bystanders but won’t allow them to see a nipple.
There is a reason the game has an age restriction.
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Continuous exposure to sexual content throughout childhood can have significant effect on their sexuality later in life. I don’t think the same thing is true for shooting games.
Goronmon@kbin.social 8 months ago
Not everyone is a coomer who wants to revolve their life around sexuality.
You can acknowledge that sex exists without someone's life revolving around it. Just like "wanting sex to be private" may not mean that someone is just terrified of the topic itself or things all sex is gross and should be avoided.
Just because people have different values than you doesn’t make it sad.
Some values are perfectly valid for criticism. "No one should make content that I don't personally approve of" is one that I would categorize as worthy of criticism.
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“No one should make content that I don’t personally approve of” is one that I would categorize as worthy of criticism.
Who said no one can make content if it has sex in it? People are just saying they don’t like it and everyone is sperging out about how children should see sexual content because they also see violence.
Neato@kbin.social 8 months ago
Sex is required for every human to exist. I'm sorry it scares you but you're kids are going to be fucking fine.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 8 months ago
Akchually in-vitro fecundation is a thing.
Neato@kbin.social 8 months ago
This just means that penetrative sex with a penis is not required. Doctors can either inseminate people directly, or implant fertilized embryos.
But the only effective way to harvest sperm is through ejaculation. I.e. masturbation. So you're really not avoiding sex altogether. You're just going about it differently.
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Do you consider masterbation sex? because uhh it isn’t
Grangle1@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Gamers say they want parents to actually get involved and monitor the content kids interact with in games. A parent actually does monitor what their kids play, and suddenly gamers lose their minds.
Goronmon@kbin.social 8 months ago
In this case, OP is stating that he thinks no company should be making games with any type of sexual content. Just in case his kids want to play that game.
That goes beyond "monitoring what their kids play" and that's why people are reacting strongly.
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Do you recognize that some people may have different values than your own and it’s ok for them to strive towards upholding them? You are not losing anything in life by not having pornographic scenes in video games.
Neato@kbin.social 8 months ago
Lol. You're trying to censor an entire industry because the most natural human experience makes your nervous.
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No, I just don’t want needless sex in my games. I don’t care to make it illegal or anything but I’m speaking out that I do not enjoy sexuality in video games and think if that’s something people desire, they can find that sort of content elsewhere.
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Hi, it’s good to understand the difference between pornography and narratives showing intimacy. Good day.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
It is quite obvious this was posted by an American. They are such prudes when it comes to sex and nudity, but think violence is just swell.
FastAndBulbous@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Don’t get into this if you don’t want to get dogpiled by prudes. Lemmy is weirdly anti sex scenes.
IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 8 months ago
Kids that aren’t ready to see sex in games aren’t grown up enough to play those games to begin with. I don’t know any non-porn game with sec in it that isn’t a violent murder simulator.
Djennik@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You allow them to murder hundreds of virtual people or creatures, but sex is a bridge too far?
1bluepixel@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“How dare they show a titty in my murder simulator.”
Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Bet they are from the US?
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Unironically yes. Pornography appeals to our monkey brain in a way that violence doesn’t. Violence in media is just an expression of conflict.
Djennik@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Having sex is probably something you will do in your life, mass murder is not.
And just as hitting several hookers in downtown los Santos with a virtual bolide won’t make you a deranged carkiller, being exposed to a scene where two people have virtual and consentual intercourse won’t make you a sex-driven pervert.
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I would say this exactly why one topic is more sensitive than the other. No one goes around killing aliens with ray guns, so there really isn’t much to emulate there. Whereas sex appeals to our biology and on young impressionable children, it could have significant impact on them to be continuously exposed to it through media.
andthenthreemore@startrek.website 8 months ago
Um, have you seen how vicious chimpanzees are when they fight? Violence 100% is monkey brain.
cricket97@lemmy.world 8 months ago
bro thought he said something smart