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In reply to the discussion: I'm the mother of an extremely bright male who loves video games. [View all]GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)violent games. Can't get enough of beating on zombies lately.
I am not worried about the effect on them because my bro and hubby and I all have:
Played video games since Pong.
Played D&D.
Listened to heavy metal music.
Seen a pile of Hollywood's greatest shoot 'em up flicks.
We are all fine upstanding citizens and have never hurt a fly. I am on meds. Sometimes those meds don't work and make things worse. I still haven't killed anyone, I just hang in there, go off the meds, and try something else.
I would be far more worried about what my boys would be like if they joined the military and ended up in a war zone than I am about games and movies. I think PTSD from seeing real violence, from really killing people, is the real horror but we never talk about that. Just how scary fake violence is. *scratching head*