@chaosprime I would argue that our game-violence isn't really much better, but I can definitely see your point.
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@Carin_McLeoud True dat. Which goes to the social purpose that poor modeling serves: inculcating the capacity for empathy-free murder.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Carin_McLeoud So then we're at why the sexual violence sims we have are viewed as in poor taste: they don't have the depth to do anything…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Carin_McLeoud …but inculcate capacity for empathy-free rape. So old culture devalues b/c sex, new b/c no purpose in neoliberal imperialism.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime I still rally against the notion that this is somehow any different than empathy-free violence, but I see your point.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Carin_McLeoud Hmm. I think sexual violence is different. Impossible to untangle how it's different b/c it is from how it's different b/c…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Carin_McLeoud …we're absolutely lividly insistent that it MUST be, though.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime Whenever something's societal answer seems to be 'because it is' I feel the need to butt my head against it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Carin_McLeoud Oh, hell yes. Here's an interesting way sexual violence is different: its vast and overwhelming prevalence relative to the…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Carin_McLeoud …the other kind. In fact, their relative prevalences seem practically precisely inverted in games vs. reality. Funny, innit?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Carin_McLeoud It's almost as though we think types of violence deserve to be depicted or not based on what populations they're coded to.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime Entirely too insightful for my own good! :)0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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