Trendy Violence?

by Alex Anderson

Temper tantrums with assault rifles, Uzi's, flame throwers, and grenades; dirty car sex via animated hookers; and theft of a working woman's vehicle, are all reasons that moms and other individuals with sickening concern for other people, have their undies in a bundle.  These people are concerned that by playing video games, in which the preceding takes place, that a person can become violent.  They are concerned that by planting these images in the minds of children, that eventually they will be convinced that these actions are normal, and accepted.  Personally, I'm becoming nauseous just writing about that terrible argument.  However, for the sake of this article being here, I will continue.

Let's settle one thing right away, all video games have a rating much like that of ratings given to all movies that hit the big screen,  rather than "R", there is "M", for mature; and rather than "X", there is "AO", for adult only.  Therefore, if your child happens to be playing one of these video games, it's not the company's fault for making it, but rather your fault for allowing it.  You getting angry at the company for making the video game, is the equivalent of getting angry at Artisan films, because you let your child watch an R rated movie.  However, you the parent, has a worthy argument to counter this.  That being that, you feel obligated to let your child play the game, because other parents are allowing it to happen.  To that, I can only say this, violence in video games is not trendy.  It will not cause your child to become violent.  Why?  These video games act as the exact opposite,  they relieve stress, and tension.  These video games are like those squishy balls that people keep in their desks at the work place.  When you feel frustrated, you squeeze the ball, or in this case... pop granny over the head with a bat.  Trust me when I say, that pounding grandma once or twice in the kisser, will not have your children running to the garage to fish out the baseball equipment.  Squeezing the ball never lead to violence, just as these games haven't, and won't.

If convinced you are not, I do have one stitch of advice.  While you set your children down, and tell them not to smoke the bowls, and not to drink the beers, hint to them, that their actions should in no way reflect that of the actions portrayed in the "M" rated video games that they play.

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