lol @ FauxNews

[Root beer]

I wish I was on the guy that faux news called to talk to the game about.

I would ask "why are you attacking Call of Duty when that level where you play an undercover terrorist is no different than Grand Theft Auto?"

This is all B.S. Call of Duty real popular this week, thus, they thought they could gets some viewers this week by questioning Call of Duty.

Get a grip, it all comes down to parenting.  Besides, what different between a game violence, and a movie violence? What about a simple boxing game, wouldn't that be violence? Just because you can punch crap out of somebody on video game, doesn't mean you go onto play ground and do a reenactment.

Geesh.  : Chill out folks. And those of you with kids that want video games, just teach them different between right and wrong and help them have a healthy social life, they will grow up just fine. What my parents did to me.

[Tokyo Tony]

Root beer - the difference between game violence and movie violence is that in a game, you're controlling the character instead of watching the character. Based on your controls, the character (terrorist) kills innocent people.

Boxing is a legitimate sport, albeit a violent one. There is nothing legitimate about terrorism.

I'm all for good parenting. However, a lot, if not most of the time, it simply isn't there, and there's nothing we can do about it. Kids are more and more raised by their television sets, their video games, and the internet, which means that destructively influential content is something to worry about. Without certain games or movies or whatever, some of these punk kids would never be able to come up with some of the criminal ideas they enact.

Lastly, of course FauxNews' intention is to get viewers, just like every other news organization, just like every magazine, newspaper, etc. Viewers are clients. Do you know of a successful business that doesn't try to get more clients? Everyone should take all news with a grain of salt, get information from different sources, and make his own decisions.

[Root beer]

Root beer - the difference between game violence and movie violence is that in a game, you're controlling the character instead of watching the character. Based on your controls, the character (terrorist) kills innocent people.

I don't see it that way. Because in movies you can see a character controlling the action and killing innocent people and you can have a psychological thought of something like this "wouldn't it be cool to be like that?!?!?"

Which is exactly what you think when you play a game. Not a whole lot different. Wonder if a psychology major or psychologist will chime in.

[skunked_again]

The problem is parents are refusing to take the responsibility of raising their kids so they are letting video games, TV, I-pods, or whatever raise their kids.

Oh by the way the world is desensitizing our kids not just video games, all music or Fox News!

I have a friends son who was a master at video games he is now flying a Predator Drone for the Air Force in Iraq.

parents play the game as much as kids play the game.

[K_Mac]

It doesn't take a degree in psychology to know there is a difference in passively watching a movie, even one with "destructively influential content," and actively participating in a game in which points are awarded for reprehensible behavior.

The point has been made a couple of times in this thread that whether we like it or not, movies, television, music, games and many other cultural influences have an effect on the mores of society as a whole. Mores is defined as "the customs and habitual practices that a group of people accept and follow especially as they reflect moral standards." The "customs and habitual practices" of our society today are different than when I was a child; different than when I was raising a child; and with all of the exposure to media and cultural influences of all kinds, are much different for parents raising children today. I don't think it hurts to examine how these influences effect society. I think it is irresponsible not to.

[lightsout]

The one level in question you are not a terrorist. Before you can even play the level it asks you if you would like to skip it because of the content. You have to push continue twice before playing.

You're killing Russian civilians, not Americans Then in the end you die anyways because your cover has been blown.

Either way its just a game. The media used to do the same thing with rap music back in the day. If someone is that distrubed that music or a video game pushed them over the edge, then something else was already wrong to start with. Bad parents = Bad kids in my opinion. A video game is not going to change that. [/quote

For the most part Rap music HAS BEEN detrimental to our society. Our youth over the last 25+ years have idolized these jokers that promote "you ain't a man unless u have ice on your neck or rims on your car". Turn on the radio and you'll hear tons of songs that push drugs, violence, casual sex, prostitution, etc.

And don't get me started about how women are portrayed. People might make fun of me for saying these things, but a pimp or crack dealer isnt something to be respected.

Is hearing a single song gonna force you to do something? Of course not. But rest assured music has a HUGE power of influence, and repeated exsposure definetly takes its toll.