Gamer = Rapist according to crackpot...

[Coltimar]

I think the fact that we are joking about rape lends credence to her argument that we are desensitized.

[Ualaa]

Desensitized to a degree.
The joke is regarding her logic and how she came to that conclusion, not so much the topic itself.

I can make a joke about an axe murderer.
But just because you joke about something... doesn't mean it would be "not a big deal" when it occurs on your block.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I think the fact that we are joking about rape lends credence to her argument that we are desensitized.

Context much? Really. These sorts of arguments are better suited to the WoW general forums. We're a bit brighter than that here.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

http://www.dorkly.com/comic/10939/du...cause-violence

[Khatovar]

I think the fact that we are joking about rape lends credence to her argument that we are desensitized.

And what does it lend to the conversation that I am a female who has been sexually assaulted and I'm the one who brought the topic to discussion?

Does this mean I'm looking to get raped as I am a gamer and I hang out on this message board, not hiding the fact that I am female? Does the fact that I'm currently playing Dungeons mean I'm a Sadist? I'm also playing Batman ; Arkham Asylum, does this mean I've got delusions of grandeur and the desire to be a vigilante? I spend a lot of time on the FindADeath forums and watching TrueCrime and forensics shows, does this mean I am a serial killer? I'm also Pagan and listen to industrial music, does this mean I kill babies and don't know what a smile is?

I could just as easily say something like Christianity should be outlawed because it breeds pedophiles and murders and cults, pointing to all the priests nailed for assaulting altar boys and people like John List and Jim Jones.

Absurd is absurd. No one is joking about rape. It's Ms. Lieberman who's downplaying what rape actually is, because it's something that just happens because of something like a video game. It's insulting to me to think that this woman is sitting here saying "if it weren't for video games, these people wouldn't be raping".

There wasn't a simple external trigger that turned these nice people into monsters. It's a cop-out when people use it {games, religions, movies, music...} as a defense and I still see it as a cop out when people try to demonize it. It's the same basic fear mongering that we've heard about since the dawn of time from people who don't know what they hell they're talking about. Simple people need simple answers, damned be the truth.