This article is about japanese video games called hentai that promote sexual violence. One game in particular, called Rapelay, has received a lot of negative attention. It's a video game about a guy that rapes a mother and her daughter and are able to do different sexual obscenities to them. I was so shocked when I heard that video games like this actually exist. It's just so wrong! Can you imagine having your kids get a hold of this game and play the role of a rapist? It's especially scary to think about since this video game can be desensitizing kids to these kinds of situations and might even make some kids think that it is okay to do the things that this video game is allowing its players to do to the girls. The worst part of about this is that even though it has been pulled off shelves, kids can still have access to it online.
One thing that I thought was interesting about this article was their insight on whether or not video games like this would increase the rape percentage. Some people have the impression that if you allow kids to play violent video games, they would grow up to be violent while others have pointed out that research has not proven this and that murder rates have not increased just because kids play violent video games. However, the author points out that in Japan, where the video game was made, their low crime rate can be due to the cultural constraints that Japan has which gives uses shame and dishonor to keep their people in line. I never really looked at this before and after reading the article, I do believe that just because Japan doesn't seem to have in increase in crime rate due to their games doesn't mean that everywhere else will experience the same thing. A lot of what influences the actions of a country has to do a lot with the culture of the country. The article makes a good point by revealing that the United States youth is hypersexualized and has a relatively higher crime rate compared to Japan and games like this can have a greater effect on our kids who are more likely to experience domestic violence or dating violence.
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