The debate over media violence is one that is relevant to many gamers, as well as parents of gamers. As I was getting caught up on my RSS feeds I came across some videos on the topic, one of which is funny (though rather gory), the other is tragic (but kinda funny).

First, the tragic, a story by Charlie Brooker for the BBC about the coverage of the recent shooting in Germany. In the second half it juxtaposes the advice of a forensic psychologist about how best to cover these stories with clips of the media epically failing to follow said advice, suggesting that the news media is just as complicit in spreading violence as any other media.

On a lighter note, The Onion asks the question “Should We Be Doing More To Reduce The Graphic Violence In Our Dreams?” in a hilariously spot-on round table debate. As I said though, it does get rather gory and disturbing (at the 1:59 mark).

Should We Be Doing More To Reduce The Graphic Violence In Our Dreams?

“But I don’t want a dead baby.”

“Well then why did you come to Best Buy?”

Brilliant.

UPDATE: If you prefer sex to violence, you might want to check out this other, NSFW, clip from the Onion about how porn is inflating our children’s expectations about sex, which talks about games like Grand Theft Auto near the end:

Study: Children Exposed To Pornography May Expect Sex To Be Enjoyable

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