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New Data Citing Parental Concern Over Gaming Fatally Flawed

arstechnica.com — In April the video game site What They Play reported that parents were more concerned with sexual content in games than violence or profanity, raising a few questions about the priorities of video game ratings and content that may or may not be harmful for children. Now, the site has released a new survey, asking parents what would most worry them

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  • Cellulose, on 08/12/2008, -0/+1All of those "concerns" rank pretty low in my book. Pot? I don't condone it, but there are worse things in the world. If I had to pick, pot, porn, drinking, and GTA would be preferable to Meth , unsafe sex, or actual gangs. Maybe a better question we should be asking ourself is do we think so poorly of our own parenting that we don't trust our kids to make the right decisions?
  • gcauthon, on 08/12/2008, -3/+1Most parents are not going to worry about their teenage kid getting drunk every time he leaves the house. Playing video games seems like a much more realistic concern. Your typical parent is just going to worry that they'll stay indoors all day playing video games. It's good to get some exercise every once in a while.

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