"Sexpert" Says Games Advocate Hate… You Stopped Reading at "Sexpert."

CVG's Tim Ingham went onto The Alan Titchmarsh Show to talk about violence in video games. The people he was debating with included a gardener, an actress/"sexpert," and the former editor for Sun Magazine. To say the debate was seven minutes of absolute rubbish would almost be too kind.

[PirateThom]

I will destroy all of them.

[Beast_Master]

well I am a sexpert myself.. And I disagree!!

[Noctis Aftermath]

I play violent video games, i guess that is why i have a long track record of violent behaving and sexual assaults... oh wait i just remembered i haven't even been arrested once.....

[Jaybad54]

This whole interview makes me ashamed to be english. The majority of non gamer adults think this way over here and its rubbish, they completely close themselves off to any other opinions and are completely one dimensional.

What is he on about you can stop a child seeing a movie but not playing a computer game. Do DVDs not exist in alan titchmarshes world? I should also point out, for people who dont know, this guy started life as a gardener. He had a show called ground force and he used to install water features and pull weeds for a living. Honestly, god knows how the hell he got a chat show. Its crap every day, good thing its on at 4pm so almost nobody sees it.

[Gish]

@Noctis

This just proves that you have played Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed and MGS so much that you can evade authorities after your offenses! Not only do VG's cause us to do more violent things, they allow us to get away with them! So many new cold cases out there.

[siyrobbo]

we all know that socio-paths, murderers, rapists, paedophiles, car thieves, drunks, druggies, never existed before video-games

Before video-games there were no wars, no violence, no crime, the world was a happy place

Oh to live in a world where I can be happy

[Darkstorn]

The people in this interview have been highly misinformed about video games, but I was impressed with how in depth the debate became.

It's sad, though, that American news stations aren't nearly as comprehensive as even a low budget semi-political British talk show.

[Army_of_Darkness]

bald guy-"what thrill do you get out of violent video games"

Entertainment. I tell ya, it certainly beats getting caught in real life and going to prison all your life after chopping people up with my hand saw;)

Old lady- "violent video games promote racism and violence"

I have yet to stomp someone with my physical body weight like mario, or have I attempted to uppercut someone's head off like mortal kombat, or shot one of my black friends in the head after playing RE5... but these "sexpert people"... oooohw! they are pushin it!!

[menoyou]

liberals need to be removed from civilization

[AKNAA]

me and my 4 yrs. old daughter play Resident evil 5 together. we have a blast playing it together! she knows that its only a game, zombies don't really exist and she knows how to cooperate as well as help me out when a zombie grabs me.

all I hear when playing is "daddy, help me the zombie got me!" "thanks for helping daddy!"
so cute:)

I also wanted to prove her mom & the media wrong for the fact that video games do not promote violence, if you teach your kids the difference between good & evil as they play. for example...

one day, my daughter(4 years) was playing GTA4. she was randomly shooting innocent civilians! so I say" Honey, you shouldn't be shooting good people like that, its bad and not nice. your suppose to shoot only the bad people who try to hurt you or other innocent people"

so the next day as I was about to pass her while she was playing GTA4, she turns to me and goes" Dad look! I'm not shooting or hurting any good people because its not nice rite?!"
I'm like yeah, good girl!

daughter- "but those police are shooting me! can I shoot them back??"
in my head(damn, I hate cops)... "sure honey, go rite ahead! Lol!"
okay that part was wrong, but you get my point.

[sikbeta]

@AKNAA

That's The Meaning of Gaming Life, +Bubbles...

[PaLaK-]

Just like this TV show - some crappy daytime show which nobody ever watches... so I don't really care what they say/discuss xD

[Darkstorn]

@1.8-
What the hell are you talking about? There are infinitely more overprotective, anti-video game evangelical Christians in the U.S. and the U.K. than there are politically correct 'liberals,' and I've not met one liberal who wanted to ban video games.

There was a study back in '07 that concluded that liberals game more than conservatives anyway (it was due to most conservatives being elderly, though):
http://www.gamespot.com/new...

[MrMacabre]

I was gonna go for single but i think this calls for a double...

[DelbertGrady]

Or a holy facepalm.

[sikbeta]

A Massive Facepalm

http://www.brawlsnapshots.c...

[knifefight]

I love the headline, haha.

[Mikelarry]

so hard as well. nice title op. i lol anytime i read all thess articles about NON gamers who think they have got the insight into gamers mind. if anyone lets a form of entertainment take away thier common sense then the individual wasnt right in the head in the first place

[mirroredderorrim]

I've read the article, saw the clip and now my reaction;
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R...

[Galvanise]

after playing Resident Evil 5, I didn't feel compelled to travel to Africa and shoot a diseased black man in the face. Too much is made of the negative aspects that 'extremists' act on when a big story hits the news about a tragic death.

People often overlook the positive aspects promoted in gaming. Modern games are sociable, promote companionship (RPGs), press emotive buttons (Heavy Rain), provide the feeling of awe and wonder (Flower), make us feel empathy for characters (Aeris' death), as well as being used educationally, and for fitness.

The mainstream media ought to do some reading and try these games before they discuss them. I've always been told 'You can't have an opinion until you understand both sides of the arguement' and the same thing should apply to the media, especially seeing as they can influence millions of people.

[Hands Up For Games]

This makes me ashamed to be British :(!!

It just goes to show how the mainstream public feel about the past time we all love. Bar Stewards the lot of them ;)!!!

[Gish]

Fun accent to listen to atleast. Although they didn't once say "bloody hell" which is one of my favorites to hear brits say.

[Darkstorn]

@6.0-
If you're ashamed to be British, just think of how I felt after that Mass Effect/Fox News fiasco...

[Hands Up For Games]

Fair do's then Darkstorm, your Countries ignorance is indeed greater than mine ;)

[Ares84PS3]

But it's nonsense to say the least. I've been playing video games my whole life...well almost...it's been more than 20years since I've been a gamer and I'm not violent in any way at all.

[Corrwin]

Get one expert with an opinion, and put him in a debate with somebody who hasn't got a clue, but feels strongly about it nonetheless.

People wonder why I don't watch TV.

[Gish]

It's nice when these types of articles come out where non-gamers attack games. It's sort of like the Olympics where your city rivalries in baseball (NYY/BOS) or football (Auburn/Alabama) go out the window and everyone teams up together.

[Vagabond1088]

I'm most disgusted by the amount of applause given by the audience to certain responses, especially when the 'sexpert' was giving the response.

[siyrobbo]

ive seen this show before, the audience cheers at everything, there was one episode when they had a doctor on from embarrassing bodies, and the sun bloke ripped into him for some stupid reason, the audience cheered his opinions and the doctors as well, even tho both opinions were completely contradictory

im sure the audience just cheer when they are told too

and the average age is probably 60 years

[Kurylo3d]

i got to say god of war 3 did pretty much glorify violence... sex... sexism... murder of innocents.... murder in hatred... revenge... tossing a half naked innocent woman with her breasts hangn out into a moving gear to hold a door open so it wont close on u.....

Lol... but lets face it... that game is a game for adults. Adults dont need things like that censored for them. They should understand u dont do that in real life. The characters a mad man.. not you.

The only people you should watch out for are the so called experts who think video games turn people violent... cause if they beleive that they probably think video games can make them go violent... And those are the real crazies cause deep down they are violent and they fear themselves.

[Nicaragua]

I wouldnt worry about it, another 40 years and all these stuffy old farts will be dead and we'll have holographic TV's

[Corrwin]

You know what? No, they aren't. Not if the opinion...
a) was given to them by somebody they trust,
b) is backed by no evidence, even anecdotal,
c) was made up on the spot not 5 minutes before.

There are far too many people these days, who think we want to hear what they have to say, modern journalism and things like social computing (facebook, myspace, twitter, oh god twitter!) only magnify their own narcissism and ego.

Just because we can give a voice to the people, doesn't mean their drunken, incestuous slurring is going to improve our lives, or humanity.

Bah, I wish there was an IQ test to go on TV... remember when all TV presenters (in the UK at least) spoke with a posh British accent? They didn't warble on about the dangers of Cinema, or how the latest Ian Fleming novel might excite youths to go around shooting each other, not like they do now, anyway.

For that matter, I wish there was an electric shock administered to every one of those audience members, and to everybody who actually watched the show.

[wicko]

I dunno, I disagree. I think they should be allowed to voice their opinion so that we can judge them properly. That way we'll know for sure they are morons and can safely ignore anything they say in the future on other topics.

Only downside is that they might attract other morons and influence them.. maybe while they are congregating we can just gas them or something.

[Corrwin]

I don't know... I'd rather stupid people shut up.

That way, like you say, when we don't know who they are, we can't exterminate them ;)

[siyrobbo]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gre...

here's her book if anyone would like to leave an honest and fair review of something they havent read and have no idea about

[Corrwin]

Oh Gods... It's the Mass Effect Sex Box incident all over again!

[Sharpshell]

Couldn't one say that MW2 single-player has an anti-war message? I think you could.

If your categorically against violence as entertainment, so be it, do you understand what that means? For movies, even book? Eliminate all violence for entertainment and we aren't left with much of the current media being allowed at all, because it's not just videogames.

Video games are most definitely NOT more violent now than they were ten years ago, DOOM, castle wolfenstein, mortal Kombat. to name a few, the only difference is the level of realism, thanks to technology, but if anything games are less gretuedously violent.

LFD2 is filth but Zombieland is, wholesome fun? Humans are violent and attracted to violence, we do not need videogames to "make" or "turn" us that way. Sexperts, and other delusional crackpots need to accept human nature for what it is not what they want it to be.

[BeaArthur]

I can't take anyone who is officially titled a "sexpert" seriously.

[NMC2007]

Why would people listen to other people who call themselves "Sexperts"?
That's like listening to a person who calls themself "World Dominator", it's dumb.

[GrandDragon]

I agree video games DOOO reward violence

[tinajacobs1222]

They said "Sex." Tehehehehhehe

[shanezx]

I wonder what qualifications she has for that title ...

[ian72]

It was the biggest load of bull I have ever seen and heard. The "sexpert" and "ex editor" have no idea about consoles and games whatsoever. Sick of people who know nothing blaming games for stupid things.

[Cajun Chicken]

Idiots. Pure idiots. Why does this still crop up?

Stupid people clapping after an idiot says an misinformed word.

[Vip3r]

"sexpert" huh?

So basically an accepted pervert?

[TROLL EATER]

wah BS statstics was she on bout

[DarkSpawnClone]

i hope kratos gives them the old head rip.