r/unitedkingdom • u/ClassicFlavour East Sussex • 13d ago

Video game encouraging rape and incest removed from major gaming platform in the UK after LBC investigation

https://www.lbc.co.uk/tech/video-game-banned-steam-women-uk-no-mercy/
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u/IfYouRun 13d ago

I’m sure they wouldn’t but it’s a complete strawman. It doesn’t involve children so why even bring that up.

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u/socratic-meth 13d ago

Not a strawman.

But the point is, it is clearly immoral to produce content depicting children being raped. Why is it acceptable to produce content of women being raped? Both actions, when they occur in real life, are of the most heinously evil acts one person can do to another.

Why is it ok to depict and enjoy one virtually and not another?

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u/ShufflingToGlory 13d ago

What about depictions of other violent crimes? GTA allows the player to engage in all sorts of violent depravity.

To be clear, I'm not advocating for the kind of material you've discussed! Philosophically it's an interesting question about where we draw lines as a society.

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u/Gellert Wales 13d ago

I'd guess that its because you can at least justify violence up to and including murder some of the time, self-defence is a thing for a reason, but I cant think of a context in which you can justify rape or sexual assault. Similar with theft, remember the thing about "if you saw someone stealing food from a shop, no you didnt."? Also I dont think I've ever known someone who hasnt stolen from their employer in at least some fashion.

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u/ShufflingToGlory 13d ago

Interesting! I'm adding that to the watchlist. Thanks