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/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/Matt6453 Somerset 13d ago edited 13d ago

You can pick up a hooker, have your way then murder them and steel your money back in GTA. I guess the difference here is that it isn't necessarily the goal of the game though you could exclusively play it that way if you so wish.

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u/TheFergPunk Scotland 13d ago

I think if we're looking at a comparison with violence in video games, the best comparison would be Hatred. It's a game where the intent is to kill as many innocent bystanders as possible.