Spaceman , I think this was a really great issue to raise. I would like to add/comment though that rather than highlighting it is society whom ought to be changing their viewpoint regarding the video gaming culture/world , it ought really to be the gaming industries themselves coming together and addressing the issues that we as a gaming culture find concerning.
Issues like you have already mentioned being: "sexual/ethnic/gender representations in games". I firmly believe that if the gaming industry put their heads together and conducted thorough research before implementing the ideas then launching these absurd games and selling them, the issue could be dealt with.
Either way , the gaming heads and society both have a bit to think about since gaming most certainly differs to movies and films in the way that the scriptwriters of books and movies actually conduct relevant research and do investigation regarding their topics or genres and story that they want to tell... why does the gaming world not start to do the same? I am sure society would want to get more involved in the gaming world if they can at least feel that the games they are purchasing are correct in the historical sense and have been researched at least.
Cheers!
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