Video games used to be one of the few places where kids could go and unleash their rage safely and without consequence. It was a healthy outlet.
Calling someone a "dumb nigger" in a game when you're mad isn't racist, even if the person is black. Even if you chose that insult because the person was black. It would only be racist if you were mad at them because they were black. When you're mad at someone for a legitimate reason, like they just shot you in the game, you use the insult you think will get most under their skin, not always the insult that best explains your frustration with them.
Now kids are forced to self-censor on video games. This doesn't fix any problems. The feelings they have will still be there, they will just have to find a different outlet for them.
Video games used to be one of the few places where kids could go and unleash their rage safely and without consequence. It was a healthy outlet.
Calling someone a "dumb nigger" in a game when you're mad isn't racist, even if the person is black. Even if you chose that insult because the person was black. It would only be racist if you were mad at them because they were black. When you're mad at someone for a legitimate reason, like they just shot you in the game, you use the insult you think will get most under their skin, not always the insult that best explains your frustration with them.
Now kids are forced to self-censor on video games. This doesn't fix any problems. The feelings they have will still be there, they will just have to find a different outlet for them.