Reading Response 6/4

To the White extreme
Question:
Aren't these games just an accurate representation of the feelings of society on sports and athletes?

Just because something is in a video game it does not mean you as the player have to agree with it. It seems like this author just takes a very broad view on video games and that they give the players the worst views of the sport or location things take place when that is really not the case, it is just the reality of the times. There are assumptions and stereotypes in sports that are not that nice and can be viewed as insulting to some people. Video games do not need to ignore these assumptions and make the perfect world, video games are just a representation of the real world and that should not be a crime. Stereotypes will always be around and you can choose to ignore them or just not get offended by them. But video games should not have to work around these to make their game family friendly or appropriate. The author makes claims that lead me to believe that he is blaming video games for letting this continue. All video games are trying to do is be as realistic as possible so the player can feel like they are there. And if the player gets offended that that is their issue and not the game makers to deal with.