Games aiding ‘pornification’ of society
The report by psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos recommends games consoles are sold with parental controls already switched on.
This would mean buyers (parents in the case of children) would have to actively have to choose to ‘unlock’ the console to let it access adult and online content.
Games were only one aspect of Dr Papadopulous’ research into what she calls the ‘pornification’ of society.
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She claims girls are pressured into appearing sexually available and ‘hot’ while boys were forced to appear macho and to think about women as sexual objects.
Chief among the report’s targets were lad mags, such as Zoo and Nuts, which it recommends are banned for under-15 year-olds as well as ratings for airbrushed pics of women. It also wants music videos with sexy lyrics only broadcast after the watershed.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson welcomed the report and said the Government would consider its recommendations carefully.
But a spokeswoman for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said there were no plans to consider age-restrictions on lads’ magazines or ratings symbols for photographs.
What do you think? Worthwhile insight into a decadent society or pointless nanny state hotair?
Link: Independent
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