(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); If you wanted to count the number of times video games have been blamed for tragedies, you would need the fingers of yourself, your immediate family, your neighbors and Jack Thomsom. More recently, the man behind the Norway massacre, Anders Behring Breivik, revealed to have used MW2 a World Of Warcraft as both training aids and an excuse to isolate himself while he was planning the massacre. Well, a clinical psychologist at Texas A&M has not only spoken out against the blaming of violent video games, but goes to far to say that it reaches the point of racism. The psychologist, Christopher Ferguson, spoke with Forbes on the matter recently:

''I know it’s a little controversial to say, but there’s a certain type of racism
in place with these killings. When shootings happen in an inner city
in minority-populated schools, video games are never brought up. But when these
things happen in white majority schools and in the suburbs, people start to
freak out and video games are inevitably blamed. I think that there’s a certain
element of racism or ignorance here.”
“Scientifically, the idea that video game violence, movie, or television
violence contributes to mass homicides is pretty much a debunked idea that has
no real basis to it. I think certainly the Supreme Court case helped, especially since they were so clear
in pointing out that current research was not able to support that line of
reasoning.”

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As PHOENIX FC has said, he's not saying it's racist playing video games. Or that it's racist that we kill one colour in a game or whatever you think. I think he's saying that if a white person goes into a community full of non whites, such as blacks, asians etc, then the motive of the white person is because he's racist. But if a white/black/asian etc goes into a full white community, then the motive is that he's played violent video games. That's where the racism comes into play. It's racist for a white gut to shoot 10 non white people, but it's not racist for a non white to shoot 10 white people. Such as it's racist for a white person to call a black person a "nigga", but not racist for a black person to call a black a "nigga", or a white person a "cracker".

I think ultimately, what he is trying to say is that racism works one way, white to another colour. Anything other than that then video games, TV, movies etc get the blame.

If anything, this guy is sticking up for gamers, which you guys are not seeing.

what i was trying to say

Video games may turn out more aggression from mentally unstable individuals, but for the majority I think it's very minimal. As for the psychologist's comments, I believe he is referring to stereotyping. Racism is a bit too strong of a word to apply to an issue such as this.

thats not even racist lol its just a game!

I hear that they actually believe video games cause killings in Australia.

I say the psychologist is an idiot. 9/10 psychologists will say video games have an effect on personality, and I agree. Studies have been produced showing effects caused early on, just like TV.

I think he meant that it's only brought up in white suburban areas because that's where people have more money and video game more prevelant. As in more poor areas, video games are not the blame as most people can't afford them.

lmao,I'm from OZ and I hear pigs fly too.

I completely disagree with video games causing any harm, apart from obvious health risks if played for a long constant time. If anything they are a good past time to keep kids from getting involved with the wrong crowd.

Also, is this a complete copy and paste or have you edited it slightly?