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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10471154)

I was mulling this over earlier and wondering how to address it considering that I *don't* think depictions of sexual assault should be banned from games; mostly because I respect gaming as an on-par storytelling medium to books and movies and there are obvious reasons for telling those stories.

The solution I came up with, is that it should be treated like how Australia treats drugs when it comes to games classification. You can depict drug use in a game, you can have junkies etc., but you cannot depict drug use positively. i.e. if your character can take drugs it has to negatively affect them... and things like "Psycho" and "Jet" in Fallout aren't allowed, because it's drug use that enhances your characters abilities and thus can be seen to be glorifying drug use.

I feel like similar rules should apply to rape. Depictions of sexual assault should be allowed, but never as something that could ever be considered "positive" or an objective.

Also just to add to someone saying male rape wouldn't be allowed; there is actually an obscure side-mission in RDR2 where it is HEAVILY implied that your character has been drugged and sexually assaulted. I believe there's a similar thing in one of the early Fallout games, also. So we do get some equality there :thumbs:.

I don't think the actual act should ever be depicted in, but say, either the lead up or follow up maybe, like how soaps do it. I guess a decent example would be in The Last of Us, when Ellie, the player character escapes from the rapist character in the latter half of the game. That kind of usage is fine as it doesn't come across as crass and is an integral part of the character's development.

I'm pretty sure RileyH was playing this game a few days ago

This game though :skull: :skull: :skull:

What is even the concept of it? You're a big bald guy that gets rape missions? :skull:

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10471441)

Has international women's day and a game about rape turned Marsh into a low-key misogynist? :think: what is happening.

The new Truth unmasked :omgno:

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10471458)

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:joker:

IWD has passed, you have to return to being meek and subservient.

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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10471617)

IWD has passed, you have to return to being meek and subservient.

Yes boss

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Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 10471266)

Dezzy plays violent games.:dog:

Yes it Relaxes him

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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10471617)

IWD has passed, you have to return to being meek and subservient.

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10471629)

Yes boss

<< a wild porn appears >>

Oh? What's this? Marshogyny is evolving!

... into MARSHOGYNOPHILE!

Niamh uses scorn

Its not very effective.

Niamh, come back.

Cherie, I choose you!

Cherie uses Subservience...

Its super effective!

.

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.........Still a better game than RapeDay.

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10471644)

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