A symposium will be held this weekend on "The Sexualization of Children."  Amongst the the culprits responsible for sexualizing little Jack and Jill are video games and online pornography.

According to psychology professor Sharna Olfman of Point Park University, video games present a danger to girls.  It's not the girls' fault, however, it's the boys.  Video games, porn and other media "teach boys about sex" and result in the sexualization of girls.

Olfman elaborates, "'Sexualization' means someone doesn't understand that sexuality is part of a loving relationship."  (I personally disagree that you need to be in a loving relationship in order to sexualize someone...but that's probably why I'm not giving a symposium on children)

That video games/internet "sexualize" children should be nothing new to anyone.  Five hundred years ago, books were criticized for poisoning the minds of medieval aged kids - where did they get their ideas of sex back then?  But I digress.  Games are an outlet for sexuality...so get over it. 

Sex moves the world.  It's the reason we are all here in the first place, and we have it to thank for ensuring humanity survives.  We surround ourselves with sexual images and innuendo in our books, music, movies, websites, tea leaves, ice cubes, peanut butter and video games not only because it makes us happy, but because we as human beings can't help it.

While games video games and other media MUST have a degree of responsibility (see:  Samus's Boob Job), parenting has the most influence on children, and by extension, childrens' sexualization.

There are human beings who need to be addressed before video games can be blamed for something your children will grow in to naturally.  Hopefully this symposium will address the true root of these issues and won't be another blame-the-media fiasco.

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written by chefie , June 13, 2008

the console voltron thing looks like a spaceship

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written by gameh0lic , June 13, 2008

haha how much time did you spend making that picture?

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written by Lan Party Socialite , June 14, 2008

way too much

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written by m00k , June 14, 2008

LOL @ the picture

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written by DJ , June 14, 2008

Nice picture. I wish my mom had kept me from seeing it.

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written by Batabii , June 27, 2008

So vague...

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written by Ittaku 101 , July 02, 2008

I may be a boy, but I am against all pornography. Yes, it is true that some video games are, in fact, sexual. But I would like to point out that they put that damn parental game rating on the freaking box! Besides, the video games in America are nowhere near as bad asthe video games in Japan.

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written by Dudelicious , July 06, 2008

Yeah remember street fighter there were loads a girls in skimpy showing there legs...and tits... and asses ahh!! (drooling)

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written by dragon , October 23, 2008

Video games sexual ! if game images can make a child go sex crazy than that child isn't normal ! I think that saying video games lead to Sexualization is a load of crap and a cop-out ! Some kids just mature earlier than others and go sexually active because of natural hormone changes in their body --- Get real people

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