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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azzy" data-source="post: 836695" data-attributes="member: 6563">Shall be sanitise the news as well?I AM offended by that stuff, but I do like the tone it illicits. A healthy disgust and revoltion to that which is evil.  That's part of what makes good guys good.  It's what makes some bad guys become good--evil is something only the most truely depraved can look in the eyes and not be repulsed.I don't mean this to be rude, but it's there in the real world.  It was there under the Third Reich, it was under the now-diposed dictator in the Middle East, its there within the serial killers and rapists that plague own own cities.  It's not pretty, nor should it be.  If it doesn't raise your hackles, you don't deserve to claim the title of human.  I think we can agree to that.If you don't want that type of content in your game, more power to you.  But those of us that do have that sort of content in our games are not necessarily sick, depraved or without taste or decency.  The greater the evil of the villian, the greater the good of the heroes.  Heroes that have to overcome greater obstacles tend to diserve the title "hero" better than any else.Part of gaming is catharsis, and, as you said, wish fullfillment.  It's probably the only way most of us have of lashing out against that sort of evil, ourselves.I'm sorry, but this sceams, "Me, me, me!!!!"To take things to their extremes, if Dungeon or Dragon ran articles with slapstick comedy themes or articles that are all pinwheels and butterflies, while it may be safe for the younger audience, I would be rolling my eyes.  It would be more magazine that I would be paying for and don't want.  Should that sort of thing be there?  Sure.  For those that want it.  I don't, but if it happens (and usually slapstick appears in April issues), I'm not going to complain.  These magazines cater to a wide audience, and not all of the content is going to appeal to everybody--just take what you like and ignore what you don't like.  If you feel that that's a knee-jerk response, then you're only thinking of yourself.</blockquote>

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