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Kappa02 posted...

" 99% of the people getting offended by the video games dont even play them " this is a pretty good criticism

No, it isn't.

First of all, it's not proven. No survey or other data collection has been done to determine within a particular margin of error what percentage of people criticizing a game have not played said game. Even if we (correctly) assume that the "99%" figure is figurative rather than literal, the fact remains that this number is merely a gut feeling rather than a figure based on the analysis of data. And you can't use a gut feeling to support an argument.

Secondly, whether or not someone has played a game has little effect on whether or not they can adequately criticize an aspect of it that they have seen or heard of. The only effect is whether there is some unknown context within the game itself that makes the criticism weak or false.

If, for instance, someone criticizes a game for allowing violence towards women, but the game contextualizes that violence by sufficiently penalizing the player for performing it, then the criticism is not apt. It's a weak criticism.

Thirdly, none of this applies to the criticisms being talked about in that video. The criticisms weren't aimed at the game; they were aimed at the actions of a particular person (or type of person) playing the game. Because of this, it absolutely doesn't matter whether or not they've played the game.
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