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Can Video Games Make You Racist?
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Can Video Games Make You Racist?
  • Published_at:2014-03-25
  • Category:Science & Technology
  • Channel:DNews
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  • description: Does it matter which avatar we play in violent video games? A new study suggests that when it comes to racial stereotypes in games like Saints Row 2, it really does. But that doesn't mean we should stop playing avatars that are different from us. Tara explains why. Read More: Playing as black: Avatar race affects white video game players http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/osu-pab031914.php "What happens when white video game players see themselves as black characters in a violent game? A new study suggests some disturbing answers: It makes the white players act more aggressively after the game is over, have stronger explicit negative attitudes toward blacks and display stronger implicit attitudes linking blacks to weapons." Effects of Avatar Race in Violent Video Games on Racial Attitudes and Aggression http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/03/20/1948550614528008.abstract "The media often link Black characters and violence. This is especially true in video games, in which Black male characters are virtually always violent." Follow Tara on Twitter (https://twitter.com/taralongest) Watch her on Hard Science (http://www.youtube.com/user/hardscienceshow) and Rev3Games (http://www.youtube.com/user/Rev3Games) Watch More: Are Video Games Bad for Kids? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFoD9lVFtPs TestTube Wild Card http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-437-pets-make-us-healthier?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT How GTA5 Affects Your Brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWwVe8PQHm4 ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq
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