Video games turn young men into bodice rippers, study claims

25 April 2016 - 02:15
By Suthentira Govender and Matthew Savides

Strip clubs, high-speed car chases and shoot-outs turn many young male gamers on but they might also be turning them into misogynists.That's according to a study that has found that games such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are creating a generation of young men who are unsympathetic to women and see them as sex objects.

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