Singer M.I.A. is yet to gain real popularity among music fans but it seems her latest comments about
videogames have already made her less popular with gaming fans. The singer who is also known as a
political activist recently expressed her thoughts about videogames teaching young children to appreciate
violence. She even went as far as saying that these violent videogames may even give players an appetite
She also said that many of the kids playing videogame are the same kids who are sent to Afghanistan when
they grow up. And that the images they see on videogames provide them with a misconstrued perception of
Not surprisingly, videogame lovers would have none of it. Even though it’s a fact that there are many
young and violent males over at Afghanistan and many parts of the Middle East, it would be safe to
say that they did not get these violent tendencies from playing videogames. In fact, it’s actually quite
disappointing to see an activist like M.I.A. who experienced first-hand violence to make such a hasty
statement. Videogames were not around during World War I and II, were they? Nor were they prevalent
during the extremely violent Vietnam War. So claiming that videogames are somehow responsible
for giving players an inclination toward war and violence is not just false but downright ridiculous.

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