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In general I go along with the statement, that it's just a game and not reality. Any sane person should be able to see the differences. Another aspect is the point of view.

I've grown up with the C64, Amiga and Famicom. As a child I already played games like Fire Power (Amiga 500). You drive a tank and destroy buildings and you can kill people, with remaining blood splats.
But the kids today have a complete evolved multimedia entertainment. Photorealistic graphics and war cries in Hi-Fi are another level.

So the younger people will have a different understanding of the topic. We've grown up with videogames that were meant to entertain and kill time. They've grown up with games, that really try to emulate reality and consume time. For me that's also a reason, why retro gaming has gone through such a hype. I don't want a political correct interpretation of the medievil time or a total exact dying animation of my enemy. I just want to have fun, while building some castles in a different world and I want fun jumping on Koopas.