VOY 4x10 “Random Thoughts”
I’ve always interpreted this episode as mocking the parents who claim their kids would be angels if not for video games.
The Mari. Mario. Coincidence? lol
Nonsense. Video games give you orgasms. Everyone knows that.
Clearly I’m playing the wrong games.
I watched that episode at exactly the right age to have been crushing hard on Wesley, and I should not have watched that episode. Repeatedly. While alone. With my door locked.
Horny trek is weird trek.
So, the entirety of the Berman era.
Kurtzman/Abrams Trek is Horny Trek.
Berman Trek is Sexually Repressed Trek.
So many problems could have been solved by getting the characters in question laid.
And then Beverly finds a candle…
Those two were dating at the time. Really amped up on the on screen chemistry.
My kids play video games. Nothing terribly violent, but even if they did it wouldn’t matter much. You see, as their parents, their mom and I make sure we talk to our children about right and wrong, fantasy and real life, and how the things they see on TV, movies, and video games are not real and not appropriate in real life; that there is a time and place for everything, and that they need to be aware of their audience.
You see, we parent our children. We recognize where fault starts and ends when it comes to their behavior. And if we thought for a moment that video games had such a negative influence on our children, we would make sure our kids didn’t play video games. Because that’s what being a parent is about.
Right but what if in this case that’s what’s going on. She’s trying to protect a highly influential people from exposure to even the concept of violence because they emulate it.
Sure, to some degree, that’s valid. It’s not like i let my kids watch R-rated movies. But, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s n other words, parents need to talk to their kids first and foremost. That has a longer-lasting and more profound effect than micromanaging your child. Plus, you can’t always be there with your children.
Helicopter//snowplow parents vs actual parenting
Jeez, my entire generation was raised watching movies like RoboCop and Rambo. They even made toys for kids, based on R rated movies like that. Which means they knew and liked that kids were watching this stuff. We turned out better than the previous generation in terms of violence I think. We grew up playing violent video games but they grew up drinking water with high lead levels so I think they turned out worse
I remember the first super violent thing I ever saw in a game, it was the original Prince of Persia for PC like 35 years ago at a buddy’s house. Before that I had only played Mario, and other mainstream games that had no blood or extreme violence.
First time I fell in a spike pit and my guy died a bloody death, I was blown away that this was allowed.
That actress also played one of the Duras sisters.
Video games can encourage violence, if you make sure to play the right ones (College Humor Mario endless bouncing koopa)
Side bar, I always pronounce her name as Bʔelana with a glottal stop, just because I’m trying to make sense of how stupid that uselss apostrophe is.
In highschool I had a friend who thought he was effective at using violence because he was good at videogames. It was hilarious watching him learn he was wrong.
Is that a little hat the worried blue lady is wearing?
