Video Games are legitimate media (Score 1)

Why does everybody always get up in arms about content in video games that is on par with content in more accepted forms of media? There have been war movies made which are more realistic and outline the horrors of war, just like there have been some war games that I've played that paint war as a gritty and painful experience... There have also been war movies made glorifying war and violence that don't receive the same outcry as when a game is released. My point is that video games need to be treated like all other media; I don't want to play the game that offends no one, just like no one wants to watch the movie that doesn't. If you don't like it then don't play it; realize that video games can be as serious or tongue in cheek as the creators want and if you're a gamer you know that a good game is a work of art just like a great film or tv show. It's time for the gp to realize this, even if it's not their media of choice.