Violence toward women in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 evokes toxic masculinity

Violence toward women in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 evokes toxic masculinity

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-violence-women-video-game-red.html

Within days, the video had received more than 1 million views. While some viewers remarked that they planned to replicate the behaviour in the video, others commented:

Recent research into online gaming in the wake of the #MeToo movement sheds light on this kind of behaviour, raising concerns about the influence of gaming culture on attitudes of sexism and violence against women.