1st March 2004, 10:11 PM
One word: scapegoat. We live in a society where we believe that when bad things happen, it's always somebody else's fault. And it's just plain easier to put the blame on someone or something else.
And as for video games contributing to obesity, I think it contributes much less to it than TV. It's difficult to eat and play video games at the same time, and even if you do, you don't eat a whole lot because you're hands are not always free, or you have to pause the game. When you watch TV, however, your hands are free to shove food in your mouth all you want, AND you're not being active. Being inactive alone, however, is not enough to become obese. If that were true, then I'd probably weigh 300 pounds. I only weigh half that. Why? It's because I'm not frickin EATING all the time when I watch TV, play video games, and surf the web.
And as for video games contributing to obesity, I think it contributes much less to it than TV. It's difficult to eat and play video games at the same time, and even if you do, you don't eat a whole lot because you're hands are not always free, or you have to pause the game. When you watch TV, however, your hands are free to shove food in your mouth all you want, AND you're not being active. Being inactive alone, however, is not enough to become obese. If that were true, then I'd probably weigh 300 pounds. I only weigh half that. Why? It's because I'm not frickin EATING all the time when I watch TV, play video games, and surf the web.