What about video games based on conflict? What about novels about tragedies? What about disaster movies? Where is the line that shouldn’t be crossed? What context or medium makes a form of entertainment from a tragedy acceptable? Is this ride in poor taste? Maybe. Is it beyond the pale? No I don’t believe it is. Has it existed for nearly 30 years with barely a ripple of “offense” before this moral panic about an obscure ride at a tiny family fun park that noone outside the local area has even heard of.
What about video games based on conflict? What about novels about tragedies? What about disaster movies? Where is the line that shouldn’t be crossed? What context or medium makes a form of entertainment from a tragedy acceptable? Is this ride in poor taste? Maybe. Is it beyond the pale? No I don’t believe it is. Has it existed for nearly 30 years with barely a ripple of “offense” before this moral panic about an obscure ride at a tiny family fun park that noone outside the local area has even heard of.