Video games do influence you. All forms of media do.
People who deny that humans are not influenced by the media they are exposed to doesn't understand how humans work. We're extremely Dependant on imitation as means to finding socially acceptable behavior. I know this from simple observation of the people around me. Trends, and word use.
Many words that didn't come into popularity until they were seen on television shows such as South Park, Family Guy. I won't go into specifics. There is no reason too. Shows like Jack Ass defined self harm, dangerous behavior as funny for a new generation of teenagers. Eight years ago barely anyone on the Internet used the N word, now I see it being thrown all over the place by any type of person. Yes, I used T.V. specifically, because I know few are less willing to accept videogames influence them. Why do you think corperations spend millions on T.V. adds each year? Because they know it influences people to buy their products. And still many people deny that T.V. adds have any effect on them. Why do we have movie trailers before movies?
These are just some small examples. To deny that video games don't influence your behavior is just setting yourself up for lack of self awareness. Humans are very dependent on fitting into social groups. To do this we emulate what we see. There have been studies to show that humans are actually more dependent on mimicking behavior than monkeys and other primates. I know from personal experiences that the games I've been exposed to influence my perceptions of the World. The only difference is I'm equipped to handle them appropriately because I acknowledge how pop culture influences others.
If you really want to convince your parents your behavior has nothing to do with the video games you play... then be mature, and don't allow the videogames to influence you to begin with. Though, your parents do hold some responsablity because they do allow you to play those games.
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