Gameboy, or Gamebigot?

Multiplayer video games are highly competitive, so it makes sense that there is a certain amount of trash talk. But some believe this trash talk often veers into racism, sexism and homophobia. How bad is it? Does it matter? NPR reports.

Questions...

•Who is a gamer here? What is the trash talk like online?

•Are gamers bigots?

•Why do games tend toward racism, sexism and homophobia?

•Are massive user games a form of mass media?

•Are games making us less civilized versions of ourselves?