As I said before, video game influence is not that big a deal. It's a cop out. Like saying the Columbine shooters did so because they played a lot of Doom. Or the kid who commited suicide because his Elfquest character died or some such. Society needs to find a place to put the blame, and no one is willing to take it so... blame the video games!

I highly doubt anyone is going to expose their panties because Rikku does so. That trend started a long time ago in the music community, and I've already seen 8 year olds do it.

Video games are not responsible for anything. They're tools of entertainment. They arent there to educate, to reform, or to raise. It's just not what their made for. I really don't feel video game designers should worry about "Hmm... will this make an 8 year old want to show her panties?"