This is an image of a younger boy playing his PSP.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=kids+and+video+games&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1199&bih=634&tbm=isch&tbnid=shwPXG2y-rUrRM:&imgrefurl=http://www.wellsphere.com/wellpage/csi-internet-fun-games-for-kids&docid=8vO8-lIPb7xyuM&imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_919KGO0U6Zs/SURUobo2COI/AAAAAAAAB2w/lb852na7OT4/s400/playing%252Bpsp.jpg&w=400&h=378&ei=JGCbTseFGuPfsQL19My4BA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=591&sig=102089998243173379192&page=2&tbnh=119&tbnw=134&start=16&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:16&tx=61&ty=54

This boy is clearly overweight, alone in the picture, and looks a little greasy like he may need to take a shower. He is intently staring at his game, obviously concentrating, but totally oblivious to what may be going on around him.

I think children are very easy to "class." A little boy who likes to dance and sing may be thought of as "sensitive." Little girls who like to play sports and get dirty are "Tomboys." But the cultural work this image is portraying is that young children who play video games are more susceptible to child obesity. Also, playing video games as a child may be linked to underdeveloped social skills. When I think of children who play video games constantly, I think both of these things. Kids should be playing outside, deciding what sports and activities they want to pursue throughout school, not sitting in their basement, alone, staring at a screen. I also think that this image reinforces what a lot of other people assume when they think of children and video games, which is, children who consistently play video games are seen as lazy, overweight, and unsocial.