Violent video games have "a much bigger negative influence on kids" than pornography, a leading porn star has claimed.

一位主流色情明星宣称，暴力电子游戏比色情文学“对孩子的负面影响更大”。

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Mr Jeremy hit out at games like Modern Warfare 2

He said parents should be more worried about the harmful effects of such games.

Mr Jeremy's comments were made at a session called the Great Porn Debate during the Consumer Electronics Show国际消费电子展, CES, in Las Vegas.

His comments angered gamers, who accused him of "ignorance".

Mr Jeremy's appearance at CES in Las Vegas caused some raised eyebrows².

He took time从容进行 away from the Adult Entertainment Expo, which takes place in Las Vegas at the same time as the annual tech fest, to speak out on behalf of his profession and promote some practical tools.

"Studies have found that violent video games are a much bigger negative influence on kids," Mr Jeremy said.

'Very disappointing'

The remark has caused quite a stir in the games world.

"It's rather hypocritical伪善的，虚伪的 behaviour and it doesn't speak up for pornography's merits by merely saying "something else is worse, don't look at us.

"Very disappointing behaviour from a man who should know better," said Jim Sterling³ of gaming news blog Destructoid.com.

Andy Chalk at video gaming site escapistmagazine.com said Mr Jeremy's remarks cannot be completely ignored.

"While I do think he's (Mr Jeremy) working from a platform of ignorance, I'm not quite as certain that the sentiment感情，观点 is entirely⁴ wrong.

"I wouldn't want my kids (the hypothetical ones, that is) playing Modern Warfare 2 or becoming overly familiar with Ron's body of work, but is it really reasonable to say that one is significantly worse than the other?" asked Mr Chalk.

Mr Jeremy also urged parents to play their part in preventing children from accessing adult websites.

He said the industry already does all it can to protect youngsters.

"Parents can block this stuff and need to stop blaming porn色情文学 for a bad case of parenting," Mr Jeremy told BBC News.

"Parents should watch what their kids are doing online and take some responsibility. Don't blame us. We have disclaimers, age notifications and software blockers. We are doing our bit," said Mr Jeremy.

That view was backed by a critic of the $10bn (£6.2bn) adult entertainment sector⁵.

"Parents are not talking about this with their kids enough," said Craig Gross, who is a former pastor⁶ and has set up a website to help people addicted⁷ to pornography.

"We have to have these conversations because for the most part, kids are smarter than their parents when it comes to technology. Parents need to do more parenting and be more proactive有前瞻性的 on these issues," added Mr Gross.