Does Glorified Violence in Media, effect violence in society

Pyro

The full question is:

Does the amount of glorified violence in the media effect the amount of violence in society?

I would like to know your opinions on this topic...

ninty · 10-03-2002, 12:44 PM

Weve had discussions about this before, and I think a lot of people here say that no it doesn't have an effect.

I ahve to disagree though. I think it does have some effect as to the amount of violence etc. in society. I'm not blaming the media industry, but in my mind it does haev an effect on society.

pest · 10-03-2002, 12:59 PM

Yes, it does. It desensitizes you to violence and in some cases validates violent behavior. No, not everyone, but yes, there are some that think it OK if its on tv or in the movies.

10-03-2002, 01:13 PM

works for me, plenty of violence in the world anyway

10-03-2002, 01:26 PM

Violence in the media in NO WAY invalidates the impact of real world violence. We are desensitized to issues that we do not deal with personally, but when they do affect us on a normal level - yes we still feel these things we have seen over and over and over again.

How many movies have you seen where someone gets raped, or beaten, or stabbed, or some form of violence is commited against them. How many times have we seen sex in movies, and expected is as the norm. Now how many times have you had sex, and how many of those times have you said yo yourself "Yea - this totally is boring. TV has dulled my appreciation for it."

I can tell you it hasn't happened to me.

There is a case made that the level of violence in games like UNREAL TOURNAMENT, and the sex in pop culture is so cartoonish that it deadens the impact it has on our culture. Rubbish.

Funny thing - Theres a movie called Bowling For Columbine. It makes the humorous assumption that BOWLING (the activity that the shooters enjoyed and took part in before the shooting) was the cause of the violence. Ridiculous right? It makes a point though. Violence and Media is SO EASY to latch onto, because its presented in such a prepackaged way, its so accesible that it MUST be the cause of the problems. It also pulls the spotlight AWAY from the IMMEDIATE source that a trained professional would think to look - the homelife. These were kids from affluent areas, and 10-1 says there was MINIMAL parental involvement in these kids lives. They were left to their OWN devices, and we see where this went. Not to mention the school environment they were in, that either ignored or treated lightly the bullying situation, and the growing "trenchcoat" subset.

In the end, I'll never say that violence in media CAUSES these outbursts. It can be a final push for certain individuals, but to insist that it is the be all and end all - bullshit.

ninty · 10-03-2002, 01:57 PM

I don't really think you can compare sex to violence. Their too different from each other.

And also the question wasn't whether "that violence in media CAUSES these outbursts" but rather if it effects it.

Totenkopf · 10-03-2002, 02:19 PM

It's sh!tty parenting that causes it. I have watched violence, played violent games, been seeped in violence for as long as I can remember, but I would never commit an act of violence against someone unless in self-defense. Why? Because my parents, who were very involved in my life, taught me that it is wrong.

Milla · 10-03-2002, 02:34 PM

I love violence, this is why ill be driving an LAV (light armored vehicle) in the marines for awhile, just to mainly blow the living hell out of stuff. Top speed is 62 mph also, and they say im dangerous driving a car biggrin:

SoLiDUS · 10-03-2002, 02:49 PM

Mr. Special Ed, you are guilty of anticipatory plagiarism! *I* was going to
post that you ... you... secsy beast. biggrin:

Although there are exterior sources for violent behavior attributed to some
individuals (bad parenting, violence-oriented parenting, encouragement of
this type of behavior in one form or another, set and setting...), I would not
go as far as saying the media affects it in any considerable way.

We have an unhealthy society and it isn't surprising to see unhealthy acts
and people...

Captain Bunny · 10-03-2002, 05:17 PM

[quote="Capt. John Miller":92e96]I love violence, this is why ill be driving an LAV (light armored vehicle) in the marines for awhile, just to mainly blow the living hell out of stuff. Top speed is 62 mph also, and they say im dangerous driving a car biggrin:[/quote:92e96]

Emm, if youre driving, you wont be blowing anything up - your gunner will freak:

Incedently, i was having sex with this girl once and i thought "Yea - this totally is boring." mind you she didnt have a personality. come to think of it she didnt have a pulse either.
ah well, she was wet and warm atleast - wasnt too boring.

Milla · 10-03-2002, 08:58 PM

ROFL! "this is boring" right than and there i'd filthy roscoe the bitch

Pyro · 10-03-2002, 09:02 PM

That is basically my stand on it (though I probably couldn't of sayed it in a such a way you sayed it ED)

It must have an effect...but definally is not the biggest attribute to violence in society.

con Brio

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Originally Posted by Pyro

The full question is:

Does the amount of glorified violence in the media effect the amount of violence in society?

I would like to know your opinions on this topic...

need help on a school essay or something?

Pyro

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Originally Posted by Pyro

The full question is:

Does the amount of glorified violence in the media effect the amount of violence in society?

I would like to know your opinions on this topic...

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BallisticWookie · 10-04-2002, 02:23 AM

It's crap. Violence in the media and violence in society have nothing to do with each except for the fact that the violence in society is being replayed by the media on TV at night which is then watched by the normal everyday citizen who shakes their head at what is going on in the world and then changes the TV channel over to Friends and then forgets about the violence and starts laughing at the overdone and repetative jokes which appear on every other episode.

You think because I see some school shooting being recorded from 2 blocks away and seeing zoomed in footage of SWAT teams moving in to take down the shooter that I'm going to pick up an AR-15 and go do the same thing ?? No, I'm not. If somebody does however do that, they are the minority of the twisted brainfucked few who must perform what they see on TV. Those people need to be locked up, pity they cant be caught before they do the deed, but thats life. "Infectious human waste......"