Comments on: “TV, film and game violence seen as a threat” http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/02/tv-film-and-game-violence-seen-as-a-threat/ Miscellaneous ramblings on miscellaneous topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joshua Lee http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/02/tv-film-and-game-violence-seen-as-a-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Joshua Lee Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:08:15 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/02/tv-film-and-game-violence-seen-as-a-threat/#comment-648 So your thirty-something adult ingests steroids like candy and jumps around violently in a wrestling ring? ;-) In what way does this influence his actions? (Well, other than probably being stupid which is probably not a cause-and-effect relationship with "wrastlin". Remember, correlation does not imply causation!) So your thirty-something adult ingests steroids like candy and jumps around violently in a wrestling ring? ;-) In what way does this influence his actions? (Well, other than probably being stupid which is probably not a cause-and-effect relationship with “wrastlin”. Remember, correlation does not imply causation!)

]]> By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/02/tv-film-and-game-violence-seen-as-a-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Head Geek Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:34:25 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/02/tv-film-and-game-violence-seen-as-a-threat/#comment-647 The <a href="http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/home.html" rel="nofollow">World Wrestling Federation</a> (or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature#Abbreviation_dispute" rel="nofollow">whatever they're calling it these days</a>) is basically a testosterone-sodden soap opera, but there's a subset of less-intelligent people (one of whom GoddessJ and I have the misfortune to know) who still insist that everything on it is real. If a thirty-something adult can still believe it, it can definitely confuse children, even teenagers or older. There are other shows that could generate similar confusion, that's just the first example that comes to my mind. And yes, less-talented writers often tend to use gratuitous sex and violence in place of plot. As long as people will buy it, they'll keep making it. The World Wrestling Federation (or whatever they’re calling it these days) is basically a testosterone-sodden soap opera, but there’s a subset of less-intelligent people (one of whom GoddessJ and I have the misfortune to know) who still insist that everything on it is real. If a thirty-something adult can still believe it, it can definitely confuse children, even teenagers or older. There are other shows that could generate similar confusion, that’s just the first example that comes to my mind.

And yes, less-talented writers often tend to use gratuitous sex and violence in place of plot. As long as people will buy it, they’ll keep making it.

]]> By: Joshua Lee http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/02/tv-film-and-game-violence-seen-as-a-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Joshua Lee Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:43:21 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/02/tv-film-and-game-violence-seen-as-a-threat/#comment-646 The age of children that think that even actors are real-life people is considerably younger than the 13 years of age limit for a PG-13 film. I'm more concerned over the cultural rather than behavioral impact of mindless violence and sex in media - it's a lot easier to put in gratutitous violence and sex rather than a plot into a film or TV show. The age of children that think that even actors are real-life people is considerably younger than the 13 years of age limit for a PG-13 film. I’m more concerned over the cultural rather than behavioral impact of mindless violence and sex in media - it’s a lot easier to put in gratutitous violence and sex rather than a plot into a film or TV show.

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