Popular shows (according to the ratings industry) sell advertising. To look at why violence in our entertainment industry is popular you need to look to human psychology. We are taken to a process of completion when we watch a show that includes violence and the story has a beginning and an end. We, on more subtle levels, as we follow along also express the violence within us in acceptable ways. The mainstream or majority of the bell curve of us wrestle with oppositional feelings and suppress violent tendencies so that they come out in, if we are cleaver, more and more subtle ways, through interpersonal violence, bullying and manipulation. Violence in media is attractive to many of us because it illustrates those parts of us we are taught to look away from.
Now the Tipper Gore questions of, at what point does the violence begin to breed more violence, or influence us to act in violent ways, or lead us to believe that violence is acceptable, or introduce our children to violence are very good questions. But they do not negate the fact that violence in our media is simply a reflection of our collective violent nature. Better questions may be: Why are we hooked on opposition? Why does our need for opposition express in violent terms? Why can't we see this tendency in ourselves or its effects on those around us when we express it? How can we reconcile the opposition within us without violence? What prevents us from understanding the more subtle expressions of interpersonal violence in our daily lives? On Oct 5, 5:42 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I know the answer to that one Slip. If advertising did not work, then > there would be none. Do you suggest then that violence on TV is > tantamount to selling violence to the masses? > > What does that say about that bloody ballroom dancing show that seems > ohhh so very popular at the moment? > > On 1 Oct, 17:33, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > “…Can it be said that portrayals of good morality as seen on any > > amount of TV programes with a moral message to convey, has induced in > > mankind a good morality? I do not think so. So why imagine that > > portrayals of bad morality from the same source has any effect > > either?” – lee > > > Lee, while in many ways I agree with you, on the other hand, it > > clearly appears to me that TV has one purpose in the US, to sell. And, > > we are all well aware of how much money passes from hand to hand in > > the process of advertising. I question whether this would occur if > > there was no result. What do you think? > > > On Oct 1, 7:59 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > I think I see differantly form you there Slip! > > > > Can it be said that portrayals of good morality as seen on any amount > > > of TV programes with a moral message to convey, has induced in mankind > > > a good morality? > > > > I do not think so. So why imagine that portrayals of bad morality > > > from the same source has any effect either? > > > > On 28 Sep, 21:14, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/video_derrion_albert > > > > > In the past it would seem, in some abstract way, understandable as > > > > cultures had conflict in establishing rule or territorial > > > > acquisitions. Today it is hard to understand in the context of a > > > > civilized nation. I see in the video a primitive sort of behavior, > > > > unwarranted and inexcusable. This is murder, violence at it's peak, > > > > street violence not different than that of any jungle warfare. > > > > I also see a tendency in youth of becoming numb to the concept of > > > > violence as a result of years of exposure by various forms of what is > > > > oddly enough called entertainment. > > > > Is violence pushed on society like cigarettes and alcohol? Should we > > > > continue to allow portrayals of violence on the screen because > > > > violence exists? I don't understand why they are making movies and > > > > television series based on despicable characterization, it's almost > > > > like glorifying the behavior, setting up role models for dummies to > > > > identify with. We have lost our sense of abhorrence towards this > > > > behavior and are heading in the wrong direction as a society? > > > > I'm not sure that we will ever be able to weed out the violent > > > > behavior that is inherent in our species. > > > > What do you see?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
