whoops, that should have been clever, not cleaver. Oh Freud, you've done it again....
On Oct 5, 8:08 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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