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jackhammer · 08-09-2007, 01:35 PM

I was first exposed to violent horror films before I was ten. I was'nt encouraged to watch them, alternatively I was'nt banned from seeing them either. I was reading horror novels in my teens, as well as experiencing Metal music (the 80's). I can honestly say that media does NOT CAUSE violence. is it a contributing factor-of course. The human mind is not immune to violence, but if you are taught about cause and effect as you are growing up, then it put's everything into context. My kids are taught right and wrong and show that attitude towards others. Good parenting is essential.

I'm a huge film fan, and the argument of whether films cause violence comes up many more times, and it saddens me when media related sources are used as scapegoats for society's ills.

Of course there are exceptions, and some people are directly affected by the media they experience, but I would argue that there is some underlying mental problem in the first place.

Now where's my f[u]cking axe?

08-09-2007, 01:35 PM	#23 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I was first exposed to violent horror films before I was ten. I was'nt encouraged to watch them, alternatively I was'nt banned from seeing them either. I was reading horror novels in my teens, as well as experiencing Metal music (the 80's). I can honestly say that media does NOT CAUSE violence. is it a contributing factor-of course. The human mind is not immune to violence, but if you are taught about cause and effect as you are growing up, then it put's everything into context. My kids are taught right and wrong and show that attitude towards others. Good parenting is essential. I'm a huge film fan, and the argument of whether films cause violence comes up many more times, and it saddens me when media related sources are used as scapegoats for society's ills. Of course there are exceptions, and some people are directly affected by the media they experience, but I would argue that there is some underlying mental problem in the first place. Now where's my f[u]cking axe? __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”