media violence, change or maintain Options

[Saeglopur]

Media influences many people in our society today - especially the teenage generation of today. People who want change the violence in the media said agression in children is usually influenced by the violence in the media. While those you want to maintain it say that the parents of the children need better control over what their children are watching. Should we change the media to be less violent or should we maintain it because we obviously know what's entertainment and what's not?

[lovescream]

Don't change.
They make movies for a living, so let them be.
The kids' parents should be in charge of what their children watch. Then why have ratings?
And not to mention for those kids who are stupid enough to copy movies, that's just stupid.

[youdrivinmegrape...]

Don't change.
They make movies for a living, so let them be.
The kids' parents should be in charge of what their children watch. Then why have ratings?
And not to mention for those kids who are stupid enough to copy movies, that's just stupid.

I agree. The parent`s should watch what their children veiw and they shouldn`t kids to R, N-17, Pg-13, ect. movies if they are too young or too immature and if they do the consequences are on them.

[pandamonium]

Don't change.
They make movies for a living, so let them be.
The kids' parents should be in charge of what their children watch. Then why have ratings?
And not to mention for those kids who are stupid enough to copy movies, that's just stupid.

lol the only thing that rating a movie does is make them watch it. it makes people curious.

if its the parents responsibility then they shouldnt let kids do anything. watch tv go on the internet or doing anything they have to be strict if they dont want kids to learn about these things.

[heyyfrankie]

i think we should let the media stay how it is now and let it progress as it wants to. if parents don't want their children to see violence, they should not let them watch stations or shows that have violence or just shield them from televison intirely. or if they don't want to do that, they could just try to teach their children right from wrong.

[*mzkandi*]

i dont see the media as the problem, why change something that, for example, an 18 year old can watch just because a mother doesnt monitor what her child is watching

[Teesa]

well, parents can't always watch over their children and I agree with pandomonium that ratings make children want to watch the show more.
the best way I think, is to just have parents restrict the channels that are showing violence completely until they are mature or whatever, to watch it.

[fameONE]

The media is responsible for influence on American society but the media isn't the cause for all that's wrong in the world. If they show a guy getting his brains laid out on the concrete on NYPD Blue, then they should show some of the more unpleasant war coverage or acts of crime caught on tape during the nightly news. Don't make it a double standard. Regardless of what purpose it serves, violence is violence. A kid sees an American soldier with an M16 unloading clips of hollowpoint tracers through Iraqis and wants to do the same. That same kid sees a cop shoot a drug dealer with a 9. What's the difference? It's still violence and the media is still the influence. Honestly, I don't much believe in censorship (although I do believe in protecting impressionable minds) so I'd have to support violence in the media. It's a two way street.

[Rikkiismyname]

MAn if the parents of kids these days can control what their kids watch then they shouldn't have kids at all. Just my opinion.

[aera]

the media should still show the violence. wiser is better than being ignorant.