Violence on TV
© Copyright Frank D. Kanu 2000-2008
While I applaud the FCC for finally starting to think a little bit more about violence on TV—isn’t this a little bit too little and way too late?
If you have children yourself you know exactly what I am talking about: News that broadcast for hours the tapes of a sick serial killer or the voicemail of an angry man. Commercials that are horrifying to children—either movie previews (how did they made it on TV anyway—in the movie theaters the commercials are rated) or those commercials that show accidents and the like. Those are shown in the commercial breaks at times we all know that children watch and—worst—even during the commercial breaks of kids programs.
Many parents don’t use V-chip blocking—is that because it is too complicated or because networks are not accurately applying ratings to programs, thus enabling children to see sexual and violent content that parents are trying to block?
Studies done as early as the 1950’s have shown that violence on TV can have negative impact or an educative effect.
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While I applaud the FCC for finally starting to think a little bit more about violence on TV—isn’t this a little bit too little and way too late?
If you have children yourself you know exactly what I am talking about: News that broadcast for hours the tapes of a sick serial killer or the voicemail of an angry man. Commercials that are horrifying to children—either movie previews (how did they made it on TV anyway—in the movie theaters the commercials are rated) or those commercials that show accidents and the like. Those are shown in the commercial breaks at times we all know that children watch and—worst—even during the commercial breaks of kids programs.
Many parents don’t use V-chip blocking—is that because it is too complicated or because networks are not accurately applying ratings to programs, thus enabling children to see sexual and violent content that parents are trying to block?
Studies done as early as the 1950’s have shown that violence on TV can have negative impact or an educative effect.
That’s quite some time to act, wouldn’t you agree?
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