First, I just want to make sure that we all understand that the only thing I actually accused you of is being a hypocrite. I don\'t blame TV for directly causeing domestic violence, nor do I think that you objectify women.
I am simply pointing out *patters* that have been extensively researched and published. Believe it or not, a group of students back in high school put one of our half-days to use, by using it to show a film documentary on the affects of media on the public. The day was very well planned, and after the movie we all got in groups and shared our feeling of what we learned.
But my gosh, you would not believe the sort of things that came up in that film unless you had seen it. A good portion of it was a case-by-case study in how women were portrayed in the media, and things that advertisers *specifically* do to get the desired effect. It was absolutely sickening. Literally, I could have hurled at the kind of stuff the media was intentionally doing to its viewers.
So, I am merely saying that many times the media objectifies women (along with other things), and *subconsciencly* your mind may begin to go along with it. Again, I am NOT accusing anybody, I am merely stating that these patterns have been researched by scientists and analysts and the patterns do exist. \"It doesn\'t make anyone kill anyone\" Directly, no; anyone that watches a fight scene on a movie and immediately goes out and kills someone is among a very, very small minority. \"I doubt it causes unprotected sex.\" I am in complete disagreement with you here; sex is completely over-glorified by so many aspects of the media that it\'s nowhere near funny. The media does not cause people to have sex, but it does make it seem like \"hey, if people look like this and act like this on TV, then I guess I should too.\" I would most definitely say that the amount of exposure our young people have to sexual scenes in the media (everywhere, including TV commericals, billboards, magazine advertisements, you name it) is an overwhelming factor in the number of sexaully active teens (in America at least).
You asked (referring to pornography): \"Do you even look at it?\" To this I say: \"at once time in my life, I did.\" But I woke up one morning and thought \"what the hell am I doing? I am such a greater person than this. I don\'t need this stuff to make me feel good, when I can go talk to my real women friends that I don\'t need to hide behind a glass screen to interact with.\" And that was it, I gave up everything I had to do with that. And guess what? I feel a whole lot better about myself and the people around me. I am definitely not proud of what I did, but I am extremely grateful that I was able to give it up before it got much worse.
\"You narrowed in, and fired. And actually, for that I am thankful.\" All I wanted to do is provide my opinion. If I have inspired you to change your ways for the better, then no thanks is needed. I feel better knowing there is one more person in the world willing to give up what he knows is wrong, and hopefully one day be a father who will teach his children the truths about right and wrong, and not let anything in the world change their views for the worse.
Because that is all I can ask of my life.
