This project Muse reading was about technology and youth today. We are currently subject to a lot of bad thing in the media, which lead to violence and drug use, smoking and not being in shape. However even if I am seeing all these things on the media, I know that violence is still wrong. It is still my own choice to do things, and it is not the radio station or televesion that controls me. Obesity, however could be easily marketed and could be eaten that day just because some hungry guy saw it on tv. However that is just part of the industry today. This article has been talked about all the time for the past 5 years but so far, nothing has happened to the amount of violence on tv, or in video games. I believe that the conservatives of this world see evil in too many things.
I like the story on the video games alot. It was very interesting to me because In the begiing of this year my friends and I used to play a super nintendo, and even with the very basic graphics and game play I still thought it was alot of fun. I think that the original games are very important, because they are a part of our culture, but also they can still be fun to play
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2 comments:
YOOO SEAN!!
I found that your thoughts on this article were similar to mine. I completely agree with our statement regarding that we as humans know right and wrong and make our own decisions, so media really doesn't affect these statistics much. I think that today in modern society, everybody tries to put a blame on someone or something and point out the bad in our country. Most countries write about the statistics on disease, poverty, and death. But we take time to find out how many people eat too much and what food advertisements convey them to do this and how "video games encourage violence" in our country. I see where some of this is important to know but some of it I also think is a bit ridiculous!
I think that both of us may just think media does not affect us because we do not watch a lot of T.V and other things. I think this article is a little far fetched and written by conservative adults scared of the youth today. I am glad someone else is against this thought, because even if there is a problem in our media, it is part of the new culture and change we are experiencing in the 21st century.
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