Violence In Society Today

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Violence is corrupting the minds of the populace in every type of media. If any TV is turned on, some man with a gun just blew someone else away and now CSI is trying to figure out who and why. Another big contributor to the problem is video games. Most video games glorify violence as a means to gain what you want. One great example is the game Grand Theft Auto. This particular game is designed so someone can be put into the body of a criminal who kills whoever, steals whatever, all just to make it through the game. The last big corporation in the contribution to violence acceptance into society is music. All artists seem to have a problem with the world. Whenever a radio is turned on, the music that is heard is usually negative dealing with violence to rid the pain in a specific artist’s life. The three main ways media affects society is through the television such as movies and shows, video games, and music. There has been much talk of how violence in media is affecting our society in today’s culture. Some experts are saying that violence in the media is affecting how the youth of America treats one another. Studies have been done proving that the media is brainwashing the youth and or adults of America into becoming more violent. The media portrays violence in a way that becomes a more acceptable way of solving ones problems. Violence is a big problem right now as it is. The media is just spurring it on by making it look fun, good, and/or helpful. In a way violence is condoned in many aspects of society now. Violence has become professional sports and entertainment because of the media. Mixed Martial Arts is used in UFC fighting, which is basically two people beating the pulp out of the other until one gives up. Other forms of violence like boxing are accepted into society without any thought. The first problem in the media being television shows and movies
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