Russell Dritz."Censorship of Television". 23 Jan 2007. http://webserver.rcds.rye.ny.us/publications/forum/Spring96/tv.html
Violence and sex have become a regular part of watching TV. When you watch the news, you're likely to hear about one good event, like a panda cub being born, only after you hear about ten or eleven cases of arson, burglary, manslaughter or rape. There will never be a day where there isn't any violence on TV. If there isn't violence or sex on one channel, you're likely able to find some on the next. Studies have proven that certain programs have been able to bring out violent tendencies you wouldn't normally would see in a person.
When children watch television, especially when they are younger then twelve, they are likely to model what they see on television. They can't tell distinguish what's real and what isn't. Not only are people on TV poor role models, the child's vision of what they believe reality is affected as well. Anyone can see violence from a soap opera to a cartoon can imitate it.
On cable TV, parents have even less control over what there children watch. Sure, most programs give a warning to the audience if a show is somewhat inappropriate, but these can always be ignored. For parents who want certain content blocked from their children, some remotes come with a V chip, a microchip that blocks out certain shows. The parents select what kind of programs they want blocked and the remote does the rest by blocking any program that falls underneath that category.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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