Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Video Games and TV Teach to Kill

I both have agreements and disagreements on Mr. Grossman. He gave very strong opinion about how violent T.V shows and violent games are harmful for children. I agree with him that those violent t.v shows have the result of desensitizing viewers. They don't really think about what's good for them, the kids will just learn what they see. I also agree with his comparisons about tobacco companies and violence media companies. I think they should be responsible for all the addiction from games to cigarette smoking. Children should not be effect by all of that at such a young age, it can change their whole lives. For the sentence that Mr. Grossman said, " We're not just teaching kids to kill. We're teaching them to like it." I don't think that is true. There are T.V shows talk about how dangerous and risky are those violent. If those children understand the right thing, they will study the way to not kill and to not like violence actions. I agree with Mr. Grossman's opinion, but as time pass, maybe things will change. Kids will only see those violent games and t.v shows as something they play to get out of stress, and learn not to do get affect by it and throw all of it away in the real world. I hope that kids will change or those violent companies who are just making profit will effect the whole world as well as generations after us.

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  1. I am fairly agreeing with you, Quan ! The media companies should be accountable for all the addiction from games to cigarette smoking.But the thing that I disagree with you is when you said :" For the sentence that Mr. Grossman said, " We're not just teaching kids to kill. We're teaching them to like it." I don't think that is true." Because that statement of the psychology professor isn't true like what you explain later. But it doesn't mean that it is not incorrect. There happened a lot in life that after playing " violent " games or watching "toxic ingredient " T.V program, the children were even kill their own parents.
    [ P/S: I like the way when you predict things in future ] :D ^^

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