tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post213283655488041257..comments2024-03-28T10:05:19.428-07:00Comments on Yesterday’s Papers: That Superbeing Philosophy IIIjohn adcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-46214670594089619592009-09-02T11:03:15.112-07:002009-09-02T11:03:15.112-07:00I think you are over-reacting, Anonymous, relax,do...I think you are over-reacting, Anonymous, relax,don't take things so seriously, everyone is entitled to an opinion, and I'm sure Smurfswacker has no intention of starting a modern crusade to ban comic books or video games. It seems to me that was not what he had to say at all -- in what I considered a fairly mild comment.john adcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-31439439229861370632009-09-02T10:43:43.083-07:002009-09-02T10:43:43.083-07:00Consider it defensiveness, if you like: far too of...Consider it defensiveness, if you like: far too often, where media is concerned, someone's declaration that they are concerned about something is followed up rapidly with the equivalent of "and we've got to DO something about it".<br /><br />Even voicing the opinion implies there's a problem to be fixed - why be troubled if nothing's wrong? - so when someone tosses out aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-29733030150001138962009-09-02T08:20:10.929-07:002009-09-02T08:20:10.929-07:00I don’t detect anything original in your arguments...I don’t detect anything original in your arguments; I’ve heard them all before. Is there a textbook somewhere?<br /><br />No I don’t think Doom caused the Columbine shootings and Wertham’s views were definitely wrong-headed; he saw a beaver in a drawing of an armpit, who could take that seriously? Nor have I come across anything that convinces me that reading a comic book can be a direct cause john adcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-59712192174307578712009-09-01T23:36:45.998-07:002009-09-01T23:36:45.998-07:00But can you really know whether the movies actuall...But can you really know whether the movies actually caused the riots, novels created runaways, or Britney corrupted teens - or was it rather that Britney appeared to legitimize things teens already wanted to do, movies provided an excuse for latent thuggery, or novels inspired a way out of bleak living situations?<br /><br />Or do you think is is more likely that the video game Doom caused the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-50861955325791062452009-09-01T13:11:07.188-07:002009-09-01T13:11:07.188-07:00I have to say I'm sometimes as troubled as Ron...I have to say I'm sometimes as troubled as Ron. My own opinion is that what is simplistic is to accept wholeheartedly that children and adults are unaffected by what they read, view and listen to. I don’t believe that this necessarily turns every child into a serial killer, or every adult into a mass murderer, but popular culture definitely influences children. There is ample evidence that john adcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601087030921802835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-89040073108858190272009-09-01T09:45:15.170-07:002009-09-01T09:45:15.170-07:00"Hourly commercials for fast food make an aud..."Hourly commercials for fast food make an audience crave McDonald's, but somehow ten times that amount of torture and murder doesn't make them crave violence. That troubles me."<br /><br />I don't think it should be that troubling. Most people like to eat, and McDonalds dresses up their food products to appear enticing on the screen, so it's a reminder when it appears - Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500704922792766299.post-76903002557423909732009-08-31T20:24:33.290-07:002009-08-31T20:24:33.290-07:00The question of comics' effect on kids will ne...The question of comics' effect on kids will never be answered satisfactorily because too many conflicting social, moral and religious agendas are mixed into the discussion to permit an objective conclusion. As a young comic fan I went through a "Wertham is the Devil!" phase, but now I'm not so certain.<br /><br />As new media face the same old criticisms of their excessive Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.com