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On the radio this morning they were talking about breakups and the reactions people have. Women were calling in saying all the things that belong to their boyfriend that they had destroyed in some strange ritualistic way, or the pictures they had smashed. DC, the guy host of the show, said he catches himself reciting lines from movies when he's upset with his wife. He and Heather (the other host) realized that most of the things they did as a reation to negative emotions in their lives were learned behavior that they picked up from television shows or movies. And that their reations were so outlandish that they could only be coming from one place. Soap operas.
Video games and "violent movies" catch all the flack when kids go shooting up their high schools. But what about the soap operas and cheesy drama movies that depict poor relationship skills and unrealistic lives that so many people try so hard to be like?
The wife stays home watching Days of Our Lives. The kids get home from school and aren't perfect angles that play on the living room floor quietly [like they do on the show], which upsets mom. Then the less-than-dashing husband comes home tired from work and plunks down in his chair instead of whisking the wife away to the bedroom for hours of luv-makin`. So she gets a little upset with her dumpy balding man and ill-behaved children. Over time frustration turns to screaming, which gets screamed back.
So the kid, who just get smacked when they scream back, needs to find somewhere to let out this learned rage, turns to video games. But of course the screaming doesn't stop, it just gets worse because now the kid isn't even taking a proper yelling the way mom wants, so everything escalates and virtual destruction isn't enough anymore. Time to steal dad's shotgun and see what mailboxes look like when they're blown to bits.
But mailboxes don't bleed or throw gibble against the walls. Neighbor's pet? No, animals are too smart. But people are dumb and don't run away.
So, in conclusion, I believe that the root of our problems is not violent video games, but soap operas and B rated movies. Stop the madness.
Video games and "violent movies" catch all the flack when kids go shooting up their high schools. But what about the soap operas and cheesy drama movies that depict poor relationship skills and unrealistic lives that so many people try so hard to be like?
The wife stays home watching Days of Our Lives. The kids get home from school and aren't perfect angles that play on the living room floor quietly [like they do on the show], which upsets mom. Then the less-than-dashing husband comes home tired from work and plunks down in his chair instead of whisking the wife away to the bedroom for hours of luv-makin`. So she gets a little upset with her dumpy balding man and ill-behaved children. Over time frustration turns to screaming, which gets screamed back.
So the kid, who just get smacked when they scream back, needs to find somewhere to let out this learned rage, turns to video games. But of course the screaming doesn't stop, it just gets worse because now the kid isn't even taking a proper yelling the way mom wants, so everything escalates and virtual destruction isn't enough anymore. Time to steal dad's shotgun and see what mailboxes look like when they're blown to bits.
But mailboxes don't bleed or throw gibble against the walls. Neighbor's pet? No, animals are too smart. But people are dumb and don't run away.
So, in conclusion, I believe that the root of our problems is not violent video games, but soap operas and B rated movies. Stop the madness.
