Does TV violence harm youth?
The entertainment media plays an extremely powerful role in the formation of values and morals. Television violence affects youngsters of all ages, all socioeconomic levels and all levels of intelligence. Today’s children and teens are subjected to vast amounts of violence on TV. They are being fed a steady flow of death, killings, blood and other grotesque acts. These disruptive viewings can eventually take a toll on a person and the way they view life someday. For instance, TV cartoons feature dehumanized characters, such as Transformers and the Ninja Turtles, whom are engaged in destructive acts of violence and mutilation. MTV’s “Beavis and Butt-head” encourage fire, smoking, foul language, drinking and condone stealing. Is this what we really want our society, especially our younger generation, be subjected to? Children watch and are enthralled with excitement and the beauty of the kill. Later they graduate to TV programs and movies that depict actual live human beings killing or d
