In the world we live in, violence is a way of life for many people.
Chancesare, most of the people reading this live in nice, upper-middle class suburbs,just like I do. But, just because we don’t see this violence doesn’t mean itdoesn’t happen. We all know it happens, we’re not stupid, we watch the news, weread the newspaper. So why does the government try to censor violence? Why doesthe government try to censor sex? Is it because we can’t handle it? No. I canhandle it. I may be what most psychologists would call desensitized, but thatdoesn’t mean I’m going to shoot up my junior high school.
I could never do that. After all, the government has kept me away from guns. We simply aren’t allowedto view violence and sex because. . .
well, I can’t think of a good reason. But,hey, at least the government sucks at censoring stuff. I’m 13 and I’ve seenPlayboys. I’ve seen at least a gajillion R rated movies, and I can walk into anystore in Connecticut and buy some M rated video games. You know why? No onecares anymore.
They’re as desensitized as we are, and that’s a good thing. It isa sad fact that we find violence so entertaining, but hell, it is. I freakinglove to see movies where there are more scenes of mindless violence than thereare actual scenes of acting. These movies are aimed at the lowest commondenominator because intelligent movie goers are as extinct as the Dodo bird. Movies like Showgirls make more money than Panther because they are more fun,not because they are better.
It will always be this way. The government shouldnot, and can not, keep us from seeing what we want to see. Just for a moment, let’s pretend we live in a future where TV containingsex or violence is illegal, and so are video games and any other medium. Now, ifwe want to see sex, under agers are going to have sex. If you can’t get sex inthe media, you’re going to want it in real life.
If you can’t get it there, somepsychopaths are going to rape poor, defenseless people. That creates a lot moreproblems than it solves, not to mention that rape is hell of a lot worse then aminor watching Striptease. The same holds true for violence. Crazy people willalways do crazy things, and there is nothing the government can do to stop it. Category: Music and Movies
