Do you think that seeing media violence as a child can cause violence as an adult?

Answer 1

Not under the right circumstances... I think it's healthy to expose children to some "media" violence because they need to understand that the world is not a perfect place and sometimes bad things happen to good people. With limited exposure and with parental discourse much can be learned about why violent activities occur and what can be done to avoid them or alleviate them. I think it's not reasonable to try to shield children from ALL violence in the media, so the next best thing is to turn it into a learning experience. Hopefully our next generation can benefit from a better understanding of world issues this way.

Answer 2

NO the school shooters have come from the Barney generation not the GI Joe generation, and the Post Ofice shooters were from the G rated era of Leave it to Beaver and bloodless Hollywood.

The world is a dark and violent place, and people who don't have an outlet, whether in seeing it happen to others, or personally making it happen in Video games, are the ones who snap and take their co-workers and classmates with them

any one oversaturated with anything would grow desensitzed to it, but the regulation of saturation is the responsibility of the caregiver, not a nanny-state

Answer 3

That would depend on the individual child. We as parents need to teach our children what's right and what's wrong, if we don't then they will take what they can in the way of violence from what they see in the media and run with it. I absolutely abhor rap videos, love rap, but the videos send the wrong message.

Answer 4

Yes, because the child's brain is conditioned to get used to seeing violence, feelings desensitized, emotions accepting violence as a norm.

Answer 5

No, I think seeing media violence as a child can't do any harm, quit overprotecting these
overpampered little bastards, no wonder they can't get jobs when they leave school.

Answer 6

Most people would be unaffected but if the child has an underlying mental disorder I feel it could come out in real life You really would have to ask a Psychologist

Answer 7

Yes because you become accustom to it. If you see something day after day you get use to it and it seems normal to you.