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... Some people believe that media violence inspires real violence. ...
People who blame media violence like to say that there have been over one thousand studies that have proven that viewing television violence causes violent behavior. ...
Also, people who blame the media often point fingers at “gangsta rap. ...
I want to let my readers know that I am not defending media violence by all means at all. I do believe that TV, movies, and the music industry do depict too much violence. The main point that I want to get across is that it is irresponsible to blame the media for teen violence. Todd Gitlin, a sociology professor at the University of California at Berkely states, “the attempt to demonize the media distracts attention from the real causes ofand the serious remedies forthe epidemic of violence…Violence on the screens, however loathsome, does not make a significant contribution to violence on the streets. ... Rage equipped with guns does. Desperation does. Revenge does. As liberals say, the drug trade does, poverty does, unemployment does.
Approximate Word count = 820
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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