Feb 04, 2009 at 01:09 PM
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Let's face it - there are more followers than leaders in this world. Humans are taught and learn by watching and mimicking. Monkey See - Monkey Do.
If children are watching violence at home or on the TV, wouldn't it make sense that the behavior would be mimicked?
Nov 27, 2008 at 08:35 AM
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It is rather disturbing just how much of this type of thing is happening at an accelerated rate...last week while scrolling through a list of events on Face book, I came across several events entitled, "poke a fat kid day" and all sites had numerous people "attending" and the comments were very disheartening, mean and sadistic. I was ashamed to be a human being.
Nov 25, 2008 at 12:05 AM
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Southpark should have been banned long ago. This show airs way too much, and really...can anyone think of anything productive about it. does it ever inspire Any good?
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Nov 23, 2008 at 11:15 PM
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As a redhead, I was teased mercilessly as a child. Being one of the only redheads in the small town I grew up in made me an easy target. Although I am not overly familiar with Southpark, I do think popular media has an unfair influence on what kids say, think and do. As such, I think Southpark should be held somewhat responsible for the assaults that recently happened on redheaded children. However, I also believe parents are responsible as well, since they have control (or should have) over what their children watch on TV. In my opinion, South Park should be restricted to adult viewing because of the crass nature of the program.
On the other hand, there have been studies done that show redheaded people on the whole have above average intelligence compared to the rest of the population, so there's some food for thought for those people that think of redheaded children as 'less than'. Maybe Southpark writers should write that into their next program?
As a last thought (and this comes from personal experience), redheaded women are quite sought after by the male population. So, I'm thinking: 1) Female writers (non-redheads) on the show are showing their envy towards a female population that have an 'edge'; competition is a dangerous thing (yes, even, and especially, among women) 2)Male writers that have been burned by a redhead are showing their hurt emotional side (this has been known to happen, since redheads are known for their tempers and their unwillingness to put up with male BS), and/or 3)It's all in fun and the writers are using a strategy that comics have been using for ages: anything (or anyone) who are different are fair game for their comedy material. Which is all in good fun, until someone gets hurt, such as the children who have been assaulted by their peers.
Whether or not the writers of Southpark meant any harm, they need to realize that popular culture is very influential to the younger population. As such, they should be held responsible; the only way things change is when people make noise about an issue. Southpark (and other shows like it) need to keep in mind the viewing audience and the influence (whether negative or positive) popular shows have on young people.
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