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Originally Posted by 5thWiggle
As a self-proclaimed Sith Wannabe, I would imagine your notion of depravity would include Ewoks, JarJar Binks, and a naked Yoda whispering "Come to bed, you must".
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You are a sick,
sick individual.
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
The children who grew up after the great horror film purge of the mid-80s UK were one of the most violent generations we ever had. While they weren't the first generation to carry knives and stab each other, it was never anywhere near as widespread as it was with them.
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Yet another reason not to ban these movies and books. Venting by proxy is good for our mental health.
From another point of view, being exposed to violence helps us understand it and why it's bad. Studies in Sweden a couple of decades ago (tried to find the links but wasn't able to, sorry) showed that if the staff at daycare centers for very young children broke up "fights" between the kids after a couple of blows, rather than immediately, the long-term outcome was that there were a lot fewer physical altercations than in a day care center where the staff stepped in and defused the situation immediately at the first sign of aggression. Apparently, the kids in the first daycare center quickly learned that if you get into a fight you get hurt, and that's unpleasant, so they became less aggressive towards each other. When they did get into fights, they didn't hurt each other nearly as bad either, as opposed to the ones who had never learned how strong they were, and how to pull a punch.
And on another note, movies featuring mindless violence are my favorite way of unwinding when I am so stressed out that I can't think straight. I can imagine that what is happening to the soldiers in Predator is happening to the people causing all my stress, and then I feel better.
