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Written by Aaron Darc
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Monday, 29 June 2009 |
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Thanks for your article on Chaser,
I showed it to my at times arrogant 12yo son, it explained to him the difference between satire and the rubbish from his heroes at the chaser in a way I couldn't seem to do.
Children are exposed to so much in television that is so nasty and manipulated,designed to shame and humiliate the poor contestants, they think this is normal acceptable behaviour. Their empathy levels are almost zero.
Anyway thanks you explained so well what poor old mum could not!
Hi Nat, No problem! And yes, I completely agree that the sadism and nastiness of modern "entertainment" is a huge problem in terms of the way it normalises and nurtures various mal-adaptive behaviours, particularly with the young people who are the biggest fans of alot of it. The thing is, we can only work in very black and white concepts - we discuss sex and violence, but we can't grasp ethical issues that are deeper. Partly why I spend so much time discussing it here! So I'm glad if it helped at all! Cheers, Aaron
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