violence in the media theme
The social implications of violence being portrayed, often glorified, on TV, in films, in games, or in other media, is explored.
6 total · 1 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Thrill Seekers (1999) | major | A point was hammered home about the seemingly deranged practice of traveling back in time to watch people die horribly in historical disasters was not so different from "tuning into the six o'clock news". |
| ahp4x36 | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock explained that they had cut unsuitably violent scenes from their fairy-tales for adults. |
| ahp5x38 | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock feigned being concerned about violence on television, especially in Westerns. |
| columbo1971e7x03 | minor | Mr. Mearhead expressed moral outrage at the sight of a man being portrayed as "blowing out his brains out" on network television for all to watch, and asked Columbo for his opinion on whether too much violence was being broadcast over the airwaves. |
| futurama7x19 | minor | In the G.I. Joe parody, people were protesting about the level of violence in cartoons. |
| movie: Supernova (2000) | minor | It was mentioned that violent cartoons, such as Tom and Jerry, had been banned at some point in the 21st century. |