by Alexus Mckeon

Created on: October 14, 2009

How violence in entertainment affects our society: First of all break down the meaning of entertainment. It means the enjoyment or love of something and comes in many forms such as Music, gaming,art,family night games,movie night and the list goes on depending on what an individual enjoys.There is an extremely pronounced and loud level of violence that we all buy into along the line of billions and billions of dollars to experience what entertains us. Back to the word "Entertain" here. That is exactly what they are doing taking you into another world to leave your own life for a bit.It does not mean that is who they actually are or really live.

I do think that society as a whole has become stripped and desensatized to most of the violence it sees because we do get a ton of over exposure to it on a regular basis.You have to teach your children the difference between real and fantasy for starters.Now sadly the rap industry mimics and mocks the true sad reality of where people come from. There are mean streets. There are ghettos,there are people who just don't care enough about the damn community to get off their ass and be a part of the solution instead of the damn problem. Rappers are in prison,one time drug dealers...Though if you listen very closely to the political messages and heart behind the driving force of the rap industry. It might just teach people to make a difference and change to what our elected officials are doing very little to change.

As hard as rappers are there is usually race track drive, unrelenting determination,and a heart of gold behind what keeps them going.You should also educate yourself in the world of vibe magazine and articles about the causes rappers stand for and how they give back to the communities,never turning their back or forgetting where they came from! That is important right there. Most people get rich and never look back...Not rappers,it's in their blood and bloodshed to remember.

The gaming industry is probably the most violent of the forms of entertainment. The game that pops out forefront in my mind is Grand theft auto. Where one can steel a car, all the woman are bitches and hoes,kick,shoot,rob,Mame,and has some of the foulest language one will ever hear. Even when you use such language yourself on a day to day basis. It will make the finest of the "F" word uses blush and raise their eyebrows. that is why there things all come with explicit advisory stickers and age restrictions.Trust me tat does not matter the little ones still get their hands on it. This is where parents must step up and well, do their job as parents.

So is there a lot of violence in entertainment? Yes! Does it affect our society? Yes! It is entertainment and it is a business. A very lucaritive one at that! it is societys job to know and decipher that difference. You know the difference between right and wrong. So take heed on that aspect of it and do not repeat anything you see or hear in the name of entertainment people.

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