Television, Movies, Music, and Responsibility
The call by government to limit and regulate media violence has brought forth
surprisingly few rebuttals from the entertainment industry. is the difference between
fantasy and reality, So we have always harped on the distinction between reality and
illusion.. What some people doesn’t realize when they talk about getting rid of violence in
the arts, is that violence in the arts is not a celebration of pain and suffering, but rather a
celebration of health and life
One of the ways that we can say “fuck you” to death, and “fuck you” to suffering, and
channel that pain somewhere else, is that wonderful feeling we get by [experiencing all
that vicariously]. At the end of [fictional violence], the victims are completely OK. It’s
the perfect insult to suffering and pain. We know that a rollercoaster ride doesn’t make
you go out and drive recklessly—the two are unrelated. You get that wonderful thrill, you
get to the top and you’re happy to be alive and all your senses tingle and then you’re done,
and you don’t go out and drive your car recklessly and try to get the same thrill.
When you’re watching Psycho, there’s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to
