Is TV becoming too Sexual and Violently Graphic?

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Ancient Hippy Profile
Ancient Hippy answered

There's so much stuff on TV that isn't appropriate for kids, it's usually on later in the night but there are many 24 hour porno channels. Most parents use parental controls to block them but a lot of kids know how to get past that.

Zack -  Mr. GenXer Profile

Yep and I'm numb to it all.

Nina Nina Profile
Nina Nina answered

I don't know but rest assured most kids these days watch Netflix, usually with filters by their parents. I think if anything, TV is becoming much more politically correct, whether you think that's a bad or good thing.

Ray  Dart Profile
Ray Dart answered

I'm not too exercised by "sex on the telly" - it's on late and is usually just bums and boobs - teenaged boys may be affected for a few minutes.

Violence is different. Insidious use of gratuitous violence in many TV programmes somehow makes hurting people OK..... (or "normal").

How did this happen?

AnnNettie Paradise Profile

Yes indeed. Programs that feature sex and violence are in high demand worldwide. American-made action movies, which eventually air on TV, make an easy transition to foreign markets. They don’t necessarily require good acting or clever scripts, and they are easily understood. They rely on fights, killings, special effects, and sex to hold the attention of the viewer. Holding that attention over time, however, requires change. Viewers quickly tire of the same thing; the sensational becomes commonplace. To sustain viewer interest, producers reach to greater extremes to shock and excite by increasing the acts of violence and by making the content more graphic, more sexual, more sadistic.

Megan goodgirl Profile
Megan goodgirl answered

yes.

Twisted Juju Profile
Twisted Juju answered

Yes, probably more than I would like to admit.  Though the internet isn't any better. It's why my fiance and I limit my niece's stimuli, because she's still very impressionable and there's no reason for her to sit and watch TV.

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