violence in the media
Blaming the entertainment industry for the atrocity perpetuated at Columbine High School was a attempt to ascribe a rational meaning to an irrational act of violence and self-destruction. Government officials, the mass media, advocacy groups, religious and civic leaders, and common citizens were quick to blame the nearest unpopular target in the wake of the slayings, namely so called ‘ultra-violent’ films (i.e., ‘The Matrix’, ‘The Crow’, ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘first person shooter type’ video games, and ‘gothic’ rock music like Marilyn Manson. Ascribing the cause of the April 1999 Columbine slaying to the gunmen’s musical and theatrical tastes, the various pundits of the ‘culture of violence’ social theory also purported that school violence was ‘on the rise’. This particular statement was made so often in the late nineties that few dared question it. This statement has been used to try to railroad gun-control legislation, parental advisory labels on music, restrictions on first amendment expression within the entertainment industry, and various other bills for every special interest group under the sun. The statement’s apparent truth became so ensconced in the minds of the media savvy public that it became an unquestioned truth.
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Approximate Word count = 2416
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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