WHY KIDS NEED VIOLENT ENTERTAINMENT
I understand where this guy is coming from and he made some very strong points that I agree with.

One thing was the comment on the "over gendered under socialized, half-naked, half-witted, and raging against a frightened world” Isn’t that most of our students today. In different ways most of the student I know, or knew in school often felt that they were at least one of these. I know that there were always gender rolls that were unknowingly forced on students, and socializing was not always a choice but something that you either had or didn’t. I was always thinking that I looked funny and didn’t quite fit in and definitely never smart enough…even if I was. These comments were and are a safe way of letting out inner emotions that may or may not be accepted.

I also noticed that he was talking about Tarzan and how there was violence but that it helped his son to want to climb a tree like his friends. When I think about many of the nursery rhymes or other Disney movies there was so much violence. The important thing is that most people don’t focus on any of the violence but the happiness that over powers it.

It’s funny that Gerald says people may be just trying to pull themselves out of an emotional trap, isn’t that why we all see movies or read books. To try to ignore whatever is happening during your life at that specific point and time. Not to mention maybe the students are just reading comics for fun. I asked my husband and my brother about why they read comics. They thought that they were cool, they told a story and they were just fun to read.

I think one of the main things to do with kids is not to make such a bid deal about how wrong things like this may be. It’s like when kids swear for the first time. If you make a big deal about it then they will definitely say it again, just to get a reaction. But if you ignore what they just said, they will most likely forget all about it.