When Life Imitates Art

Richardson 1 -1# ##Brittney Richardson Mrs. Thorne English Composition 1301 March 1, 2009 #When Life Imitates Art Media in general is a tool used to inform and influence the public. Mass media comes in forms like a television show, a song on the radio, a... More

Richardson 1 -1# ##Brittney Richardson Mrs. Thorne English Composition 1301 March 1, 2009 #When Life Imitates Art Media in general is a tool used to inform and influence the public. Mass media comes in forms like a television show, a song on the radio, a video game, and even a magazine article. Because of mass media we are subjected every day to visualizations of rapes, robberies, murders, and other forms of violence. Physical abuse is a disease that is becoming more and more of an accepted common occurrence, because of the role that mass media play. The mass media has become a matrix of violence, a growing epidemic, which needs to be addressed. Since the media is essentially glamorizing violence and desensitizing people, while sending subliminal messages of acceptance at the same time, the media therefore plays a vital role in creating and reciprocating violence. Television is one form of mass media that has not only desensitized people, it has also glorified violence. The Hom Less