Violent Media Is Good For Kids By Gerard Jones Analysis

Contrary to popular belief and conventional wisdom, violence in the media is way less harmful than what people think. Since the early days of motion pictures, violence has been overly criticized by many generations of adults generally and parents specifically. But after reading “Violent Media Is good for Kids” by Gerard Jones and how interesting is his take on this matter, the use of violence in the media makes much more sense. The discussion about good and evil, and what’s the proper way to settle the score between them has always been an obsession for mankind, no matter what age or ethnicities they are, but the common way it’s done in pop culture is by the use violence which can be seen as just fiction in the media, but ultimately impacts …show more content…
I had a fantasy self who was a self: unafraid of his desires and the worlds disapproval, unhesitating and effective in action.” This shows how deeply Jones was in need of “another self” to make him feel better in his every day life. At 13 years Mr. Jones was afraid and lonely, he found refuge in the persona of the larger than life character we all know as Hulk. More can still be understood from the article such as the influence of violence on the youth, as it makes them think about social relationships in another point of view, in addition of fulfilling their emotional needs Jones …show more content…
Another view from the detractors of violence in the media says that video games are the most harmful media format to kids, because they are fully knowledgeable of what they are doing, and in the video games that promote murder, theft and prostitution, the kids imply that such things are “okay” and normal in the society so they don’t feel the need to be discrete about these matters, “it is believed that acting out such violence as opposed to just viewing the violence causes the children to become more familiar with how to act out violence without consequences.” - The Academy of Pediatrics.