What is wrong in this world?

[Your Social Village]

And why?

It could be anything you think is wrong. Cheers! 🙂

 

[Forces of Steel]

There are MANY things wrong with the world, but I'll present one issue that often gets overlooked: circumcision.

Why do we still force babies to sustain this risky operation (if you're in the United States, the Middle East, or any other country in the world that has Islamic or Hebrew cultural influences)?

It's even worse for most females undergoing these cruel and barbaric procedures!

 

[Your Social Village]

There are MANY things wrong with the world, but I'll present one issue that often gets overlooked: circumcision.

Why do we still force babies to sustain this risky operation (if you're in the United States, the Middle East, or any other country in the world that has Islamic or Hebrew cultural influences)?

It's even worse for most females undergoing these cruel and barbaric procedures!

I see. Thanks for sharing that. It's good to know other people's view on this world. 🙂

 

[Migi]

There are MANY things wrong with the world, but I'll present one issue that often gets overlooked: circumcision.

Why do we still force babies to sustain this risky operation (if you're in the United States, the Middle East, or any other country in the world that has Islamic or Hebrew cultural influences)?

It's even worse for most females undergoing these cruel and barbaric procedures!

Circumcision, as far as I know, based on researches and further studies, proves to be useful in decreasing infection rates especially in boys. Per its anatomical structure, by removing that skin part it decreases the possibility of microorganisms to colonize and cause problems. It is indeed a culture of specific area and religion, but medically it has been proven helpful too.

 

[Mogra]

People having children and then dumping them at kindergartens and schools for the whole day, because they have to work. I think it's wrong.

 

[Your Social Village]

People having children and then dumping them at kindergartens and schools for the whole day, because they have to work. I think it's wrong.

Why do you think so? I think kids should really go to school. 🙂

 

[Mogra]

I'm not against school in general, I'm against the limited time parents and children spend with each other. Isn't it common for a father to come back home when his kids are already asleep? Aren't many women are forced to work, when their babies are just a couple of months old?

 

[Your Social Village]

I'm not against school in general, I'm against the limited time parents and children spend with each other. Isn't it common for a father to come back home when his kids are already asleep? Aren't many women are forced to work, when their babies are just a couple of months old?

Oh. I see. I didn't catch that one before. But, I totally agree with you. Kids and their parents need more time to be together. 🙂

 

[Mogra]

Another thing I find wrong - violence on TV and in fiction. I remember I was watching "Desperate housewives" and every season had some sort of criminal "mystery" in it. I was wondering, even a relaxing TV series for women needed to be "spiced up" like that?

 

[Your Social Village]

Another thing I find wrong - violence on TV and in fiction. I remember I was watching "Desperate housewives" and every season had some sort of criminal "mystery" in it. I was wondering, even a relaxing TV series for women needed to be "spiced up" like that?

I really can't say anything about that. I guess the media just comes up with lots of stuff to make the people watch it more.

 

[The Governor]

Another thing I find wrong - violence on TV and in fiction. I remember I was watching "Desperate housewives" and every season had some sort of criminal "mystery" in it. I was wondering, even a relaxing TV series for women needed to be "spiced up" like that?

I understand what you're coming from, but violence on TV and/or fiction in general isn't bad, nor is it the problem. It is a problem when the producers try to add violence into a show that doesn't even need it.

 

[Mogra]

Another thing I find wrong - violence on TV and in fiction. I remember I was watching "Desperate housewives" and every season had some sort of criminal "mystery" in it. I was wondering, even a relaxing TV series for women needed to be "spiced up" like that?

I understand what you're coming from, but violence on TV and/or fiction in general isn't bad, nor is it the problem. It is a problem when the producers try to add violence into a show that doesn't even need it.

I still think it's bad. It gives ideas. An average potential criminal is not a very imaginative person, but then he'she gets inspired by the crime described in a book or movie. FOr example, John Fowles' "The collector" is a wonderful book, but have you heard of Natascha Kampusch? If no, just google her story. The man who kidnapped her was inspired by Fowles' novel.

 

[Migi]

Another thing I find wrong - violence on TV and in fiction. I remember I was watching "Desperate housewives" and every season had some sort of criminal "mystery" in it. I was wondering, even a relaxing TV series for women needed to be "spiced up" like that?

I understand what you're coming from, but violence on TV and/or fiction in general isn't bad, nor is it the problem. It is a problem when the producers try to add violence into a show that doesn't even need it.

I still think it's bad. It gives ideas. An average potential criminal is not a very imaginative person, but then he'she gets inspired by the crime described in a book or movie. FOr example, John Fowles' "The collector" is a wonderful book, but have you heard of Natascha Kampusch? If no, just google her story. The man who kidnapped her was inspired by Fowles' novel.

I think it is unfair for the creator of such story to be blamed when a crime happened and it was said to be inspired by his work. It would be different case if he intended to create such crime through his work in the very first place, but I doubt it. The author simply wanted to convey his writing and ideas to readers. It is up to the readers to decide what to do with those information. Unfortunately, one of the readers decided to make the story came true.

The same goes for violence in TV or games. It is meant as entertainment, nothing more. In some situations it may be excessive, yes, but eventually it returns to the viewers to decide what to do with the information. If viewers can understand that such thing is fictional and should never be done in real life, surely they wouldn't. Unfortunately, some people cannot arrive at such understanding.

We should be wise when receiving any kind of information.

 

[The Governor]

Another thing I find wrong - violence on TV and in fiction. I remember I was watching "Desperate housewives" and every season had some sort of criminal "mystery" in it. I was wondering, even a relaxing TV series for women needed to be "spiced up" like that?

I understand what you're coming from, but violence on TV and/or fiction in general isn't bad, nor is it the problem. It is a problem when the producers try to add violence into a show that doesn't even need it.

I still think it's bad. It gives ideas. An average potential criminal is not a very imaginative person, but then he'she gets inspired by the crime described in a book or movie. FOr example, John Fowles' "The collector" is a wonderful book, but have you heard of Natascha Kampusch? If no, just google her story. The man who kidnapped her was inspired by Fowles' novel.

The majority of all tv shows, movies, games, music, etc has some form of violence in it, even if they're just violent lyrics. Condemning the product and/or producer isn't ever going to solve the larger scale problem. Are people impressionable? Yes, but I disagree entirely that the form of entertainment is what led the person to committing said crime.

We all are born with a brain. Unless someone is suffering from a severe mental disorder, we all have the choice of what we do. I have always watched shows such as NCIS, Burn Notice, etc. Never once have I thought 'I want to help so badly. I'm going to go buy a gun, and be an unofficial agent and take out the bad guys!' It's unrealistic to try and place blame on forms of entertainment for what other people do.

Parents are a very big factor in if kids will start mimicking what they see. If a parent doesn't accurately say "This is all made up and fake. This should not be done" (or something similar), that is on them. If an adult does it, I guarantee you a mental handicap is involved, thus, still denying the entertainment as the one at fault.

A problem that I've noticed is that whenever something bad does happen, there has to be some sort of blame placed. People will blame anything just for the sake of placing blame.

 

[Mogra]

Well, what does it say about the human race that in order to be entertained they need a dose of violence, consoling themselves that it's fake, unreal, harmless? Haven't we progressed a bit since the time of the gladiators' arenas? Perhaps this is what we really are and it's unavoidable, but this is exactly what I consider wrong 🙂 Why encourage primitive instincts within ourselves? The world is changing, we don't have to kill to get some food, we don't have to make war to feel heroic, but on a deep genetic level we are still crushing the sculls of the mammoths, and even worse, of each other.

 

[The Governor]

Well, what does it say about the human race that in order to be entertained they need a dose of violence, consoling themselves that it's fake, unreal, harmless? Haven't we progressed a bit since the time of the gladiators' arenas? Perhaps this is what we really are and it's unavoidable, but this is exactly what I consider wrong 🙂 Why encourage primitive instincts within ourselves? The world is changing, we don't have to kill to get some food, we don't have to make war to feel heroic, but on a deep genetic level we are still crushing the sculls of the mammoths, and even worse, of each other.

We are not condoning or encouraging it because we enjoy it, nor do I think it's a problem that we like violence in movies or video games. They are just that - movies, tv, video games, etc...fake. It is not our fault if someone imitates something that is fake. It goes back to mental health. That is the only reason someone would actually imitate the violence in entertainment.

Getting rid of violence in entertainment media is not going to solve the bigger problem, as I stated. People think removing guns is needed and will help everything. Yeah, right. Not when there are so many other melee weapons that can be utilized. Hell, even a fancy kitchen knife can be deadly. Human behavior is the result of someone making the choice to follow what they see, what they hear, etc. Any form of media is not at fault for their choices.

 

[Mogra]

Movies, books, TV and video games are not fake, they are reflection of the culture. Moreover, they represent something that can sell and what we are willing to buy.

 

[The Governor]

Movies, books, TV and video games are not fake, they are reflection of the culture. Moreover, they represent something that can sell and what we are willing to buy.

They're still fake. Are they a real product in terms we're spending our money on them? Yes, but what I meant was that the actual movie, the actual game - the stories in them are fake. GTA V's story is fake. BattleField 4's story is fake. TitanFall's story is fake. Yes, there are some books out there that were written about real events, but you understand where I'm getting at.

 

[Mogra]

Well, GTA is fake, but a 10-year old kid killing his mother with a kitchen knife when she tried to put his PC off, is real. He's just taught to remove the obstacles.

Anyway, I was trying to understand the need of our human race for violence.

 

[The Governor]

Well, GTA is fake, but a 10-year old kid killing his mother with a kitchen knife when she tried to put his PC off, is real. He's just taught to remove the obstacles.

Anyway, I was trying to understand the need of our human race for violence.

That is still not the fault of the video game. There were factors in that case we don't even know (at least, I don't recall). State of his mental health is a big one. Another one is if his parents even raised him properly. Did they set limits with him? or did they let him have free reign? Either way, it's either the fault of the parents or the kid himself. You cannot blame a video game for someone's actions. He was old enough to know right from wrong.

There is no need in the human race for violence. You're taking tv shows and movies with violence in them and portraying them as something we desperately need and enjoy. We enjoy it, nothing more, nothing less. We do not condone it, we do not have a violence high. It's just a simple form of entertainment. The violence that is in our world is not a result of entertainment, not in the slightest. I can guarantee you if we took violence out of everything, it'd still be there.

There's absolutely no form of entertainment that promotes bullying, yet, it's as common as can be in every school. There's so many other examples I could give.