Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id VAA24245 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:22:25 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [194.117.133.84] User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/9.0.2509 Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:13:12 +0100 Subject: RE: media violence From: Steve Drew <srdrew_1@hotmail.com> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Message-ID: <B8E4DCE1.107%srdrew_1@hotmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200204180037.BAA21749@alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk> Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Apr 2002 20:15:58.0230 (UTC) FILETIME=[DA162B60:01C1E715] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Scott
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:58:56 -0400
> From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: media violence
> I guess it comes down to which ox is being gored. After seeing first hand
> the impact of cigarette smoking I'm kinda for a lot of the recent battling
> against the tobacco industry. Russell Crowe's _The Insider_ was a film I
> could relate to and the ad campaigns I've seen that portray smoking in a not
> so glamorous light are good (but are they working?).
Yeah I've seen the effects, and felt them myself. Stopped now! Not seen the
film, though I have heard some of the debate. If you look at the figures fro
drinking in the UK I think it has increased of late, and yet the level of
drink driving is a lot less than 20 years ago. I think tobacco will take the
same sort of effort. Ie not just adverts but education and the law. I don't
recall a single prosecution for smoking in a prohibited place
> I've heard grubmblings
> that make me get the impression that the fast food industry might be a new
> target. I'm sort of mixed on this front. I've partaken of the greasy burger
> in the past (though I've managed a year sans red meat so I'm kinda proud of
> myself). I guess there's a point to be made about obesity and the typical
> US-ian diet (even beyond fast-food). Those Jared ads by Subway are sort of a
> step in the right direction IMO, away from the greasy-burger charbroil
> stuff. To digress even further, I've switched to soy milk, which is really
> good after the initial shock to the palate.
>
> Compared to smoking and diet issues, media violence doesn't seem as pressing
> an issue.
Very true.
Regards
Steve
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