Like a Sailor
Barraged with movies and TV, corrupted by video games, our nation’s youth are at risk. We constantly face the argument of whether this nation, or the world on a larger scale, is being manipulated by the media. Personally, I can’t make up my mind. I play violent video games and I love a good movie, but that doesn’t make me right. I don’t want to join the advocates who scream that the youth in this country are being corrupted by the media because I personally partake in the items that are spoken negatively of, and I don’t think they have affected me to the extent that these advocates assume. I am currently watching the new Transformers movie, the second one (awesome movie by the way), and I start to agree with these activists. The language and personalities of the characters seem to be huge factors in the movie, and now it’s the good guys that are the contributing factor to corruption.
I cuss like a sailor; I act indecent and evil at times; I realize my faults are my own and I don’t attribute them to the amount of movies, video games, and TV I’ve seen. I am starting to wonder if I am wrong. Seventy years ago it was considered indecent for a woman to show her knees in public. Fifty years ago promiscuous sex was condemned. Twenty years ago cussing in public was a sign of a bad upbringing. Today I have a hard time pointing out what is considered wrong, short of murder. We are heading toward an age where everything is protected. It is now okay to cuss in public. It is not just okay; it has been lumped in with the freedom of speech, a God-given, inalienable right according to our Constitution.
There comes a time in a human’s life when they start to make their own decisions, when they can act as their own person and believe what they want to believe. I love this aspect, but it leaves the idea of decency up to the average person. In the case of this movie I’m watching, I wonder what kids think about it. It is based on a comic book; therefore, most consider it a child-oriented film, so most adults are willing to let their kids watch it. Going into the theater, they are already prepared to witness a great improvement on the movie industry, prepared to accept what they see as a fact. They aren’t assuming aliens are robots and on earth, but the actions of the characters are considered to be real and just, and therefore decent enough for the human race. We all saw Star Wars; in any of them, notice that the evil characters have an ominous voice and speak in an evil tone. The same holds true with Transformers. Watch the Star Wars movie again. Find a time when the good guys treat killing as fun; find a time when the good guys act like they can say and do whatever they want. It doesn’t exist; it was a wholesome movie that anyone could watch without worrying about the corruption of their children. With Transformers (and remember, I have seen this movie once and pulled this out of it), the good guys use the words “shit,” “pussy,” “damn,” and “mother…” which only takes a second grader to figure out. The good guys hump legs, cuss, and kill without remorse. Is this really okay? I liked the movie, but I am old enough and corrupted enough to enjoy it. I wouldn’t say the same for a child. It isn’t that this movie has single-handedly presented the idea of sex and horrible language to children; it is already present. It is up to the adults in this world to shield the children from such behaviors in hopes that they have a chance to make their own decisions. It is a proven fact that kids look up to and mimic adults; even more so, they emulate movies. Right now, somewhere in this country, there is a kid playing with his brand new Optimus Prime action figure, remembering in the movie how his cohorts would act ethnic and cuss. He is viewing this as acceptable behavior because the movie does it. I don’t want to live in a world that is “G rated,” but I don’t want my mother to be insulted by a 5 year old on the street. It is our duty as humans to give a child a chance. They learn these words and actions during childhood, and they mimic them throughout their teens. They view them as so normal and right that they have a hard time taking punishment in school for saying “whore” and “slut.” I don’t blame that on them; I blame it on the public. We taught them the word, its meaning, and how to use it by dragging them to the movies.
Every essay should end with a call to action, but I fail to see the use. All I can say is God help your souls. I’m no religious advocate, but I am starting to reconsider my own beliefs. I wouldn’t want to be lumped in with people that can’t understand why cussing at children is negative. I wouldn’t want my kids (don’t have any yet) growing up to think that because the movie said it, it’s okay to call people that. I wouldn’t want to even associate with someone who thought it was. Here’s your call to action – go to the movies, enjoy it, but when you leave the theater, when you turn off the video game, take just a moment to notice that the game ended and this is the real world. This world is becoming more corrupt by the minute. Maybe all these Middle Eastern countries have had it right all along; the only way to stay righteous is to limit the availability of the impure, to eliminate temptation.
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Topic: All, Humanity, TV Tags: cus words, freedoms, movies, youth