Blog 15 ( going to totally change)

What they want is a scapegoat, and that is just what Rock n roll, Marilyn Manson, American Idol, Survivor, Horror, Science Fiction and Action Adventure movies have done. I would like to go a little bit further and point out that I have notice that blaming the media for the action of others is just a “White thang” that apparently only children and ‘young adults” can use. People are quick to blame violence in our society on television, movies or video games because they are simple believable targets. We have to look beyond this disinformation and attack the real causes for the violence in our society. Violence in television programs, movies, or video games will not make a person kill someone else. People watch violent images all the time, and only a very small percent of them actually commit violent crimes. Research on the subject does not necessarily support the argument, but they do not counteract it either. The research is too often inconclusive and to base our opinions on this matter without concrete evidence is foolish. Violence on television, movies and video games is not the problem. The problem is that we wrongfully blame these media sources for violent crimes, rather than put the blame where it rightfully belongs, and if we can do away with all the disinformation on this topic, if people can stop fooling themselves into thinking that, “by cleansing the media we can also cleanse the society”, we can then start to solve the real issues in our society, but the concerned citizens that cry out for government regulation will not admit that the source for society's ills may be their own. When I was growing up all I knew was television, I watched it from sun up to sun down. I was able to watch whatever I wanted know matter theme of the film, or show, just as long as there was no sex, or frontal nudity. The only negative thing that came from me watching too much television was that when I was younger I thought I had the ability to cancel shows if I did not watch them for awhile. As I got into my teens I still was heavily into television so much so that when I got into trouble I had to go outside and play. Now that I’m an adult my I scheduling everything I do around what shows are coming on….(Thank goodness for recordable technology) Now I’m just not basing my “White Thang” theory on just my experience. There are articles that help me with my theories. Blaming TV, film, and music is not a new thing. Let start with Music.

It all started with the Blues, The Blues was blamed for bad behavior mainly because of its roots. Blues refers to "blue devils", meaning melancholy and sadness Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre created primarily within the African-American communities in the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. (David Evans, in Nothing but the blues, pg. 33)
Elvis Presley sped up blues and danced provocatively causing a uproar. On June 5, 1956, on the Milton Berle Show. He performed his song “Hound Dog,” with all the pelvis shaking intensity he could, his fans went wild. Television critics across the country slam the performance for its appalling lack of musicality for its vulgarity and animalism. The Catholic Church takes up the criticism in its weekly organ in a piece headlined “Beware Elvis Presley.” Concerns about juvenile delinquency and the changing moral values. He was criticized for influencing young people to engage in anti-social behavior and sex.(pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/flashpoints/musi/elvis.html)
In the 80’s Heavy Metal became the new form of “devil music” In 1985 the band Judas Priest became the victims of a lawsuit. The mother of a Nevada teenager who killed himself claimed that this music contained subliminal messages that compelled him to commit suicide. The case caused a great deal of controversy, but was eventually dismissed. Prosecutors in the case clamied this contained the message “Do It over and over” The

In the 80’s Heavy Metal became the new form of “devil music” The band Judas Preist on 1985 became the Victims of a lawsuit. The mother of a Nevada teenager who killed himself in 1985 sued Judas Priest, claiming that this contained subliminal messages which compelled him to commit suicide. The case caused a great deal of controversy, but was eventually dismissed.
Prosecutors in the case claimed this contained the message "Do It" over and over. The judge ruled that any underlying messages were not put there intentionally.

The mother of a Nevada teenager who killed himself in 1985 sued Judas Priest, claiming that this contained subliminal messages which compelled him to commit suicide. The case caused a great deal of controversy, but was eventually dismissed.
Prosecutors in the case claimed this contained the message "Do It" over and over. The judge ruled that any underlying messages were not put there intentionally.
The teenager who killed himself did so as part of a suicide pact with his friend. The other boy shot himself in the head, but lived. His testimony was the basis for the lawsuit against the band.


In the 1980's and early 90's, lawsuits were filed against some metal bands. They were accused of purposely encouraging suicide in their lyrics and with subliminal messages. A teen killed himself and another attempted to while listening to a song that Judas Priest covered titled "Better by You, Better than Me."According to an article from Rolling Stone magazine titled "Judas Priest: Defenders of the Faith," the case was dropped for lack of evidence.
Ozzy Osbourne found himself in court on a few occasions for similar accusations. His song "Suicide Solution" was said to glorify suicide. Ozzy insisted that the lyrics and song title was misinterpreted. He said that the word "solution" in the title was in reference to a mixture of alcohol, not the other meaning which is an answer to a problem. He claimed the song was in dedication to the original front man of AC/DC, Bon Scott, who died of alcohol consumption. He was also accused of putting subliminal messages on his albums encouraging suicide. All his cases were dropped.