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To: Neocon who wrote (53155)	8/26/1999 11:08:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

It would be interesting to see a study done comparing the likelyhood of a person ending up on welfare or in jail vs. the hours spent watching television as a child. I somewhat agree with your concern regarding cultural isolation. However, in far too many instances the television is serving as babysitter and friend instead of a learning vehicle. And the substitution of television for parent is causing a lot of other negative traits related to lack of attention and love. Kids really need parental time, and if the NAACP focused more of their effort toward raising awareness instead of pointing blame toward what they see as the wrongs of the white establishment, they might be a real focus of positive change for inner city kids. I remember when I was growing up in D.C. We never had much money, but we did play board games a lot in the evening. Scrabble was a particular favorite. Those were some of my fondest memories as a child. Recently my sister came to visit and the first thing we thought to do in the evening together was play some scrabble. I had to laugh when she waxed me again as she did hundreds of times in my youth. Michael

To: Neocon who wrote (53155)	8/26/1999 12:00:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Neocon, something else occurred to me. I recently read the average child watches 8,000 murders and 100,000 violent acts by the time they reach elementary school. It can't help but desensitize children to the horrors of the real thing. Watching all that injury and death also contributes to feelings of insecurity and distrust of others. And lack of sensitivity and fear are both powerful destroyers of innocence. In presenting a steady diet of murder, deceit, and trouble-making in programming, the media sell violence and socially deleterious behavior in much the same way advertisers sell cars. Repeated exposure to violent television images alters our perceptions of the society in which we live, and gradually shapes what we accept and expect from our fellow citizens. Our society suffers when that small percentage of viewers of violence are turned toward criminal behavior. It wouldn't surprise me to see a correlation between the amount of time spent watching television and the most violent areas of our country. Michael