tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post5547318882962685576..comments2023-10-05T03:09:06.036-04:00Comments on Very Much So: F___in' LanguageGerald Sohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-68747336461338218072010-10-07T11:29:08.962-04:002010-10-07T11:29:08.962-04:00That makes sense, Gerald. We can tone down our ima...That makes sense, Gerald. We can tone down our imaginations, but when it's right in front of us in living HD color, it's hard to push that aside.Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-50602552643788337502010-10-07T08:54:21.737-04:002010-10-07T08:54:21.737-04:00Hi, Karen.
I, too, have noticed that people react...Hi, Karen.<br /><br />I, too, have noticed that people react to violence differently in different media. While I usually have the reaction the author or screenwriter intends, my reaction to movie or TV violence feels more intense.<br /><br />I think the difference is due to the fact that in movies and TV, I'm forced to accept the director's vision of how the violence plays out. In print, my imagination acts on the author's description to end up with what I see. I still may be repulsed by what I imagine, but at least I had some control over the imagery.Gerald Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-48446562198953676882010-10-07T08:27:38.112-04:002010-10-07T08:27:38.112-04:00You talk about becoming desensitized to violence i...You talk about becoming desensitized to violence in books, and it's interesting but I've been reading a lot of YA books lately and find that the violence is quite disturbing. Yet my daughter, who is 13, doesn't seem to really notice it. I'm not quite sure why these books affect me more than they affect her, it's not as though she watches a lot of violent TV or movies or plays violent video games. In fact, just the opposite. But she has a rather cavalier attitude toward the violence in her books. I just finished the Hunger Games, and it's just one example of popular YA books that doesn't hold back in its violence.Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-72175960997120686092010-10-06T22:12:00.425-04:002010-10-06T22:12:00.425-04:00Cops swear. A lot. I'm just sayin'.Cops swear. A lot. I'm just sayin'.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.com