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Straw Man

(6,774 posts)
19. Right.
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 01:17 PM
Apr 2016
Most people can tell the difference between fantasy and reality. nt

And most people understand that repeated exposure to simulated violence increases the risk of actual violent behavior.

"There is now consensus that exposure to media violence is linked to actual violent behavior — a link found by many scholars to be on par with the correlation of exposure to secondhand smoke and the risk of lung cancer. In a meta-analysis of 217 studies published between 1957 and 1990, the psychologists George Comstock and Haejung Paik found that the short-term effect of exposure to media violence on actual physical violence against a person was moderate to large in strength."

--http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/opinion/sunday/does-media-violence-lead-to-the-real-thing.html

Advocating for gun control while profiting from the glorification of violent behavior? Smells like hypocrisy to me.
Regardless of the issue I've never understood why celebrities are given more credence on policy. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #1
this line: melm00se Apr 2016 #2
All religions believe sarisataka Apr 2016 #5
Actually I believe that melm00se Apr 2016 #8
I'm not changing my mind until I hear it from Denzel, he's my hero discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #3
is her essay based on facts? gejohnston Apr 2016 #4
She's a celebrity and she really means it. What more do you need? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #6
She has a publicist that tells her that her every word and thought is brilliant ... DonP Apr 2016 #7
Who gives a $hit what Julieann Moore thinks? Kang Colby Apr 2016 #9
Please define "lawful gun ownership" SecularMotion Apr 2016 #12
I'll give it a shot. Straw Man Apr 2016 #13
Or for the google impaired: discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #14
Why don't you ask Kurt Russel. N/T beevul Apr 2016 #16
Julianne who? gejohnston Apr 2016 #10
I catch a faint whiff of hypocrisy here. Straw Man Apr 2016 #11
Lol Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #15
Most people can tell the difference between fantasy and reality. nt flamin lib Apr 2016 #17
Whats her excuse? N/T beevul Apr 2016 #18
Right. Straw Man Apr 2016 #19
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