Eight videos for your aggressive child's pleasure. Fight clubs, video gaming, even school recess – what is the difference today? Aggression is a blood sport for today’s youth. And it's even better when staged for the camera.
Is youth aggression something new? No. But something has changed. Personal video is combining with aggression. Fight clubs, or bum fights are not considered FUN, or validated, unless the acts are caught on video. Has WATCHING become a funny aggressive act? Should parents “just say no”, and send their kids outside and play!
Are there solutions to these growing trends? Is increasing violence - throughout all media - the problem? No, media is both good nor bad. Never neutral. Maybe, it is the kinds of programming being manufactured and consumed. Promote and support personal, healthy media. Try growing your own. There are too many other important kinds of stories to be told.
Consider visual literacy and grow better media communication.
22/11/07