Media, it's impact on my life.

I don't mind the media, it's impact has changed peoples lives. For the good and the bad. I'm not saying i don't use the media alot, i do. Infact i always use media text. The computer is a huge one for me. I use it almost everyday. The days i don't use the computer, i'm usually at my brothers or at a friends house. But that doesn't stop me from using other media texts.

Alot of kids will watch tv, a movie, listen to music or use their cell phones. I don't have a cell phone and even though i wish i did, i know the downfalls of such a device. I know that alot of kids say they "would die" without their cell phones. Has society really become so dependent on an inanimate object? Yes we have. we spend more time on the computer, watching tv or on our cell phones then out with friends. I may be contradicting myself but it's true. I use my computer alot to talk to people, instead of on the phone or in person. We depend so much on something that doesn't do much for us. We blame fast food and alcohol for our problems. Have we seen what's on the media?

Kids who think they are fat are posed to see these gorgeous "perfect" models on tv and they blame that for anorexia or belimia. No, i know it has an impact on the way people feel about themselves, but so does fast food. Media is so deadly and we don't even realise it. You see car chases, people getting shot, blown up, drug deals, harmful situations, rape scenes, sex scenes, brutal beating all on either the tv or on movies. Parents let kids watch these things and they don't think it's all that bad because they've grown up with it. Desensitization is what the media has done to us.

Not only does the televison do this, but the internet does too. There are games on the internet that involve killing animals. Example, Kitten Cannon. You blast a kitten out of a cannon and see how far it goes while hitting trampolines, barrels of gasoline and missles to make you have a farther distance. All the while, you're hoping your kitten doesn't hit a giant venus fly trap that eats the kitten and huge spikes that stab the cat, therefore ending the distance you have managed to blast your kitten at. Really? Kids play this game? It's discusting. We all have an issue of animal rights, well is this really demonstrating the way we should treat our animals. Kids who play this game at a young age aren't going to realise it's bad, that the kittens not going to be hurt. Um...this means what? They're going to try it out. Oh yeah, that's perfect...seeing your child fling a cat across the lawn while setting up random things as obstecles. Seriously? We're letting people see these things, these games and certain website. A.K.A. porn. Sure, many of the guys who read this will laugh but there's pop ups and if you click on certain things, porn sites come up and kids younger than what, 11, 12? see these websites. If i ever have kids, i don't want them to open up a computer, start clicking on random stuff then find a porn website. It's not funny, it's discusting to think that people set those kind of things up.

And cell phones, i can't really say much about those because i don't have one. But i know alot of people have been caught up in stupid things because of cell phones. You can buy ringtones, you can text to play yor favorite song on the radio. Everything is based around cell phones now. Any survey at school will mention something about cell phones. And i just don't see why they are all that important. Sometimes i want a cell phone, other times i don't because i know alot of people who regret getting one.

I'm not saying media is a bad thing because some of it isn't. Cell phones have been helping everything that has been happening in Haiti because if you text a certain number, money goes toward their needs. Radios, television and the internet have been helping in supporting countries in need. Tv shows are put in place to boost self confedence or helping people. Work out videos and tv shows like Maury...don't really help. Work out videos are made to make you feel as if you NEED that video to lose weight. No, you don't. Maury blows everything out of proportion and shows you how unhealthy certain peoples relationships or lives are. It's devestating.

The next time you turn on the tv, the internet, a movie or text someone, think about the impact it's having on your live, whether or not you can see it.