Sunday, August 11, 2013

Another Broken Narrative

I seem to recall, in the aftermath of our state's shooting spree tragedy, a few timid souls mildly challenged Hollywood about their rampant use of gun violence as plot devices in contemporary entertainment.  This seemed reasonable, in light of the fact that a brace of stars and starlets were posting videos scolding those of us on the outside of their bubble not to be violent and not to be permitted what appears to be a Constitutional right.  After all, entertainment is where one may find the most egregious and soul-twisting examples of gun, knife, power tool, and kung fu death grip violence.

When challenged, I recall some greasy auteur getting rather exercised about the question and responding that television shows and movies don't encourage violence.  Well:

From 'Breaking Bad' to worse: When TV shows inspire wicked crimes