Terry Mitchell

Flipping Off the Violence



Posted: Tuesday, June 01, 2010

by Terry Mitchell
http://commenterry.blogs.com

I'm tired of all the violence on TV. I've seen all the simulated acts of violence that I can tolerate in one lifetime. I have no interest in seeing another assault, shot, or explosion, whether brought to us by the bad guys or the good guys. I don't even want to hear people yelling at each other anymore.

Of course, that definitely means no more crime dramas or cop shows for me. Actually, I lost interest in them years ago, so they won't be any real loss. But it could also possibly mean no more of any other kind of scripted TV show, including comedies. If that's the case, so be it. That's a small price to pay for keeping one's sanity.

From now on, whenever any of that stuff appears on my TV screen, I'm going to immediately flip it off. When I watch TV which isn't nearly as often as it used to be, thanks to the advent of the Internet I do so to escape the harsh realities of the real world. I don't want to be reminded of them.

I want to see and hear pleasant things. I want something that will calm me down and make me feel better. I want something that is refreshing and relaxing. Sorry, but violence and screaming don't fit that bill. Besides, that stuff just feeds a person's darker side. Mine is about to go on a crash diet!

Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance writer, amateur political analyst, and blogger from Virginia, USA. He posts a least one article a day to his blog - http://commenterry.blogs.com - on subjects such as current events, politics, technology, society and culture, religion, health and well-being, self improvement, personal finance, trivia, and sports. He is also the owner of a new privacy-enhanced search engine - http://www.SearchMost.com.

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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)
» left by Jennifer Stewart
 1 year 353 days ago.
153 fans.
Good idea, Terry. It's weird, isn't it, how gruesome our "entertainment" is. I think we haven't really progressed much since the days of people being thrown to the lions. I wish you much peace of mind.
» left by Terry Mitchell 1 year 353 days ago.
93 fans.
Hi Jennifer, thanks for reading and commenting. You make an excellent point.
» left by Terry S. Vostor 1 year 343 days ago.
2 fans.
as they say this is news to you ?
 
low level what ever to sell ads passing as entertainment
 
you have a choice my friend
 
Get rid of your tv
 
i am sure that life will go on for you without that stupid box
» left by Terry Mitchell 1 year 342 days ago.
93 fans.
You know, Terry, you might have a good idea there. :-)
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