Should TV programs potentially dangerous to young people be censored or not
In my opinion violent programs should be censored to young children.
Reasons for Censor:
Much of the material intended for children is in fact thoroughly inappropriate for them, such as the non-stop, brutally realistic fighting of anime characters in "Pokemon", or the insatiable sexual appetite of the popular 'Looney Toons' character, Pepé Le Pew. This type of television can be a great influence on the development of values and behavior. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American children watch an average of three to four hours of television a day.
That is three to four hours of shows like "Lizzie 'I'm not a sex kitten, but I dress like one on TV' Macguire" and "Power Rangers"-a show that teaches children that talking over your problems and finding a safe resolution is out-dated and you can resolve all of their problems with high flying karate madness and mindless fighting.
Hundreds of studies of the effects of TV violence on children and teenagers have found that children may: become "immune" to the horror of violence, gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems, imitate the violence they observe on television and identify with certain characters, victims and/or victimizers.
Crimes shown on television have led the children to think that violence is the way to get whatever you want and as the result they act aggressive. Their attitude also has a developing tinge of aggression after being exposed to such violent programs. Parents can influence their child's viewing by modifying their own viewing, since parental habits continue to be an important determinant of the amount and types of programs children are watching at this age. Fathers become more important influences than mothers, perhaps because at this......
