Jacqui's Vent on Why Television Should Be Shut Down

[DBlack]

I feel you Jacqui, the idiot box is something else! Because of the quality of programming, I only watch the news, comedy, Educational and sports. And even less so the comedy as much on TV is not funny to me.

That being said, I also regulate what my daughter watches, and she rarely watches hip hop videos. Those images of women in those videos are not what I want her growing up to think is acceptable for her to do or be.

We just have to be TV-activists and deny our children access to garbage. And in the event that we do, we need to sit down and explain to them the negative influence certain shows and imagery have. I say again, SIT DOWN WITH THEM, help them to break apart and dissect tv shows and imagery with you, so that when they are over their friend's house (where parents don't give a dizzam) they are consciously evaluating what they are exposed to.

It's up to us to show resolve.

[Corals]

Originally Posted by Coming4thMaaT

The study of electronic media in school has exposed me to many negative things about TV. Most of you have mentioned them already. All I will say is this I have been 95% television free for about 8 months now and the benifits are remarkable. A year ago my evenings and weekends where right in line with the rest of America. Sit infront of the box for hours. Flipping channels aimlessly even when there was nothing on. Sitting and watching being sybliminaly ecouraged to go out and spend money (that I dont have) on meaningless cars, clothes, and unhealthy foods.

However now that the TV has been all but erased from my life. My days have been so much more productive. I fill my time with books on African history and African fiction. I have more time to focus on eating right and getting proper excersice. I have time to imajin and ponder the future of not only African kind but mankind as a whole. My point being this. Regardless if you agree with what is being shown on TV there is one thing you cannot dispute. The more you watch TV a cold medium (requires little mental responce from consumer) the less time you spend doing things that benifit you mind body and soul. Take a look at people you know who absorb 6 to 7 hours of TV a day. They are genarlly less happy, more iratable, more irashional, and less agreeable then people who spend the majority of their time with hot media(requires high levels of participation from consumer) such as reading, writing, and drawing.

"A book a day keeps the opressors at bay"

I agree. If you were to sit down and work out the amount of time you spend watching telly, it would amazed you. Furthermore, most of the viewing is not even beneficial at that.

[poeticasylum1]

Hmmmm....

Well.


I just got cable. Let me see a couple of shows like the Wire, Afro Samurai, Sopranos, NBA ball and I get back to you.