SoulManX
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I think people need to stop throwing blame at the media and start throwing blame at the parents.
It seems that every which way people blame the media, but never the parents for letting the kids know. "You know this isnt how you should act", "You know this is not real", etc.
I think people need to stop throwing blame at the media and start throwing blame at the parents.
It seems that every which way people blame the media, but never the parents for letting the kids know. "You know this isnt how you should act", "You know this is not real", etc.
"'MOMMY! I wanna Kick-Ass party!' Dumb little ****s"
He was quoting the bad guy character from Kick Ass. If you watch that movie you'll get the context of the quote.
Someone like this woman is dangerous. You know who she sounds like? She sounds like that professor back in the 1950's who targeted the EC horror comics and said they were warping chlidren's brains. He got those comics banned and, honestly, he wanted all comic books banned. People see something that's popular, they target it, and they want it to help make them famous. It's not Tony Stark we have to worry about. He's ficitonal. It's you, honey, with your warped way of doing your psychological research.
I'm just playing devil's advocate, but you gotta see where her opinion is coming from, and move away from y(our) fan boy bias and understanding of the character.
Her research isn't targeted towards us. Its targeted towards younger kids where these movies are most likely their first contact with characters like Iron Man.
These movies DO glamorize Stark's drinking and womanizing. We see it as examples of his "humanity", but little Johnny 10 year old won't see it and say "yes, he is a flawed hero". He will see Stark drinking and banging every hot woman he sees and will think "wow, that's really cool! I wish i was like that!" (hell, i'm 25 and I STILL think that).
Its not about how "real" the character feels in this case. Its how his glamorized actions look and inspire/warp an impressionable mind. They see a rich guy who steps into an awesome metal suit, flies around the world killing bad guys, and then goes home to drink and bang hot women. Its awesome and they think its ok because he's a "superhero". That's as deep as their thoughts on the matter get.
All that being said, its not a fictional character's responsibility to raise a morally sound child.
It's not just that but in those days, things were a bit simpler. Over the decades society has gotten desensitized more and more and thus a lot of things people started to let slide, or they just "got used to it" and didn't care anymore. Back when they banned EC comics comics were considered tash by a lot of parents, it wasn't just people trying to get in the spotlight. With actual novels and literature out there, comics in that day and age were looked down upon.
Reminds me of that scene in Creepshow with the dad yelling at his son for reading the Creepshow comic and then throwing it in the trash. t:
"These men, like Iron Man, exploit women, flaunt bling and convey their manhood with high-powered guns."
Iron Man uses guns? i thought he used that repulsor ****, at any rate she needs to actually read the comics and understand the character as opposed to just looking at the pictures and immediately assume he's violent and what not
I thought you actually had to do research for psychologically, if she did just basic research she'd see Iron Man was created in the '60s and has had the same personality traits the entire time.
I actually saw the movie and completely forgot that lineHe was quoting the bad guy character from Kick Ass. If you watch that movie you'll get the context of the quote.
Ok...no, no, no, no....AAAAAAAAAAAND no.
First of all Jonny 10 year old probably has parents who explain to him what's exceptable behavior and what isn't. He probably also goes to school. This kid has a brain in his head for which he chooses how to filter and associate things and how he's going to act. He also has a big mouth and talked with his parents who can teach him right from wrong.
This article is pure bull***** pretty much solely based on this comment:
"Today's superhero is too much like an action hero who participates in non-stop violence; he's aggressive, sarcastic, and rarely speaks to the virtue of doing good for humanity," she said.
"These men, like Iron Man"
Stop right there...Tony Stark stops manufactuing weapons for the good of humanity after seeing them up close and in the wrong hands. In reaction to this, the cost of his stock and company plummit. This is a MASSIVELY selfless act for the good of humanity. He then dons a suit of armor and throws himself into a war zone in Afganistan to save people...again, selfless.
Also...the movie does not glamorize his womanizing and boozing...it just shows it. There's is nothing in these movies showing these activities and saying "hey...this is a wonderful thing by the way!"
Look, the bottom line is images don't make us do things.
We chose how we act. Impressionable kids do too and they have parents and school to help teach them good and bad.
The rest is how they chose to react and it's not the fault of the image. It's personal responsibility.