We began to have an interesting discussion today about Media. Does it influences us? Is the average person in control? It’s strange to me that most people I know would state that advertisements skew perceptions of the female body, force women to become anorexic, but that video games aimed at males do not force them to want to be violent.

Do video games influence us to kill one another? Do advertisements influence us to be anorexic? Which one is it? Do we have Free Will at all here?

To be fair, advertisements request viewers to obey, while video games only demand participants to play. However, I would still argue that Media, being all around, being ever-present, is either something humans grow resistance to, or not.

Or perhaps, we all find ways to give Media permission to enter our safe zones. Yes yes — I know that product is evil, but I deserve something nice for once. On the other hand, most people do not let the violent images they see command them into perpetrating awful crimes.

In either case, it’s important to attempt to understand, and to be critical. I realize that throughout my life, endless sources have allowed me to learn to be analytical. It don’t think we’re necessarily born to understand what is true and what is false automatically.

Double Whammy; a skinny female shooting a big gun. Do cartoons have the same effect on people as live-action?