Violent Media - Violent Behavior

Violent Media: Violent Behavior? Over the past few years we have heard debates on violent media influencing violent behavior in young adults and teens. Some people claim that the violent media such as video games, comic books and cartoons are the cause of the outburst in violence such as the recent public school shootings and movie theaters. There is more evidence to support that this type of media is a healthy outlet under proper supervision. I believe that some violent media can help people identify and over -come fear and social anxieties, be used as an outlet for anger or rage, that not everyone is affective the same way by violent media. Gerald Jones, a comic book author, shared in his essay Violent Media is Good for Kids, how he was raised and that through the world of the Incredible Hulk he stated; “Suddenly I had a fantasy self to carry my stifled rage and buried desire for power”. By learning to use his rage as Hulk he claims that it helped him to become a writer. I have used the online RPG game “Ultima Online” to battle monsters whenever I needed a release for anger. To me, this is a better release than taking my anger out on the person who upset me. I am not in jail and that person is still alive. My artwork and that of my fellow artists from DAZ, an online community of digital artist where everybody can find artwork that shows that even mere mortals can overcome obstacles by wielding a sword, axe or use of sorcery, channeling rage and violent behavior to defeat the enemy.
Video games and characters out of television or comic books have the ability to help people overcome irrational fears. As an example; the comic book writer Mr. Jones helps his son overcome basic social anxieties of meeting new people and new situations. He did this by allowing his son to transform ”..himself into a blood thirsty dinosaur” to take on the preschool and a Power Ranger to take on Kindergarten. He was also afraid to climb trees with his friends but after his