Quato
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a.k.a. Defiant1
Quato a.k.a. Defiant1
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Post by Quato on Dec 23, 2009 19:35:34 GMT -5
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Post by gowaltrip on Dec 24, 2009 11:52:20 GMT -5
Imagine if those kind of standards were around today?
We'd have Senate Hearings today on "Juvenile Delinquency of Video Games".
Comics seem so harmless compared to the escapes kids have today.
Shouldn't we be glad to see kids reading comics today as compared to having bulging muscular thumbs???
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Post by Defiant1 on Dec 24, 2009 13:57:46 GMT -5
I really don't disagree with their actions. Society and information transfer have grown. In those days, comics filled an information void and comics had a strong role in shaping what kids thought about and what decisions they ultimately made. The Canadian crackdown on comics occurred after some kids had done some violent crimes. Authorities went back to their homes and found they had stacks of Crime comics. I think today, that people have more awareness about what goes on in China than they did even 100 miles from their home back in the 50's. You can't fairly say that we are better or worse in our freedoms. I look back at rthe 70's and think how simple the times were. I liked that aspect of it, but the problems back then were just as real and thought consuming as they are today. In the 50's, comics were pinpointed as an area of concern. They put thoughts in kids heads that adults didn't think should be there. It was intended to shock people and I do believe there was a correlation between Juvenile Delinquency and comics. The answer would have been for EVERYONE to be smarter and realize that making something taboo just makes it even more persuasive and compelling, not less. The fact is they weren't smarter.
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