ul cartoon. Then the children were observed. The children who watch "Woody Woodpecker" were more likely to hit other children, verbally accost their classmates, break toys, be disruptive, and engage in destructive behavior during free play. (Bender, 18) For the next thirty years, researchers in all walks of social sciences have studied the question of whether television causes violence. The results all seem to be conclusive-watching violent television leads to violent activites. Persons see this violent activity on the television and believe it is okay and accepted in our society. Children see the violence and how it is projected and start to think it is okay to hit or kill to get what you want. They believe that it an accepted thing to steal someone's shoes or that it's a cool thing to do. As with terrorism, a criminal may see the plublicity that other criminals may get and decide that they would like to do something like that for the sense of attention that they feel they need. Another prime example of media violence is the profanity, sexual language and violence expressed in the music of today. From the music of today and the past cultures such as heavy metal, we find that it's okay to abuse drugs, casual sex is fine, and that violence is an acceptable form of behavior. A report by Free Congress comments that "heavy metal and rap music today contains an element of hatred and abuse of women of a degree never seen before." In addition to extraordinary sexism, they contain equally offensive racism, blasphemy, and bigotry. (Bender, 152) Dr. Paul King, a psychologist found that the major themes of heavy metal rock of the eighties fell into five categories: (1) Aggressive Rebellion, (2) Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol, (3) Graphic Violence and Suicide, (4) Fascination with the Occult, and (5) Sexuality that is graphic and explicit. All of these are not only found in "heavy metal" but in all forms of music. Many believe that the crud...
