Is media corrupting our youth?

VitaminZinc made an interesting journal entry a while back that I would like to elaborate on in a slightly different context with a different culture as an example. The phenomenon is not constrained to one country though and similar problems are likely present in other societies as well.

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I think Japan is being influenced, more so than they are willing to admit, by the media and their degenerate/otaku culture!

It seems that in just almost every anime I see these days there is always some reference to the protagonist having stockpiles of dirty magazines stashed away somewhere in his (or her) room. This itself isn’t the main issue though; I am getting SO SICK of hearing parents or friends say “well… it is normal for someone his age to have these” condoning the behavior and leading the viewer to conclude that this is entirely acceptable behavior. Some even go farther and interject that it would be odd for a child of his or her age not to have these magazines. These are middle school students (occasionally high school) most of the time also — am I the only one that finds this strange?

It is starting to appear that Japanese television is attempting to turn all their males into sex crazed perverts, implying that if they aren’t avidly reading erotic magazines by their middle school years something must be wrong with them. It is almost like the recent trend that went around in the United States (probably the rest of the world as well) making everyone believe they needed to get rid of their virginity as quickly as possible as if it were a disease.

There is also an increasing trend of more and more anime being ecchi each season, a trend which correlates to the increase in production of ecchi manga. As more and more individuals are brought up on this sort of entertainment those are the sorts of stories and themes they will likely write about in their own works and cycle will only continue to perpetuate itself. I don’t think this problem is limited to the anime and manga viewing public either as this phenomenon will likely filter down throughout their entire society over time.

I am a little worried about Japan’s (and the rest of the world’s) future if this continues…

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Originally Posted by Magi

I am a little worry about Japan too, since according survey, Japanese have the least sex as people in the world, and is on the way to population decline due to low birth rates. Mass Media is the least of your concerns.

Maybe this is why the media is trying to increase all the males libidos. I was of the impression that unprotected sex, teen pregnancies, and abortions were at an all time high though.

Originally Posted by DieSeLFueLeD

If I were a parent I'd have MTV blocked. Not because the material is too adult but because it teaches kids to be spoiled, selfish fucking idiots who cry when their dad doesn't get P Diddy for their Sweet 16 despite their father already spending like over a grand on the whole ordeal. And don't even get me started on shit like Teen Mom.

I probably wouldn't have any televisions in my house, as I am starting to believe the onslaught of reality television (among other programming) is starting to brainwash and ultimately erase individuals' identities.

Sadly, no matter what a parent does though they still have to worry about their children adopting their classmates idiosyncrasies once they start school. I've heard countless stories from others about how spoiled and demanding some children are being forced to become in order to fit in nowadays. I remember one person told me about her younger sister who was in middle school and needed a ~$1,000 Louis Vuitton handbag because everyone else had one and she would be picked on and teased if she didn't.

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