“America has become numb to violence because it just drowns in it, day in and day out.” AmericaUnited StatesViolenceNumb Author:Janet Reno
“In a culture of electronic violence, images that once caused us to empathize with the pain and trauma of another human being, excite a momentary adrenaline rush. To be numb to another's pain - to be acculturated to violence - is one of the worst consequences our technological advances. That indifference transfers from the screen, TV, film, Internet, and electronic games to our everyday lives.” HumansPainFilmCultureGamesLanguageHuman BeingsViolenceSocietyWorstTvsCommunicationInternetConsequenceEverydayTraumaScreensIndifferenceTechnologicalEveryday LifeTransfersNumbAdrenalineMomentaryAdrenaline Rush Author:John Naisbitt
“People are sort of numb to watching violence, but sexual activity is still as strong as it ever was in terms of generating response.” PeopleStillsStrongTermViolenceActivityResponseNumb Author:Steven Soderbergh
“We musicians, like everyone else, are numb with sorrow at this murder, and with rage at the senselessness of the crime. But this sorrow and rage will not inflame us to seek retribution; rather they will inflame our art. Our music will never again be quite the same. This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before. And with each note we will honor the spirit of John Kennedy, commemorate his courage, and reaffirm his faith in the Triumph of the Mind.” MindArtSpiritViolenceCrimeHonorSorrowMusicianMurderNotesRageTriumphNumbRetributionJohn KennedySenselessness Author:Leonard Bernstein
“It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.” WorldLongHas BeensSeemsViolenceNumbViolence Against WomenStop Violence Against Women Author:Zainab Salbi
“I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you have too much violence in the beginning, it gets to a point where you don't feel it.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsUseToo MuchViolenceNumbViolence In Movies Author:Fede Alvarez