“Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome.” PeopleWatchesViolenceFootballAncientControlledRomeContestsAncient Rome Author:Michael Mandelbaum
“The older I get, the more I can't stand violence and have a hard time with seeing people die in horrific ways. It gets harder and harder to watch and deal with that stuff.” PeopleWayI CanHardDiesStuffDealsWatchesViolenceSeeingHarderHard TimesHorrific Author:Matthew Lillard
“I despair at the rise of modern violence. I truly give in to despair at times, that deep, futureless pit of despair.... I watch the American slaughterhouse, the casual attacks on popes, presidents, and uncounted others, and I wonder if there are many more out there with the Ability or if butchery has simply become the modern way of life.” IfsWayGivingPresidentAbilityWonderWatchesViolenceModernDespairPopePitsCasualSlaughterhousesButchery Book:Carrion Comfort Source: Carrion Comfort
“There is a report that says that kids who watch violent TV programs tend to be more violent when they grow up. But did the TV cause the violence, or do violent children preferentially enjoy watching violent programs?” ChildrenKidsGrowsCausesEnjoyWatchesGrowing UpViolenceTelevisionTvsProgramViolentReports Author:Carl Sagan
“Our media, which is like a planetary nervous system, are far more sensitive to breakdowns than to breakthroughs. They filter out our creativity and successes, considering them less newsworthy than violence, war, and dissent. When we read newspapers and watch television news, we feel closer to a death in the social body than to an awakening.” FeelsWarBodySocialWatchesCreativityViolenceMediaTelevisionNewsAwakeningNewspapersNervousSensitiveConsideringBreakthroughDissentBreakdownFiltersNervous SystemTelevision NewsNewsworthy Book:Conscious Evolution: Awakening the Power of Our Social Potential Source: Conscious Evolution: Awakening the Power of Our Social Potential
“I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.” WayPersonsKidsActionTogetherFilmValuesWatchesViolenceGrewDadGrew UpAppreciateMy DadEntertainmentAffectedEntertainingAction FilmsRambo Author:Scott Adkins
“I think that, honestly, people's censorship issues are personal but I disagree with most of those personal choices that I see others make. You know, I watch television and there's a grotesque amount of violence on almost every show that you would watch that comes on past 8:00 pm. And I think my dirty brand of humor is far less destructive to a child's mentality.” PeopleThinkingChildrenShowsChoicesWatchesIssuesViolenceTelevisionAmountHonestlyBrandsDirtyDestructiveDisagreeCensorshipMentalityGrotesquePersonal Choice Author:Seth Rogen
“As an adult, I really don't watch much horror, to be honest. I mean, I like a good thrill. Thrillers are my favorite. I like stuff that keeps you on the edge of your seat or maybe makes you jump. But what I don't like is the gore. I don't like gratuitous violence and killing and all that kind of stuff. So it's kind of an interesting paradox.” KindMeanStuffInterestingWatchesViolenceHonestHorrorAdultsKillingMy FavoriteEdgesBeing HonestSeatsParadoxThrillGoreThrillers Author:Corey Feldman
“Greed, desire, ambition, jealousy, possessiveness, domination - you have to watch everything. And they are all interconnected, remember. If greed disappears, then anger will disappear. If anger disappears, jealousy will disappear. If jealousy disappears, violence will disappear. If violence disappears, possessiveness will disappear. They are all intertwined. In fact, they are spokes of the same wheel, and the hub that supports them all is the ego. So watch the ways of the ego.” IfsWayFactsRememberDesireWatchesSupportViolenceEgoAmbitionGreedDisappearJealousyWheelsSpokesDominationInterconnectedIntertwinedPossessivenessHub Author:Rajneesh
“I don't like comparisons with football. Baseball is an entirely different game. You can watch a tight, well-played football game,but it isn't exciting if half the stadium is empty. The violence on the field must bounce off a lot of people. But you can go to a ball park on a quiet Tuesday afternoon with only a few thousand people in the place and thoroughly enjoy a one-sided game. Baseball has an aesthetic, intellectual appeal found in no other team sport.” PeopleIfsWellsDifferentFoundGamesSportsEnjoyHalfWatchesViolenceTeamFieldsFootballThousandQuietIntellectualEmptyBaseballBallsExcitingAppealsParksComparisonAfternoonAestheticStadiumsBounceTuesdayFootball GameSports TeamOne Sided Author:Bowie Kuhn
“I don't think there is anything wrong with watching violence but I just think you have to present it in the appropriate light. I was like just watch how many accidents and deaths horror causes. Whereas I don't think anybody is going to go: "Oh, I just saw The Shining and I think I'm going to go axe somebody!" These movies aren't for everybody. The dark side of anything isn't for everybody. I think that you have to have some sort of responsibility in how you portray it because I always want the violence to seem real and if it seems disgusting then good, because it should.” IfsThinkingWantShouldRealLightSeemsCausesSidesDarkResponsibilityWatchesSawsViolenceHorrorShiningAccidentsAppropriateDisgustingDark Side Author:Rob Zombie
“It is spring time now! While the world looks for a new war to fight, you look for a cherry blossom to watch! Let the stupid seeks the violence; you seek the elegance!” WorldLooksWarFightingWatchesViolenceStupidSpringEleganceCherriesSpring TimeCherry Blossom Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan