Editorial - Violence on Television

Violence on television is an issue that is becoming more controversial in todays age because of the movies and television shows that are being shown on programs today. I think violence on television is acceptable to keep showing because some people enjoy watching it, and those who don't should simply not watch it. In some cases it can even be educational.

In this world, there is no pleasing everyone there are constant disagreements happening everywhere. The solution to problems isn’t getting rid or something or only trying to get your way. The solution is to compromise. There is an audience that wants to watch violence and they have the right to see what they want to see, just as much as people who don’t want to see it.

There are parents who don’t want their children to be exposed to violence on television, which is perfectly acceptable. Technology is created today that can create child blocks which blocks anything parents don’t want their children to see. That is a win, win for the people who do want to watch the violence and the people who don’t.

Children aren’t the only concern; there are adults that are offended by the violence that is shown.  If you are someone who is offended by a violent program on tv, simply don’t watch it. This can apply to different categories other than violence. Someone could be offended by shows on MTV, or shows about drugs and sex. The solution is to avoid it because there is an audience out there for all of these programs.

Yes violent television shows can be offensive but I don’t think people have thought about offending the viewers of these shows. If someone loves violent programs, why insult their preferences? It’s a double standard because if someone who promotes violent television insulted the G rated tv shows, they would be considered a horrible person. It is hardly fair if you ask me.

As soon as something is showing something that the world doesn’t want to see, people go crazy over it before even looking for the reason behind it being shown. Violence isn’t always just shown for the sake of making something offensive or overly gory. Violence is the real world. We may not experience it, but it is happening and people should be exposed to it. Sheltering yourself from the violence of the world won’t help us get away from it, it’ll only get worse. 

There are tv shows and movies shown on television that glorify gore and violence, which in that case, if one doesn’t want to watch that, they don’t have to but when it comes to violence based on non-fiction, people who are only looking at it as offensive, should consider looking at it as a learning experience.

In the end, it call comes down to ones preference. Why waste your time fighting over something that you can avoid by clicking a button on your remote control? Making your own choices is much more respectful than insulting the things other people like.