Now you see I am not calling for anything to be banned. In fact I want there to be less news censorship on television, not more. When these young men are exposed to the real thing, perhaps they'll have less of a penchant for mainstream snuff films. If they don't buy tickets, Hollywood will stop making the films. Because whatever you think of Hollywood, we can all agree that money talks and bullshit walks there. If it doesn't sell, they won't make it.
My solution to this problem? Very simple. It's time that the media should start showing the not-so-nice bits of accidents, terrorist attacks, and war. They should no longer mollycoddle their younger viewers and allow them to see the real world in all its gory detail. Burnt and dismembered bodies, explosions and killings should all be shown for what they are.
The excuse that it's saving the feeling of those involved does not seem to hold any weight. Networks were perfectly happy to show people jumping from the Twin Towers after 9/11, but balk at showing the body of someone shot in the street anywhere in the world. Those who loathe Western civilisation say we are all getting soft.
It's time to take the blinders off. News should be reality, however ugly it might be.
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