Violence in the media

               I've had a lot of personal things come up this week that have distracted me from school, so I apologize for doing this at literally the last possible minute. I figure getting some points is better than getting no points.
              The three articles we were assigned to read all pretty much present the same question. Is there a connection between violence in the media (video games, movies, music etc.) and violent behavior? I tend to think that question is a little backwards. For the most part, I think violence in the media exists because of violence in the world, not the other way around. I realize that in this age where young people's lives revolve around media consumption, it is sometimes difficult for people to differentiate between fantasy and the real world. But I think a lot of the time blaming the media is just a scapegoat. Parents of violent children don't want to believe that their child's actions are in any way their fault, so they look to the media and censorship to do the parenting for them. Maybe kids would better understand the difference between fantasy violence and real violence, and better understand how to deal with feelings of aggression if someone more responsible than them, like a parent or a guardian, just sat down and had an honest conversation with them about it. Every day mental illness in young people goes untreated because they are in an environment where they don't feel like they can talk to their parents about mental tendencies that may not be normal. Or maybe they don't think anyone will understand the way they feel, because they don't even understand the way they feel. Some parents don't give the time of day to a troubled kid because it's uncomfortable for them, or they don't know how to handle a situation like that.
           In conclusion, basically what I think about these articles is as follows. Violence in the media, while it may be a problem, it is not the problem. Shitty parents and evil people are the problem.