Why Kids Need Violent Entertainment (Jones)

Some of us grew up thinking violence, fear, greed and rage should be overcome or ignored. As humans, negative emotions are as important as positive ones and should not be disregarded. Violence in entertainment is one way to channel these feeling in a safe way rather than have them bottle up and become worse. The author mentions he withdrew into passivity and loneliness so as not to give in to his natural feelings that he was taught to deny. One can assume after years of hiding negative emotions they could manifest as serious mental problems, lack of social skills, or mass murder tendencies. I like the part of the article where the child is afraid of climbing trees until he reads Tarzan. In keeping kids from violent media, we are not saving them from becoming threats to society, rather forming them into passive, distrustful and easily manipulated adults.