DID YOU SEE THAT? The “good guy” is a murderer, the “heroine” can’t live without sex until the next commercial, and we’re supposed to cheer at the explosions and torture of the “bad guys.” Such is typical TV and movie fare. Violence, cruelty, and lust not only sell, they also demean life. And they feed our culture of violence/cruelty/life-is-cheap. Our refusing to watch these programs and movies is a personal step away from that negative, harmful culture. Going another step forward, we can explain to our kids why our family doesn’t watch them, thus raising a more caring, sensitive next-generation. One more step is to write letters to the theater, TV station, film-maker, and advertisers, reminding them that their profits depend on giving us what we want to see. If I do that, and so do you, and our friends, and their friends…. It’s the snowball-effect. What better time than now, during the cold of winter, to get that snowball rolling?
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Happy Summer, All!
My favorite season arrived this morning, and with it my rejuvenation. Today’s Thursday Thought quote explains why.
Earth: Movies vs. Real-Life
All those end-of-the-world movies have one thing in common: pictures of the Earth devastated by too much ice, smoke, heat, pollution…you name it. Dumb, right? Well, take a look at this short video of what our home planet looks like today.