Comments on: It is not YouTube’s fault http://www.halfbakedschemes.com/wordpress/2008/02/29/it-is-not-youtubes-fault/ An extension of halfbakedschemes.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:17:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Mrs. O http://www.halfbakedschemes.com/wordpress/2008/02/29/it-is-not-youtubes-fault/#comment-3386 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:53 +0000 http://www.halfbakedschemes.com/wordpress/2008/02/29/it-is-not-youtubes-fault/#comment-3386 Talk about desensitization... I am currently on the necropsy rotation in vet school. Necropsy is just a fancy word for animal autopsy. The first day I was horrified by the blood and gore, man with a chainsaw and the whole slaughter house like ordeal. Strangely enough after 3 days, I along with the other kiddies in my class giddily hack away at dead cows and such proclaiming how "cool" the lesions are. It just goes to show that if you see it every day and people around you act as if it is normal you become desensitized. The more blood and guts shown on tv, the less people get aroused by it and suddenly you have a population of people who seek out guts and gore on avenues such as Utube. Although feeling very desensitized at the moment I agree that a knife in the eye is a bit over the top. However, America is a consumers market and what we ask for we get. If you are into the blood and gore here is an image to feed your obsession. Today there was a particularly interesting horse case, that when finished looked like a scene straight from the God Father. Talk about desensitization… I am currently on the necropsy rotation in vet school. Necropsy is just a fancy word for animal autopsy. The first day I was horrified by the blood and gore, man with a chainsaw and the whole slaughter house like ordeal. Strangely enough after 3 days, I along with the other kiddies in my class giddily hack away at dead cows and such proclaiming how “cool” the lesions are. It just goes to show that if you see it every day and people around you act as if it is normal you become desensitized. The more blood and guts shown on tv, the less people get aroused by it and suddenly you have a population of people who seek out guts and gore on avenues such as Utube.
Although feeling very desensitized at the moment I agree that a knife in the eye is a bit over the top. However, America is a consumers market and what we ask for we get.

If you are into the blood and gore here is an image to feed your obsession. Today there was a particularly interesting horse case, that when finished looked like a scene straight from the God Father.

]]> by: Clara http://www.halfbakedschemes.com/wordpress/2008/02/29/it-is-not-youtubes-fault/#comment-3326 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:03:18 +0000 http://www.halfbakedschemes.com/wordpress/2008/02/29/it-is-not-youtubes-fault/#comment-3326 Desensitization has already happened. I wonder if I am more accutely aware now that I've procreated? J and I were never really ones that thought about restricting television with our child(ren). We felt it was more important to watch it with them, discuss what they see, and teach them to be consumerism-savvy. Until lately. When CNN in the middle of the morning shows (without warning) a photo of the badly burned body of an infant (in a segment about oven recalls). Later in the week, they show a blood spattered road when the motorcycle-riding rent-a-cop in Hillary's entourage bites the dust. Censorship is not the answer, but over-excess (and unwitting access) are not the logical alternative. It has been thirteen years, but I still remember the shock of seeing my aunt's burned and mangled car on the local evening news before our family was notified of her death. They, at least, had the decency to issue an apology, and refrain from further showing that footage. Desensitization has already happened. I wonder if I am more accutely aware now that I’ve procreated? J and I were never really ones that thought about restricting television with our child(ren). We felt it was more important to watch it with them, discuss what they see, and teach them to be consumerism-savvy.

Until lately. When CNN in the middle of the morning shows (without warning) a photo of the badly burned body of an infant (in a segment about oven recalls). Later in the week, they show a blood spattered road when the motorcycle-riding rent-a-cop in Hillary’s entourage bites the dust.

Censorship is not the answer, but over-excess (and unwitting access) are not the logical alternative. It has been thirteen years, but I still remember the shock of seeing my aunt’s burned and mangled car on the local evening news before our family was notified of her death. They, at least, had the decency to issue an apology, and refrain from further showing that footage.

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