Media Violence- Is this good, is this what I want??

To me, media violence is a way for media conglomerates to gain more ratings by feeding Americans’ need for violent entertainment. Over the many years of televisions existence in the United States, television programming is allowing more and more content that would have been banned or questioned in the past. The reason for this, I believe, is a progressive trend of demoralization in American society and more prominently in American media. There is little violence that is censored when it comes to television, ads, etc in the United States. It is safe to say, for the most part, that American families are becoming desensitized to some if not all violence. Shows like 24 and C.S.I are just two examples of violent programming that should probably cut back on violent scenes and up-close images of cadavers. These shows are extremely popular as they have lasted many seasons. Too many Americans rationalize violence as good and necessary entertainment without thinking about harmful repercussions to their thoughts, their children’s thoughts, and how it might affect their mental health in the future.