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4/09 - Young Elephants and Violence in the Media
The elephant as portrayed in Disney’s children’s movie, "Dumbo," and seen performing circus tricks, has long been a happy childhood memory. But an opposite image of young elephants has recently caught our attention.
"… out-of-control, gangbanging, interspecies-raping teen elephants in Africa were sobering. Orphaned by hunters, raised in a preserve absent of adults, they began terrorizing their neighbors once they were released into the larger preserve. It smacked of Clockwork Orange for the pachyderm world. The workers in the preserve had to bring in adult bull elephants to bring the teenage marauders into line. Elephants have a complex social system and parental control is imperative to keep order." - Psychology's Quixotic Quest For The Media - Violence Connection - S. Fischoff, Ph. D.
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Photo: “It has been proved beyond dispute that people who watch a lot of violence on television develop aggressive behavior. They run a very high risk of criminal behavior.... There’s a lot suggesting that video games are worse. The border between the virtual reality and the real world becomes diffuse, and that is dangerous.” —Frank Lindblad, Swedish child psychiatrist, in a panel debate following a preview of the new documentary "Deadly Game," which recently aired on Swedish television. Lindblad makes the point that many video game players tend to identify themselves with game heroes. [Reuters, 3/1/04
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