Dr Casey's Cabinet released some results on a study that will be released
in the journal "Media Psychology"..
"In a study that is being released in the journal Media Psychology,
the effects of horror films are explored both in short-term and long-term.
According to the study, 26 percent of 150 college students in Michigan and
Wisconsin said they suffered emotional or behavioral problems as result
of watching a horror movie or television program. The effects ranged from
long-term insomnia to a continuing avoidance of the situations portrayed
in the material viewed. Of the 26 percent, a third said they had recovered
within a week, but another third said they were still suffering more than
a year later. The study states that the younger the students were when exposed
to the film, the longer the effects lasted. In one example, a participant
was said to have bloody nightmares for about two months after viewing the
film Jaws and is still frightened by blood. " -Dr Casey
Well you guessed it I have to cow about this.. It's in Yellow.
Still yet again proving the effects of the horror
media, are still in the realm of may and might effect.. The majority will
surely suffer for the minorities weak heads.. If they can't wrap their minds
around the concept.."It's only a movie".. Well perhaps they had
better go back to their caves, I say lock up the people who are disturbed
by horror films.. They are the real psychos..
Oh I'd also like to add.. The chances are that
those 26% that the films effected were most likely brought up with TV..
IE.. lack of real parenting.. Kids that were taught everything by television
and Sesame Street.. Shows that teach should be banned.. Informing and entertaining
is the only purpose of the BOX.. leave education to parents and teachers..
Well that is my0.02c.. Of course wishful thinking there is Millions in flashing
colors in front of kids with people wearing them and singing "I'm a
little teapot.."..
And I'm sure in a time BEFORE JAWS.. People were
frightened by blood.. Even cave dwelling ancestors would have been scared
to see blood pouring out of themselves.. Is this study flawed or what..
The thing that disturbs me most is "College
students in Michigan and Wisconsin said......"... Am I to gather from
this that the study was a series of interviews or discussion groups.. Because
as a Uni student in Australia. If a discussion starts about horror with
guys and gals present, if a gal says the horror film effects her.. The guy
who likes her in the group will often try to side with her, just to get
in her pants (okay so this is blatant but natural law really says discussion
groups an interviews aren't worht the time spent on them, but seeing I'm
in a deomocracy a JURY is okay).. Also interviews are bad because people
will often lie.. The only way to get a actual study on media effects is
unethical and illegal.. The study is flawed.. I'll beat the data was bodged
for the funding any fucking how.. It's that Paradox.. The researcher brings
with him a changed circumstance.. The researcher is a factor in the experiment,
that changes the outcome.. I've never been totally honest on a survey in
my life.. It's like if Rupert Murdoch said to me.. "GORE, can you prove
to me that people remember advertising on my networks.. I'll give you $$$,$$$,$$$.$$..."
Well I'd go out and do some research into audiences look at ratings.. Interview
subjects ask them if they remembered any adverts and than file a report
saying yeah they did.. But of course they didn't really they were just trying
to impress me.. They were really on the toilet or getting a drink while
the ad's were on.. Shiver I've ended up in ACTIVE AUDIENCE theory..
I won't pass any further judgement till I read
the actual study for myself. | 
