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Position:Home>Philosophy> Why does the media glamorize serial killers?Question: Why does the media glamorize serial killers!? Serial killers commit some of the most heinous crimes, yet they're rewarded with movies and books about them, etc!.!.!. The victims usually go nameless and their families suffer a great loss, but they're never acknowledged!.
Why is that!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Because people are fascinated by the bizarre, even if it's morbid!. If there is interest in a topic, books and articles will be written!. For the most part no one is condoning or accepting what the serial killers did, or seeking to 'reward' them - they are simply fascinated to try to understand their methodology or psychology!. I would consider it respectful to let the victims and family avoid the media circus!.Www@QuestionHome@Com One reason: entertainment acts as a kind of "waking dream" for our tension-reduction!. E!.g!., if African-Americans are being meaner "per capita" than white Americans, it may psychologically "benefit" white Americans, and even society as a whole, to see nasty-acting African-Americans being punished on-screen!. This is known as "stereotyping!." When it is inaccurate or perhaps oppressive, "stereotyping" becomes "politically incorrect!." Hence, if any group or society is particularly stressed, the behaviors of the oppressing groups are disguised, but the tensions are still released!. In current American society, for example, there is a lot of "road rage!." A "serial killer" may offer the "road rage" and other general social anger a way out--a person, e!.g!. a "rogue cop," who kills bad people that he knows are bad, but that would otherwise be unpunished!. (This is the rationale for a currently-popular "serial killer show!.") The media, during the tenser days of African-American civil rights assertion (1960s-1970s) began offering "Superfly" and other "Negroes with super-powers" that served to reduce tensions among some A-A!. During the 1930s Depression, lots of movies were made about rich, happy, empowered families/people, people "just like the rest of us," who enabled people's dream-desires for prosperity, stability, etc!. to be enjoyed!. "Creation: Artistic and Spiritual," O!. M!. Aivanhov, is good about such things!. How different poets' "needs" shape their poetry is well-shown in "Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei," Weinberger and Paz!. A light, non-violent, recent award-winning novel, "Hidden Camera," Zoran Zivkovic, was very popular in Eastern Europe, depicting the quality of life as experienced by many under Communist dictatorship!. Lots of examples, but a reason for glam re murderers is perhaps a more angry society, and people as a general audience are less interested in seeing victims suffer, as they feel like victims themselves!. However, better movies, such as "Braveheart," would be heroic and tension-reducing, however, perhaps the angry people also realize their anger is more gray, than noble, hence, they don't identify as much with noble heroes!. "Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, "Hope Rising," Kim Meeder, and "The Great Divorce," C!. S!. Lewis, are good examples of people who do care, about those who suffer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com They really shouldn't for a lot of reasons, but it does make money and also may influence others, so that means even more money!.!.!. Everyone wins, as long as you aren't one of the victims!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com G Because the ratings go up when they do so!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |