Question: How is it that Hollywood is so willing to take credit for positive social change in this country (and the world) but not for any negative influece it may have? I'm just thinking of all the times Hollywood denies that their products have ANYthing whatsoever to do with the increase in teenage smoking, pregnancy, sexual promiscuity, violence and disrespect for adults and authority figures...
Then there's the negative perception that people around the world have of us, our morals, our values, etc... I suppose these views have NOTHING to do with the version of America put forth by Hollywood, right?
In essence, we're supposed to believe Hollywood is able to selectively control the perception of the images they create. That's just fascinating, and, if it were true, I'd have to also wonder why they weren't working overtime to change the perception the rest of the world has of us. I mean, after all, they are so much more capable of influencing societies for the good than the military and governments, right?
Posted by insomnomaniac at March 6, 2006 8:35 PM | TrackBack