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 Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:01 am
Why is that people (primarily women) from all walks of life -- from children and mothers to grandmothers, from prepubescent to post-menopause, from drop-outs to doctors -- seem to be fascinated with death?
Everyday, my co-workers peruse the Obituaries, and they, as well as my relatives, watch ER, crime dramas/murder mysteries like NCIS and CSI, and Law and Order, as well as Snapped and other shows.
Many of the TV shows seem to deal with horrific crimes, (again, women seem to be the primary targets here), and finding the culprit.
Why are these TV shows so popular? I personally don't care for them at all. Why do people seem near-obsessed with death and crime? Do you watch these shows? Do you make a point (consciously or not) to look at the death notices in the daily paper?
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:12 pm
I watch those shows from time to time. I'm not a big TV watcher. I never read obituaries, I only read the funnies, advice columns, editorials, and miscellaneous sections. I don't know but there's several potential answer and combos. For the obituary thing it seems to be out of nosiness. I've noticed older people look at obituaries as much as I read the comics section. Think about it, their at an age were alot of people they know are starting to die, and being at that age makes them more of their own mortality so they want to keep up.
With the crime shows I'm not sure. It creates exitement to look at the situation and people like a good adrenaline rush. And in those shows on most of the episodes the killer get's his/her come-upance. And it's even more awsome because the perp is being punished for the what society calls the worse crimes (murder and rape). By the end of the episodes, the suspect gets caught, except for times when they want to throw the audience for a loop and make the perp get away. But as much as it is about death it's also about people being able to mash their buns and finger wag at bad people and watch them get carried off to court.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:55 pm
Western Culture 101: Death makes us shat bricks because no matter how powerful you are you will die.
and yes this really, really is a culture/location thing. I don't really care about dying personally. I would prefer if I died after my parents though (but you can't help that)
Christians shouldn't fear death but they are usually the main ones obsessing over it. I mean if you're so sure that you're a believer than what's the point in being all worried about it or mourning over the death of love ones who were also Christians? You will see them again so don't trip. At least that's been my POV being raise in a Christian family.
About the crime show again US/Western cultures: Women are usually weaker both physically and mentally thus they are the victims 90% of the time. "She shouldn't had hooked up with that random stranger. She should have stayed in a well lit area. She shouldn't have cheated or being all emotional.
Plus the viewers are affected more when it's a chopped up white woman than a chopped up Black guy. stare
I look at Snapped sometimes cause I still think it's kind of sad that people still think women can't just flip the hell out and kill guys for little to no reason. Although it's still pretty sexist since 90% of them are about some woman being wronged by a man or want to do the whole romance novel BS.
I don't watch too many horror films and if I do they are sucky Freddy VS Jason stupid slasher ones in which I don't care who get hacked up with what.
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