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In Rod We Trust · Sep 2004

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P o e t i q R e i g n wrote:
King_J wrote:
Da Kool� Iz Back wrote:
and why CAN'T I STAY LOGGED THE FUKK IN?!?!
THAT IS WHAT I WANNA KNOW TOO!!!

lol...a while ago when i was havin' that problem, i just clicked the "remember my username" (or whateva it says) button....that keepz ya logged in 'till u decide to log out....

P o e t i q R e i g n from Greensboro, NC · Sep 2004

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as far as the topic is concerned....hmmm... everyone is entitled to their own opinion.... mine is that i think your belief on this is just a bit extreme... people need to be sure to know how to differientiate between what is reality and what is fiction or fantasy....between television shows & movies and real life....between characters and real people.... people to also remember that it is important that we don't rely solely on television to inform us about life, society, the universe, current events, various individuals, etc. etc. etc....that we must go out and conduct our own research and/or look to other sources as well to obtain the information... i think that as long as people do know how to do those two main things (in addition to going out and actually living life, instead of trying to do so thru TV characters), TV is harmless, generally-speaking.... a device with the purpose of assisting with staying updated on the goings-on of everything around us....and one used to serve as a type of relief from the stresses of everyday life via entertainment, humor, OTHER PEOPLE'S DRAMA, etc. etc.... but anyway....

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· Sep 2004

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^^^ Are you making this claim with absolute certainty that your perception of what TV does and is useful for is accurate? Do you deny the possibility that there is information about TV that may change how you currently assess the effects it has on people? All I'm asking is are you sure TV is generally harmless? I propose the idea that TV is a prime contributor to the stresses of everyday life and is actually the opposite of a stress reliever. It is a stress delayer. By watching TV whatever problem we have doesn't go away, we simply don't resolve it until we are done watching TV. If we define life as a series of short moments in which our mind processes ideas, then watching TV shows is ultimately shaping our life into whatever ideas dominate the show. Look at the effect Chappelle's show has had on society? TV also regulates society and diminishes individuality by molding our thought forms and millions of others tuned in at the same time. How many people actually go out and do research about something? Few right? Maybe you do because you're an intelligent college student. What were the benefits of TV again? Oh yeah relaxing... <--- that statement is false its suppressing. There are subliminal messages in TV too but I will go into that later if I need to. What you thought they wouldn't throw subliminal messages at you?? Of course they do!!

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Kinkee · Sep 2004

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Do I feel a free post coming on? I feel it, it is **** really really fast. Okay I think it is flowing now. FREE POST nuccas!!!! :lol:

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· Sep 2004

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^^^HaHaHa Don't say free post if you watch TV and don't have anything to say because you like watching TV and you don't like the subject matter. Just ignore this and watch TV or Don't ignore it Think about it and try to feel out i it makes sense or not. If it makes sense you should be able to expand the idea and apply it to other situations.

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natalie_g · Sep 2004

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well tv is a lot of garbage; that's why half of them can't stay on for more than one season; but there are some good ones that can keep someone watching. If you're asking this question you need to ask about that network Bullshyt Entertainment that does nothing but exploit black women and men. But I do watch tv and i think it's the main reason why there are so many obese people in the world along w/fast food chains.

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P o e t i q R e i g n from Greensboro, NC · Sep 2004

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REALity wrote:
^^^ Are you making this claim with absolute certainty that your perception of what TV does and is useful for is accurate? Do you deny the possibility that there is information about TV that may change how you currently assess the effects it has on people? All I'm asking is are you sure TV is generally harmless?

Okay, first, it is important that with the statement you took of mine about television being harmless, you also keep the other provisional factors I provided in mind.... I pretty much said that it is generally harmless IF (keyword: IF) you basically do not allow for it to dominate, carve, too-highly influence, and pretty much make or break your life and/or way of thinking... as for the little boys out there who used to watch WWF, The Tom Green Show, or ****, then would go out and mimick what they saw on these TV programs by jumping off the room of their houses onto their cars or consuming roadkill (:x :x :x)....or the little girls who tune into BET all-day, everyday, seeing a certain image portrayed of Black women (or women in general)....or the millions of Americans who are loyal to such media networks as FOXNews, thinking they are receiving all there is to know about current events and politics... HELL YEAH, IT'S HARMFULL!!! <--not screaming, just being passionate I mean, maybe I'm speaking on behalf of myself...& others out there (as I know there are) who do not let TV have that type of effect on them....but that is what I meant before....the IF IF IF....it does not consume a significant portion of your life to where everything you know about EVERYthing and EVERYone (or THINK you know) is based on what you see on TV....then TV is not bad...

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I propose the idea that TV is a prime contributor to the stresses of everyday life and is actually the opposite of a stress reliever. It is a stress delayer. By watching TV whatever problem we have doesn't go away, we simply don't resolve it until we are done watching TV.

Umm, you do have a point in saying that the stress is only delayed until that 30 mins. or 2 hours over and done with....but what form of an escape from stress doesn't that apply to?? to escape my stress...I might listen to one of my favorite albums....I might write a few poems....I might call up a friend who I know is gonna have me bustin' a gut on the floor from laughin' so hard.... when the second of the last track on that album becomes a second of the past, however.....when I've finished writing the last letter of whatever written piece I'm working on....and when me & that hilarious friend say our "goodbye"s, "peace"s, "i'll holla"s, etc....BAM - BACK TO REALITY....in other words, THAT'S JUST LIFE ANYONE...but you HAVE to find some type of way to at least temporarily throw off your stress.... i mean people take naps to escape stress...I know I do....& of course, when you wake up, stress is right there on the side of the bed, chillin'...waitin' to get into ya head and emotions once again....but what else is there to do? imagine if we all faced all of the million elements of our stress in every waking hours of our lives....we'd be a much more chaotic world and species than we already are now....that just isn't healthy...you have to escape...to survive.... i mean, vacations from work! isn't that THEY'RE purpose?? of COURSE you have a trillion and one tasks left to do on your TO-DO list when you get back to the office, but FOR THE WEEKEND...few weeks, or however long you're on vacation...that's VACATION...as in a TEMPORARILY DELAYER OF STRESS....feel me?

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If we define life as a series of short moments in which our mind processes ideas, then watching TV shows is ultimately shaping our life into whatever ideas dominate the show.