A Russian reality show, due to premier in 2017, is going to simulate a real life Hunger Games. The show will take place in the Siberian forrest over the span of nine months and will allow rape, murder, and assault. Thirty contestants from all over the world will compete for
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The clip showing dexter getting ready in the morning made me cringe while watching it. Although it did not show any direct form of violence or even a crime, it is very suggestive. For example when Dexter is squeezing the orange, it looks like blood and guts are coming out.
Everyone knows how famous the sport of football (soccer) is and how passionate its fans can be. It is an international sport that holds a variety of leagues and cups worldwide. The most famous one is the World Cup. Every 4 years, the world stops. People put on their country’s
After a provocative throwaway comment from famous NFL player Ray Lewis, two researchers from UC Berkeley ran through crime statistics over a decade-long period from Chicago and found that crime rates (especially violence and drug-related crimes) were notably lower during times when NFL, NBA, and MLB games involving Chicago teams
Recently, game developer Destructive Creations released Hatred, a shooting game with the “hook,” if not the central purpose, being the massacre of screaming, begging innocents in an environment drawn almost directly from the depraved mind of one of the ceaseless mass shooters who dominate the news. Needless to say, this
Violent fight videos online have become extremely popular through sites like Youtube and Worldstarhiphop, and for good reason. If done correctly, these videos can be as an entertaining as our favorite shows and films. The reason for this is simple, they feel authentic. Regardless of how excellent the final product
Violent video games have been extremely popular in our society since the first wave of them were released throughout the 90’s. In fact, in 2008 the Pew Research Center estimated that 97% of teens played some sort of video game, and two-thirds of them included violence. Along with these findings,
***TRIGGER WARNING: SHOOTINGS/SCHOOL SHOOTINGS/ISLA VISTA MASSACRE*** For many, May 23rd 2014 is a date they will remember for the rest of their lives. Six UC Santa Barbara students were murdered, and 14 were injured when a young man by the name of Elliot Rodgers went on a killing spree around
Rihanna is often exalted as the resident “bad girl” for her provocative song lyrics and music videos. She broke ground with S&M by making it mainstream in 2010, shortly after talking about rude boys “trying to get it up.” She is seen as a feminist because she owns her body,
It would seem tasteless, in the wake of the Oregon shootings, to ask anyone to relive them. As would it with any major shooting; for experiencing the event rather than the aftermath means interacting with the killer’s psyche in a manner likely unpleasant and certainly raw. Which leads us to