Frederick Mathews, Frederick Mathews
Film images often mirror the changing values of the dominant culture. As racism was unmasked, demeaning racist portrayals became suspect. As awareness of sexism grows, many "jokes " about women have lost their humor. However, if you have rented a comedy video for your children in the last 1 0 years, chances are you and they have witnessed scenes about the sexual abuse of boys and young men-and laughed. Impossible? The author makes his case that many popular films depict the sexual abuse of males as humorous, thereby fostering a culture of violence.
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