Killing Women A Pop-Music Tradition Analysis
Claire Zhou
Professor Heather ESL 50
27 October 2014
Different Attitude toward Violence
In “Killing Women: A Pop-Music Tradition” John Hamerlinck reveals that the seemingly harmless world of pop music has developed its own style of woman-killing songs. Violent misogyny in songs is not new. In the 1920s, a song called “Careless Love” sang by Lonnie Johnson, “in which he promises to shoot his lover numerous times and then stand over her until she is finished dying”(417). In fact, killing women who have been with another man are common plots in popular songs, this kind of songs often conceals the truth of killing. However, the themes of killing women are in many forms of music. Like the famous song “Run For Your Life,” which reveals …show more content…
In other words, the author tries to talk about the disadvantages of violent movies. Watching TV and movies are common ways to relax; however, they are filled with violent scenes. Like UFC, a competition of wrestling. In my opinion, I really hate this show, because it is too cruel, and I can not see the humanity in here. Whenever one player punch as an other player’s face, I can hear applause and laughter; this makes me uncomfortable. Another scary show is The Walking Dead. When I first heard this name, I was not interested in it. Then I watched a little bit, and I figured out I did not like it, because all I could see are blood and kill, all I could hear was scream. I even had a nightmare when I watched the walking dead. However, there are 11.5 million people watch The Walking Dead. Through watching violent movies, children may not care about human beings, may not know how to respect other people. The International Society for Research on Aggression (IRSA) concluded that evidence shows that media violence consumption can act as a trigger for aggressive thoughts or feelings already stored. It is a useless way for children to grow up; therefore, we should choose the movie and TV shows carefully, not letting violence cover our …show more content…
In America, football is very popular. However, as we all know, there are injured players in every football match. In September, Lamar Holmes for Atlanta Falcons had a foot injury and his return was questionable. When he got hurt, the fans of other team were laughing. Ice hockey is another dangerous sport. Former Estevan Bruins defenceman Nick Egan has passed away, Egan is believed to have died of a heart attack. He was only 21 and grew up in New Jersey, but the ice hockey took him away. As George Orwell said, “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules, and sadistic pleasure in violence. In other words, it is war without shooting”. Sometimes, a player intentionally attempts to injure another player. This proves that violence really exists in some sports. When players genuinely recognize and acknowledge one another, it marks the game for us as a humane competition, so we need a proper attitude to treat the violence in
Professor Heather ESL 50
27 October 2014
Different Attitude toward Violence
In “Killing Women: A Pop-Music Tradition” John Hamerlinck reveals that the seemingly harmless world of pop music has developed its own style of woman-killing songs. Violent misogyny in songs is not new. In the 1920s, a song called “Careless Love” sang by Lonnie Johnson, “in which he promises to shoot his lover numerous times and then stand over her until she is finished dying”(417). In fact, killing women who have been with another man are common plots in popular songs, this kind of songs often conceals the truth of killing. However, the themes of killing women are in many forms of music. Like the famous song “Run For Your Life,” which reveals …show more content…
In other words, the author tries to talk about the disadvantages of violent movies. Watching TV and movies are common ways to relax; however, they are filled with violent scenes. Like UFC, a competition of wrestling. In my opinion, I really hate this show, because it is too cruel, and I can not see the humanity in here. Whenever one player punch as an other player’s face, I can hear applause and laughter; this makes me uncomfortable. Another scary show is The Walking Dead. When I first heard this name, I was not interested in it. Then I watched a little bit, and I figured out I did not like it, because all I could see are blood and kill, all I could hear was scream. I even had a nightmare when I watched the walking dead. However, there are 11.5 million people watch The Walking Dead. Through watching violent movies, children may not care about human beings, may not know how to respect other people. The International Society for Research on Aggression (IRSA) concluded that evidence shows that media violence consumption can act as a trigger for aggressive thoughts or feelings already stored. It is a useless way for children to grow up; therefore, we should choose the movie and TV shows carefully, not letting violence cover our …show more content…
In America, football is very popular. However, as we all know, there are injured players in every football match. In September, Lamar Holmes for Atlanta Falcons had a foot injury and his return was questionable. When he got hurt, the fans of other team were laughing. Ice hockey is another dangerous sport. Former Estevan Bruins defenceman Nick Egan has passed away, Egan is believed to have died of a heart attack. He was only 21 and grew up in New Jersey, but the ice hockey took him away. As George Orwell said, “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules, and sadistic pleasure in violence. In other words, it is war without shooting”. Sometimes, a player intentionally attempts to injure another player. This proves that violence really exists in some sports. When players genuinely recognize and acknowledge one another, it marks the game for us as a humane competition, so we need a proper attitude to treat the violence in