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Originally Posted by corporatejay
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_28772.aspx
I don't know if I buy it. To me this is the same as the argument against violent video games. Maybe the reason violent people play more violent video games is because they like them...because they like violence.
I suggest the same thing here. If you like sex, you probably like shows about sex, which is why you're more likely to have sex. I should also note that of the three shows they listed (Friends, That 70s Show, and Sex and the City) the only really risque one is Sex and the City and it's pretty clear it's an 18+ show.
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I think it's a self fullfilling loop, they both impact each other. Each helps the other gain steam.
People, especially kids act out what they see on TV all the time. Networks will tell you they are just being real (when they are actually pushing the envelope a little bit) then that is emulated, then the envelope is pushed again.