While I was reading Sylvia's response about the immense influence that T.V. has over its audience, I couldn't help but agree with everything that she said. I especially agree/like the part where she said "The question is whether this influence is a good thing or a bad thing."
To build on what Sylvia explained, I feel as if there is typically a negative stereotype that is associated with the influence of T.V. when really its influence can be both harmful and beneficial. As Sylvia illustrated with her fashion influence example, some things that T.V. can influence aren't all that bad; if people want to model what they see on T.V. by wearing the same clothes, then there isn't really any harm in that, as long as they don't think it's okay to walk around half-naked. T.V. can be influential in good ways by airing shows that make people want to take action, make a change, or do something good for themselves or other people. An example of this is the show "Pitbulls and Parolees", a show on Animal Planet that I used to watch a lot when I was little. The show is about a bunch of parolees who are given a second chance through a job (taking care of the dogs) and rescue pitbulls (a breed of dog who most people wouldn't even give a second glance at) and help them to where they are able to get loving homes. A show like this can inspire people to give humankind and animals a second chance at life and want to do something to help them.
Also as Sylvia said, "It's all in the way T.V.s influence is used." Whether they choose to use this influence in a bad or good way is up to their network, and therefore not all T.V. influence should be viewed as something that is only trying to cause evil.
Check out Sylvia's post here: http://sylviasjournalism.blogspot.com/2014/11/class-response-tv-too-much-influence.html
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