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\"\"American culture has always been a battle between the wholesome and the obscene. For much of the country\u2019s history, however, it has been easy to segregate the obscene and maintain safe spaces for ourselves and our families. Where once our prime time TV was furnished with shows like\u00a0The Andy Griffith Show<\/em>, and our theaters frequented by actors of class like Jimmy Stewart and Gregory Peck, our culture has, over the years, come to accept less family-friendly entertainment.<\/p>\n

Our culture has had a steady shift towards accepting increased levels of explicit content in media, and it\u2019s having an impact on how we behave. We need to be aware of the cultural shift if we are going to properly protect ourselves and our loved ones. To that end, we\u2019ve put together a few statistics about how things have changed over the years.<\/p>\n

Obscenities<\/b><\/p>\n

The first swear word in a feature film was the word \u201cdamn\u201d in 1939\u2019s\u00a0Gone With the Wind<\/em>. That was the single curse in feature films of that year, nearly thirty years before an official movie rating system was in place. It wouldn\u2019t be until nearly the \u201870s that the average swear word per film rose above ten. From there, it got worse quickly, however. By the \u201880s that average had tripled, and by 2003, the f-word was the most popular swear word. In 2013,\u00a0The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em>\u00a0broke records with a shocking 798 swear words in its three-hour runtime.\u00a0This steady upward progression<\/a>\u00a0has left us with PG-13 movies that can use the f-word, and even PG movies that openly use some of the more mild swear words. Quite the shift from the beginnings of movie curses in 1939.<\/p>\n

Violence<\/b><\/p>\n

Violence, likewise,\u00a0has been on the rise in films<\/a>, with nearly five times as many onscreen deaths in films in recent years as in years past. Likewise, gun violence in film\u00a0has tripled since 1985<\/a>, which should concern any parent whose children are negatively affected by violence in media. If current data is any indicator, those numbers can only be expected to rise.<\/p>\n

Sexual Content<\/b><\/p>\n

Perhaps most dangerous is the level of sexual content in modern media. Over the past few decades, mainstream media, from movies to magazines, has increased its tolerance for explicit sexual content and objectification of women and men. It\u2019s had an\u00a0effect on viewers<\/a>, with\u00a0adolescent audiences<\/a>\u00a0seeking sex at younger ages, and with a higher number of casual partners because of it.<\/p>\n

Sexual content is also addictive and can have drug-like effects on the brain, which is part of what makes it such a cultural hazard. While some suffering from an addiction to pornography and other sexual content may have been convinced that said content is acceptable and non-problematic, many others have realized they have a problem and are\u00a0seeking a way out<\/a>. If you\u2019ve discovered a problem that you need help overcoming,\u00a0LifeStar Therapy<\/a>\u00a0can help.<\/p>\n

As society permits more and more obscene content to be presented to us, we need to take control of our media consumption and begin establishing rules for ourselves of what we will allow into our home, and what we will not. As always, we will have to be the first line of defense against the degrading and unwholesome content, available these days more than ever before.<\/p>\n

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American culture has always been a battle between the wholesome and the obscene. For much of the country\u2019s history, however, it has been easy to segregate the obscene and maintain safe spaces for ourselves and our families. Where once our prime time TV was furnished with shows like\u00a0The Andy Griffith Show, and our theaters frequented by actors of class like Jimmy Stewart and Gregory Peck, our culture has, over the years, come to accept less family-friendly entertainment. 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