tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post1862407071473778913..comments2024-02-26T05:30:47.740-05:00Comments on Maine Writer and Photographer: WHEN WILL THIS STOP -- THE AFTERMATH OF AURORA, COLORADO: WRITERS' & MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY, GUN CONTROL & MENTAL ILLNESSRonna Lambiasi DeLoe: www.ronnalambiasideloe.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633975030495597727noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-5030051419978617632013-01-10T16:32:29.953-05:002013-01-10T16:32:29.953-05:00Thank you Bill, and I'm sorry I have not respo...Thank you Bill, and I'm sorry I have not responded sooner. This is current though, unfortunately, in the wake of Newtown's shootings. Maybe we need to alert the media, especially movies, to do something new. There are articles out about alleged conspiracy theories in Newtown, and the role that the Batman movie may have played there. That remains to be seen, but maybe we have to get the media to act more responsibly. Case in point -- the Jack Reacher movie is now out. I had an opportunity to view it with my husband but declined. I love mysteries and suspense, but when I heard there was a scene with a mass-killing, I said no way. I don't want to encourage that. In fact, I am writing a mystery and I think to write responsibly, we have to stop glorifying so many murders. You can have a mystery with one or a few murders; there doesn't have to be a serial killer or a mass murderer in every plot.<br />Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it.Ronna Lambiasi DeLoe: www.ronnalambiasideloe.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633975030495597727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-9348704712900323602012-08-09T17:02:29.195-04:002012-08-09T17:02:29.195-04:00Maybe mass murders never will stop. Part of it may...Maybe mass murders never will stop. Part of it may be we have too many guns, part of it may be too many people who should not own guns because of psychological problems, can get those guns too readily. I enjoy writing and I have spoken out on guns but that may not be the crux of the problem. I enjoyed your article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-90167578699317649832012-07-22T22:14:57.389-04:002012-07-22T22:14:57.389-04:00Thanks for your well-presented comment and suggest...Thanks for your well-presented comment and suggestions. I'll take them to heart. Hopefully this will be read by more than my band as there are only seven of us, but I have been getting a lot of hits for this column so that's a good start. Thanks for getting it and for your support. It's a shame we have to "seduce the masses" to get to the real message, but I have to agree that it's probably necessary.Ronna Lambiasi DeLoe: www.ronnalambiasideloe.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633975030495597727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-50153369188550754822012-07-22T21:27:24.922-04:002012-07-22T21:27:24.922-04:00Some in the media get it, at least they understand...Some in the media get it, at least they understand not to directly glorify psychopaths and delusional perpetrators of heinous crimes, but it must be a painful dance for them because ratings matter. There are some topically critical shows, it isn't all fluff, but it is heavily weighted (i.e., proportionally) toward entertainment, in large part, because that is exactly what people want to view. Most people in America have cable television. The Learning Channel, the History channel, C-Span and other similar offerings have their loyal audiences and associated Nielsen ratings, but the viewers largely determine what is presented by voting with remote controls. I urge you to continue presenting your messages because we really do need to stop and think, but only some of the people will listen to or read thought-provoking material some of the time. Michael Moore and others can only infrequently produce a topically critical and thought-provoking movie with hope of attracting a large percentage of the potential viewing public. If demand existed, the market would fill it. People want to be entertained. Yes, we ought to think a lot more about many things, but except for a small number of fortuitously attracted readers, your message is probably being read primarily by your church choir. I would bet more people could identify Brad Pitt and Kim Kardashian (one celebrity for each gender) than they could identify the U.S. Vice President. I applaud your encouraging other writers, but beware the potential of an incestuous feedback loop that loses touch with the masses. Please continue to tell it like it is. In addition, perhaps you need to occasionally seduce the masses, who would implicitly hear your message, by giving them what they want and then embedding tidbits of the msssage that needs to be delivered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-18894129974090518372012-07-21T15:59:26.508-04:002012-07-21T15:59:26.508-04:00Thanks for your comment. I'm in favor of telli...Thanks for your comment. I'm in favor of telling it like it is, and mass media has the responsiblity to do that. We have the same responsibility as writers; if we don't use that responsibility, we're missing an important opportunity to start a dialogue and have people act upon it. Thanks again.Ronna Lambiasi DeLoe: www.ronnalambiasideloe.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633975030495597727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-35736650733531183322012-07-21T15:33:24.379-04:002012-07-21T15:33:24.379-04:00Ronna, you are so right. When is the population of...Ronna, you are so right. When is the population of this country going to get their collective heads out of their asses?! Instead of worrying about abortion (legalized by the same Supreme Court that upheld the right to bear arms), we need to worry about stopping the sale of assault weapons and ensuring that all Americans can afford health care. While I do not advocate the banning of guns, I think we need to make sane decisions about the type of guns being legally sold. I believe that the gun lobby is wrong. I am willing to be that, like this recent shooting in Colorado, most gun related killings are perpetrated by people who have purchased their guns legally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-16048170623277265192012-07-21T14:49:12.335-04:002012-07-21T14:49:12.335-04:00Thanks for your comment Mara. I'm not blaming ...Thanks for your comment Mara. I'm not blaming the movie for causing someone to be psychotic. He already was. I'm pointing out that writers and media (movies, tv, news -- not entertainment "news" which is not news) need to be more responsible. Thanks! You get it!Ronna Lambiasi DeLoe: www.ronnalambiasideloe.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633975030495597727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7057726861328498837.post-52849048617021367652012-07-21T14:36:03.317-04:002012-07-21T14:36:03.317-04:00First thing: I am glad you are not blaming the mov...First thing: I am glad you are not blaming the movie for the cause of the shooting. Too many times this has happened in tragedies, and it sickens me. Remember what happened with Columbine? Marilyn Manson, Video Games, Violent Music, everything got the blame except for the kids themselves. As for why people are making said movies, blissful ignorance seems to be the state of mind of the masses. People would rather hear about awesome superhero fighting bad guys rather than tragic sad person dying from an incurable disease. And I agree, writers and the media should try to send out messages about what's really important rather than this stupid nonsense about Kim Karda..whatever the heck her name is. But people seem to have the need to be entertained rather than horrified. Consider it like this. Say there's a shiny object in the street that will affect nothing but bring you maybe a second of happiness, but right next to it there's a bloody hand that if cleaned up immediately, might bring you prolonged happiness. What do you think people will go to first? That's my 2 cents on thatMaranoreply@blogger.com