Evaluating Entertainment For It’s Message
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Q: Much of today’s entertainment is created by performers who embrace values and lifestyles with which I strongly disagree. I want to avoid supporting them with my money or exposing my children to their influence. What’s the right thing to do?
A: I think that every entertainment product should be evaluated for its message and not for the personal behavior of the performers and creators. If one eliminates all entertainment based upon the actions of those involved, how far down the list do you go? You might skip a movie over its starring actor, but do you refuse to watch if someone in a scene’s background has made
poor moral choices? What about the men and women behind the cameras? Or those in charge of lighting? The point is, it’s nearly impossible to avoid all entertainment created by anyone with questionable values. A better standard is to let every album, TV series, movie and video game stand or fall on its own moral merits (or lack thereof). Every form of entertainment has a message, intentional or unintentional. When the message is uplifting and inspiring, celebrate it—even if the messenger is flawed (as all of us are). – Bob Waliszewski, Author of Plugged-In Parenting
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