The hot iron came crashing through the ceiling onto the robber's unprotected head. He was stunned and burned by the weight and scalding heat. Although the iron left a bubbling imprint on his head and knocked him to the ground, the pain quickly went away. But the robber got up, and continued to prowl around the house. A little boy holding a BB gun at the robber's head giggles at the intruder's shocked face.
Kids get the idea that violence is fun from all different types of media.
They see it in television programs, in video games and in movies such as Home Alone , which was released in 1990 and was followed by two sequels. In this show, children are learning that violence is a hilarious way to solve a problem. Boys learn from television shows such as G.I. Joe and He-man that men are supposed to have big muscles to fight with, Katz said. As a result, he said boys learn to put up a front that is based on extreme ideas of masculinity. With this constant exposure, children begin to learn what their roles in society are, he said.