CC202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: 2014 Isla Vista Killings, Serial Killer, Commodification
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Rappers: all about power, money and sex: majority of video games have violent white men and boys are constantly playing these as they grow up; they"re highly influenced by them. Their brains are being digitally wired to the violence. Shooters are all males who had been gay-baited". October 30th, 2015: to understand the shootings, we need to look at the personal stories of each offender. The desire to show others that they"re real men is the main reason for their outbreak. They"re not psychopathological deviants, instead they"re over conformists (traditionalists) to a certain idea that defines" masculinity: this idea sees that violence is the only response to their humiliation. All school shootings have been committed by boys, no case. There were 2 waves of school violence since the 1980"s involved a girl. Men"s manhood has been attacked, they"ve been humiliated, and feel entitled to get it back.
