Is music to blame for all the violence in our World?

[Trojan_Ripper]

Can the music and lyrics you listen (and love) be to blame for violence in our lives anymore than the video games we play?

Please feel free to include your type of music (audio/video) for everyone to judge.

[Emilyepidemic]

Meh.
I think it moreso depends on how easily the person listening to the music or playing the games is influenced.
I for one have been playing m rated games since i was like 8.
and I'm not really violent, I never hit someone unless they hit me first [in self defence]. and as for music, I listen to sorta. rock metalish punkish stuffs, but it hasn't really influenced the way i feel, i find that i choose the music that i listen to based on myself and my person, rather than listening to something and have it end up defining me.
that is all.
(:

[Master Ridley]

No, people are to blame for all the violence in the world. Entertainment helps take that tension of, in reality, lessening the violence in 1st world countries.

[Aeroflot]

People only listen (read: enjoy) to music that reflects their inner self, so the people are inherently violent.

[Emilyepidemic]

Or perhaps, if they listen to violent music, it's to release anger so that they won't end up violent.
Or any music really, if you connect with it, coudl release a variety of emotions.
and that just sounded really weird.
but you know what I mean.

[Aeroflot]

Well yeah, except for your first sentence. If people listen to violent music to release their anger, then aren't they angry in the first place?

[Emilyepidemic]

They are, but being angry doesn't mean you're violent,
if you listen to the music to actually calm you, or or to get stuff out,
then you won't be angry anymore.
anger can lead to violence, but, being angry doesn't automatically mean you'll do something violent. especially not right away.
Unless if someone has anger management issues..
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[Serio]

Originally Posted by Aeroflot

People only listen (read: enjoy) to music that reflects their inner self, so the people are inherently violent.

Are you saying me, who could never harm anyone, is violent just because i like hard rock, metal, soft rock, alt rock, hell, even some kinds of rap? I like any music as long as it isn't down, dark toned, or without meaning.

Music is manmade, and just like everything else manmade, it doesn't affect us at all mentally. It's the same with video games and movies. People say the ratings are on the box to warn people against the violence. It's not. They're there to alert people that they have to be prepared for strong content. Not warn them, because why should it?

Hans Zimmer's music inspires me to be creative, while other music makes me actually think faster due to the way it's composed.

[Emilyepidemic]

Yay for correct-ness.
highfive.

[Ipse]

Like video games... It causes the retarded or mentally ill people to get violent

The only difference is that games are used as a scapegoat ALOT more then music.