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Television Programs: How They Affect Society

Television Programs: How It Affects Society
"It was an accident," proclaimed Janet Jackson after her Super Bowl fiasco, "a wardrobe malfunction." It didn't appear to be one to the millions of people who witnessed the exposing of one of Jackson's breasts. Many were shocked and outraged, but this type of thing isn't new for the infamous "boob tube". In 1977, the miniseries "Roots", was the first TV show to air bare breasts (Clark 1070). Even still, television programs have come a long way since that and the time of their creation.
Invented in 1923, television programs started off with airing sporting events, news hours, and cookie cutter programs ("History of TV" History). These programs usually taught morals and lessons at their closings and gave a false sense of reality. Today, you can see just about anything on TV, from someone being gunned down to wild and risk-free sex between couples (Gay couples too!). Studies have been done to see if these scenes seen by society can affect......


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