this is very interesting Tim, im fascinated by all the studies that are done showing the influences of media on the human mind and how what we take into our minds has a way of then coming out and back into the world, filtered by our current level of understanding and how we use that data in responding to and interacting with the environment around us... i find it fascinating how some people insist that what is taken into our minds and bodies has no effect on reality around us, as if eating or smelling a peach does not in some way affect our mood, thoughts, and speech..

the same would hold true in the movies we watch, the language we hear, the books we read and in general, how we are treated in each instant of each day.. how can anyone believe that we are not in some way influenced by all the incoming?

ty for the names of the people who to contact with my concerns, i suppose i was addressing the issue with you as you are the person who brought this data to all of our attention within a mental health and healing environment..

in one way i agree with the notion of presenting controversial art so that viewers are then made to think about what is commonly consumed and what effect it bears upon our thinking, consciously and sub-consciously

it reminds that i need to be careful of what i take in because it always affects what comes out..

i think it is good that we are made aware of the horribleness of war and its effects and i think we need to be reminded of its huge costs and losses... i think it is better accomplished in a classroom situation (jmo)