Fighting does correlate with the violence definitions, and since violent acts and intentions are being clearly portrayed it’s rating is either a 4 or 5 depending on the length and severity of the fighting. Moreover, fighting in sports should be considered a 4 because players are usually fighting with each other for a short amount of time, and some players seem to have the intention of harming another player. Most of the time the fights in sports are broken up before it gets to be too lengthy to be considered a 5. But, fighting in sports can demonstrate to kids and teens that it is okay to fight when they are frustrated or something doesn’t go their way. Fighting on TV, like in crime shows may be rated a 5, because there can be an abundant amount of fight scenes in the show, and the scenes can be …show more content…
Though it does not correlate with the definition of violence, but I believe that it should be considered media violence. For example, shows with teens at parties who use alcohol or drugs usually follow up with scenes of fighting, sexual abuse and/or verbal abuse. So, drug/alcohol use should be rated a 2, because the drug and alcohol use in the show is a bridge to violent actions and/or thoughts. Another example where drug and alcohol use bridge towards violence is in crime shows, sometimes the criminal character uses alcohol or drugs before committing a