DUMBING DOWN SOCIETY

Dumbing down is viewed either as a pejorative term for a perceived over-simplification of, amongst other things, education, news and television, or as a statement of truth about real cultural trends in education and culture. According to John Algeo, former editor of American Speech, the neologism dumb down "revise so as to appeal to those of little education or intelligence" was first recorded in 1933 as movie slang, and dumb up in 1928.

The concept "dumbing down" can point to a variety of different things but the concept always involves a claim about the simplification of culture, education, and thought, a decline in creativity and innovation, a degradation of artistic, cultural, and intellectual standards, or the undermining of the very idea of a standard, and the trivialisation of cultural, artistic, and academic creations.

The term can be seen as subjective since what is labelled as "dumbed down" often depends upon the values of individuals of specific groups. Pierre Bourdieu discusses how the practices of dominant groups in society are legitimised to the disadvantage of subordinate groups. However, there is also evidence that knowledge of areas outside that defined by popular culture has diminished progressively in the late twentieth century (see Dumbing Down link below).

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[curranchris]

I should point out that it's not just America, it's worldwide in stages. It's an eastward progression from the Americas over Europe and in to Asia. Africa, sadly, was raped and discarded many many years ago.

[curranchris]

Two words: Completely true. I have gone along figuring this out for about 8 years now.

[Red9070]

no need to use subliminal messages, the points of the researchers were good enough ;)

[KungFuKid1015]

@connect234 I understand what the shots are, and sometimes they do contain harmful elements such as mercury. My issue is, allow the child to build a natural immune system. If the flu is spread via the air, there is a better chance of catching the symptoms and fighting it off. However, once you introduce it into the blood stream, you basically speed up that process. It's bypassing the gut, and other immune systems in the body. This is basic stuff. Don't have to be a doctor.

[connect234]

@KungFuKid1015 vaccines are weaker forms of the virus or disease that they are trying to fight. If you get a vaccination when it enters your body in a weaker state it allows the white blood cells to try out which type of antibody can kill the disease. After you get the symptoms there is a great chance he wont get it again till next season.

[iamryanmorris]

Ironically, those who do drugs have less of a problem thinking for themselves than those who do not.

[3hreefoot7]

everybody must "shut up" !! 

lol

[cooldaddy1234567]

5:00

I see what you did there.

[itubeyoublah]

floyd

[PSXGAMER22]

Anyone else notice pink floyd's sheep playing in the background?

[KungFuKid1015]

@rapattacker1 My son was given the flu shot last year, and was sick as a dog for a week, thus spreading it to my wife and I. I don't get the shots. If I start to feel the symptoms of the flu, I simply drink hot tea and take a hot bath to increase my body temp to kill off the infections. Carefully of course. I do what I can to burn it out of me, usually it only takes a day or two. Theraflu seems to work well too. These shots are overrated in my opinion. and should NEVER be forced.

[KungFuKid1015]

@CptFrenchFry I would disagree. There are things that people knew years ago, and were taught comprehensively, yet are not taught today. The culture and society itself is dumbed down. Just watch television. We are a degenerate culture. It's like we are going backwards when we should be expanding forwards.