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OK, I'll take a stab at this. But I'm only gonna pick one category among many, time restraints and all that. TELEVISION. Or maybe more specifically, "creative" programing talents. TV shows, most of them, in the early days were positive reinforcers of values. Then, shows like "Roseanne" came around, which basically celebrated the dysfunctional family. Add in shows like "South Park" where every kind of value is made fun of. Stir in lots of sex, cause that's what sells. Don't get me wrong. I laughed at a lot of those shows, recognizing parody and outrageousness for fun. But constant exposure to most, and especially young people, and the tiny little circuts in people's brains started connecting. Hey, guess what? Nothing is sacred, respect is something to scoff at and rudeness rules AND is funny!



Oh, I don't know about all that, Rich.

Ya see, I TOO grew up watchin' Robert Young and Hugh Beaumont dispensing sage and mannered parental advice to their TV children back in the '50s and '60s, and WAY before people like Roseanne came on the scene.





(...and yet I STILL turned out like THIS!!!!!)


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)