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Raising Trouble: More Bad Guys

Social Commentary post by Liza Featherstone on April 1, 2010 - 10:01am; tagged bad guys, Raising Trouble.
"Why are there no bad guys in our neighborhood?" Ivan asked me recently, after emerging from a movie theater. The previews had presented a full line-up of villains – in 3-D, no less.

Ivan had been trying hard to find some real-life miscreants, wondering daily about the boisterous youth on our block, who do a lot of shoving and yelling: "Are those bad guys?" I’d been assuring him that while these young men could be more polite, they’re not bad guys. Real bad guys are very rare, I always say, but a lot of people do make bad decisions. We can all try harder to be good.

Today I say, "There are a lot more bad guys in the movies than in real life."

"Why?" he wants to know.

"Because," I explain, "the people who make the movies think that bad guys make movies more exciting."

"And they’re right!" says Ivan, triumphantly.
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Raising Trouble: When Good Things Happen to Bad Guys

Social Commentary post by Liza Featherstone on March 27, 2010 - 6:40pm; tagged bad guys, boys, children, Darth Vader.
Why are little boys obsessed with "bad guys"?
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