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Submitted by Pogikid22 on March 5, 2008
Category: Psychology
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In the psychology article, "Does Venting Anger Feed or Extinguish the Flame?" by Brad J. Bushman of Iowa State University shows in an experiment which examines the effects of venting anger and aggression. The experiment consisted of three groups: two variable groups and a control group. All three groups were exposed to harsh critiques of an essay written earlier by them. The first group vented their anger of the critic on a punching bag. The second also punched a bag, but were told to think about physical fitness instead of the critic. The third group was told to relax. The first group showed the most aggressive tendencies afterward, while the third displayed a more calm behavior. "For reducing anger and aggression, the worst possible advice to give people is to tell them to tell them to imagine their provocateur's face on a pillow or punching bag as they wallop it . . . such advice will only make people angrier and more aggressive." (Bushman) The aggravated tirades of comedian Bill Hicks is a prime example of the main point of what frustration and anger can cause. I claim that the rants of Bill Hicks actually feed into his act because of his expressive nature leads to a more entertaining act.
The marketing bit of Bill Hicks demonstrates evils of the marketing industry. In the beginning, he repeatedly tells marketers to commit suicide and insults them with a malevolent intent. He begins in a sarcastic manner, but claims to be utterly serious. "This is not a joke, you could be like, There's gonna be a joke coming.' There's no fucking joke coming, you are Satan Spawn, kill yourself." (dailymotion.com) He demonstrates that marketing is the root of all evil and the only solution to that problem to "kill yourself." Despite being a joke, his demeanor displays his hatred for marketing.
Bill Hicks can make the audience laugh with the suggested suicide but denies the fact of being the set being a joke. Much like the first group in the...
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