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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brodie" data-source="post: 7701467" data-attributes="member: 6776288">Wertham was a HUGE detriment to the development of comic book as an acceptable art form in the U.S. I think there's a direct connection between him and the rise to dominance of superheroes in the genre here in the U.S. Jack Thompson was the face of the anti video game/violence caused by video games factions, until recently. He was disbarred and that pretty much put an end to his crusade since nobody could really take him seriously after that.Then we have Radecki with role playing games. I think his crusade was the most detrimental of the three, since the stigma he helped manufacture in the 80's still colors the opinions of many people.And there have been countless people in the past and present claiming television, movies, book, etc. are the cause for warping the minds of the youth and causing them to all sorts of stuff. What you hardly ever hear about is how the lack of good parenting or attention from concerned loved ones could have helped prevent bad stuff. Of course, love and attention could be in abundance and people still go out and do bad things.You just can't place the blame on something external just because it was there.</blockquote>