There has been a lot of argument about whether watching too many TV soap operas is harmful to our mind. From my point of view, the plots of TV soap operas are exaggerated sometimes. If we watch too many TV soap operas, our minds may be affected. In this essay, I will explain why watching too many TV soap operas is harmful to our mind.
First of all, to make the soap operas funnier, the plots are exaggerated sometimes. The children may be too young and not be able to identify whether the plots are true or not, and they may just believe in what the soap operas say.
Secondly, there is too much violence involved in the soap operas, especially gangster movies. If we watch too many gangster movies, our mind will be corrupted and we may think that fighting is accepted. At the same time, these plots may scare young children and cause adverse psychological effects on them.
What’s more, watching too many TV soap operas will affect our values. First, soap operas usually stress on revenge or getting fame and fortune. The characters will do anything and apply every trick in the world, or even betray all friends and relatives to achieve their aims. At the same time, the relationship between men and women in soap operas like “Sex and the City” and “Desperate Housewives” are always short-term and unfaithful. We may think these kinds of relationships are acceptable if we watch too many soap operas.
Some say that watching soap operas can help release stress because usually soap operas are comedies. I don’t think it is totally wrong, but we should avoid watching those which carry unhealthy messages. Also, we have to avoid spending too much time on watching soap operas.
To sum up, watching too many TV soap operas is harmful to our mind. It is because the plots of soap operas are exaggerated sometimes. Also, there is too much violence involved in some soap operas. Lastly, watching too many TV soap operas may distort our values. Therefore, watching too many TV soap operas is harmful to our mind. (355 words)