Reply #44: No, Star Wars did not do it.

[Caliman73]

Parents not teaching their children how to properly greet guests did it. It is easy to blame movies, tv, music, or whatever media you want. What did you expect them to say, "Yeah, sorry. We haven't shown our children the correct way to greet guests. It's our fault. We haven't instilled manners into our children." It is always easier to blame something external.

My son watched Star Wars, and Indiana Jones as a younger child, perhaps not 5, but not 13 either. He also played shootem up video games, though not games like GTA or Doom, or the War games. He never ran around with sticks or toy guns shooting people, unless he was playing with me or his cousins using Nerf darts or laser tag as is their function. He greeted guests appropriately and did not act out aggressively with others. I have taught him to box and defend himself, but he is not a bully. He understands that you treat others with respect and never touch anyone aggressively unless you have no other option.

While violent movies, games, etc.. may have an effect of desensitizing people to violence, bad manners is a result of lack of teaching them consistently and maintaining discipline in the home.