Why is TV known as the idiot box?
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This term has been used to refer to a TV
set in a derogatory way since the late
1950s. The name stuck for two reasons.
TV has been a non-interactive device, and
the term 'idiot box' highlights the fact that it
is non-responsive.
According to some studies, a child addicted to TV
might suffer from slow metabolism, obesity,
myopie,
and might develop into a moron or an idiot.
This, the adjective idiot in the above term applies
both to the device in question and to its users.
Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1293470.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
This term has been used to refer to a TV
set in a derogatory way since the late
1950s. The name stuck for two reasons.
TV has been a non-interactive device, and
the term 'idiot box' highlights the fact that it
is non-responsive.
According to some studies, a child addicted to TV
might suffer from slow metabolism, obesity,
myopie,
and might develop into a moron or an idiot.
This, the adjective idiot in the above term applies
both to the device in question and to its users.
