The sanitization of violence:

a. desensitizes viewers to the suffering of victims
b. reduces the likelihood of negative effects on viewers
c. refers to when producers make violence funny
d. refers to when producers reduce the amount of humor


a. desensitizes viewers to the suffering of victims

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