Entertainment: Violence VS Sex

[RockinDaMike]

Re: Entertainment: Violence VS Sex

I honestly think main difference is most people/kids know that violence is wrong and they have restraint and will not act on it. They know its fake in movies for the most part. For most people its not pleasant to do either. I got into fights because I was angry and someone did something wrong to me. I didn't want to fight people for fun.

As for sex, its in everyones dna to do and obviously a pleasant thing to do. There is just no way around it no matter what we do or watch. I'm thinking most parents will shield their kids from it to hold them off as long as they can but eventually nature will take over. Kids are exposed to it almost everyday at school where as violence will be a rare occasion.

I know i'm not the only guy who grew up knowing when each nudity/sex scene was in a rated R movie.

[allBthere]

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not that your coworkers worry was awkwardness, but watching sex with your immediate family (at least to me) IS VERY awkward lol.

Growing up I was allowed to watch everything. There is only one movie my sister and I were asked to leave the family room and it was Blue Velvet. I think it was maybe because it combined sex, violence AND psychosis. When Dennis Hopper starts screaming "who's gonna EFF Daddy!!!!" my dad paused it and said
"I think you kids shouldn't be watching this" LOL NEVER had we heard that, but both understood because it was just super weird and we didn't mind leaving.

I think a big part for me is I don't want to be watching sex with family either my parents or if I ever have kids - because the sexual part of my life and my sexual interests are mine and I want them to stay unknown to my family. This is kind of obvious and I don't think it's a cultural thing... why would a father in France want to watch that bunny brown movie where there is a real BJ with his 14 year old daughter?!?!?

I'd be fine watching sex with loads of strangers around (or friends) but typically 12 year old boys go to the movies with their parents I guess which changes things... I don't think I would have a problem in general with my kids seeing nudity and sexual scenes in movies but I also wouldn't really want to be there watching it with them lol

[jmood88]

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Other countries don't have the prudish behavior surrounding sex that we do in the US. People complain about sex on tv here but it is extremely tame compared to what plays on primetime in other countries.

[catcatch22]

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Other countries don't have the prudish behavior surrounding sex that we do in the US. People complain about sex on tv here but it is extremely tame compared to what plays on primetime in other countries.

I am not sure if that is totally true. I was in Europe recently and yes there were more liberal laws allowing prostitution and nudity on TV but the people weren't any different if you ask me. In fact it made them more prudish and cold. It seems to be the opposite here. The laws are much more stricter while the people much more open sexually. At least that is how I saw it.

You also have to account for how strong church and religion plays a role in our government and its laws.

[VDusen04]

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I've got two younger brothers (14 and 16) and in the past I often had to decide what was and what was not okay for those guys to watch and listen to. And in regards to violence vs. sex, it honestly kind of boggles our mind. Even my youngest brother, for years, has recognized how silly this concept is. It's like, "Wait, watching a World War II soldier sniping out family members and threatening to shoot little kids until he's ultimately shot in the eye and killed is okay. And then watching a soldier wander about aimlessly looking for his blown off arm while another guy's intestines are hanging out is still just an R rating. But show more than five seconds of frontal nudity and we're automatically looking at an NC-17 rating? What?"

Even now, I have this feeling their mother (my step) would still much rather have her two kids watching or gaming with violence than have them see an exposed breast or heaven forbid, a cinematic sex scene. Things just seem terribly out of whack.

Sidenote, my 14 year old brother tried to buy Red Dead Redemption at a prominent electronics store a few weeks ago. He was turned away for being underage. So, he put the game back and bought Snoop Doggy Dogg's "Doggystyle" instead, featuring a woman bending over on the cover and a sexually explicit comic on the inside booklet. So I mean, that's progress, right?

[marshallfever]

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I've got two younger brothers (14 and 16) and in the past I often had to decide what was and what was not okay for those guys to watch and listen to. And in regards to violence vs. sex, it honestly kind of boggles our mind. Even my youngest brother, for years, has recognized how silly this concept is. It's like, "Wait, watching a World War II soldier sniping out family members and threatening to shoot little kids until he's ultimately shot in the eye and killed is okay. And then watching a soldier wander about aimlessly looking for his blown off arm while another guy's intestines are hanging out is still just an R rating. But show more than five seconds of frontal nudity and we're automatically looking at an NC-17 rating? What?"

Even now, I have this feeling their mother (my step) would still much rather have her two kids watching or gaming with violence than have them see an exposed breast or heaven forbid, a cinematic sex scene. Things just seem terribly out of whack.

Sidenote, my 14 year old brother tried to buy Red Dead Redemption at a prominent electronics store a few weeks ago. He was turned away for being underage. So, he put the game back and bought Snoop Doggy Dogg's "Doggystyle" instead, featuring a woman bending over on the cover and a sexually explicit comic on the inside booklet. So I mean, that's progress, right?

This is hitting the nail on the head lol

[chilli311]

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Violence is apart of America's culture. We glorify all of our wars, give mass murderers book and movie deals.. death and violence in general is the top story of our newscast, our social feeds and our everyday gossip.

Whereas sex..its considered taboo. Forbidden in some areas of the world and is shunned upon by the majority in the US without marraige. Even though todays times suggest otherwise, sex is still a touchy subject to discuss to the youth. Chances are, a kid will pick up a violent video game or watch a violent movie before they learn about the birds and the bees.

This.

Look at most European nations. Violent crime is extremely low, and sexuality barely even turns a head. Here, everything is sensationalized, and the general public freaks out at the most inoccuous topic. Look at all the hoopla about Zero Dark Thirty, or even the fact that Musberger had to apologize for his comments during the NC last week.

Everyone wants a scapegoat, and since Hollywood drives American culture in a way that most countries could never understand (except for Japan), they are the easy target.