DoctorGonzo
War Child
I was browsing around, when I came across this quote:
In the United States, there seems to be an apparently hypocritical view on sex and violence in the media. Many parents on both sides of the idealogicial spectrum seem to believe violence is an accepted means of resolving disputes, that it is a natural response to many situations and/or is simply an accepted part of our society.
Furthermore, that children will not be harmed by viewing such depictions. Parents will take their young kids to extremly violent movies, yet, cover their children's eyes and complain about Hollywood's morality the first second they see a bare woman's breast. (if they see a penis, well.....sorry, show's over, folks)
Many of the same parents who find violence in films acceptable also believe that sex, or even nudity presented in a non-sexual context is abhorrant, or at least something that should be hidden from as many people as possible. That breasts and penises shouldn't even exist to you until you turn 18.
I find this odd, and I fail to see how watching mutilation in a film is somehow better, or even acceptable compared to seeing the sight of a naked man or woman.
I believe much of the hesitation comes from the fact violence is more or less (sadly enough) a deeply entrenched thing in our society. We are all familar with it from our early days, it needs little explination more than "Oh sweetie, that's not real".
Sex on the other hand, is foreign concept to most of us until we are older, and simple nudity makes it clear that adult bodies are much different than younger ones. It is natural that younger viewers will want this all explained, and I feel that no one wants to bother. It's just too damn embarassing for most people.
So, the very knowledge of sex or human anatomy gets the label of being the supreme evil to everyone under a certain age, even seeing a naked person is deemed harmful, regardless of how it is being presented.
But the most vicious acts of cruelty imagineable are percieved by many to be "OK".
This boggles my mind. Seriously.
Do you believe viewing violence is more or less harmful than viewing sexual intercourse or nudity?
Could it be our own prudishness is the one thing that makes sex such a bad thing? That we are so unable to deal with it in a rational and conicise manner, we feel that we must label it as evil? Or is viewing sex and nudity something really something that harms younger audiences?
I'm sort of without an opinion at the moment, except when it comes to the apparent hypocrisy........that pisses me off to no end.
- Jack Nicholson"If you suck on a tit the movie gets an R rating. If you hack the tit off with an axe it will be PG."
In the United States, there seems to be an apparently hypocritical view on sex and violence in the media. Many parents on both sides of the idealogicial spectrum seem to believe violence is an accepted means of resolving disputes, that it is a natural response to many situations and/or is simply an accepted part of our society.
Furthermore, that children will not be harmed by viewing such depictions. Parents will take their young kids to extremly violent movies, yet, cover their children's eyes and complain about Hollywood's morality the first second they see a bare woman's breast. (if they see a penis, well.....sorry, show's over, folks)
Many of the same parents who find violence in films acceptable also believe that sex, or even nudity presented in a non-sexual context is abhorrant, or at least something that should be hidden from as many people as possible. That breasts and penises shouldn't even exist to you until you turn 18.
I find this odd, and I fail to see how watching mutilation in a film is somehow better, or even acceptable compared to seeing the sight of a naked man or woman.
I believe much of the hesitation comes from the fact violence is more or less (sadly enough) a deeply entrenched thing in our society. We are all familar with it from our early days, it needs little explination more than "Oh sweetie, that's not real".
Sex on the other hand, is foreign concept to most of us until we are older, and simple nudity makes it clear that adult bodies are much different than younger ones. It is natural that younger viewers will want this all explained, and I feel that no one wants to bother. It's just too damn embarassing for most people.
So, the very knowledge of sex or human anatomy gets the label of being the supreme evil to everyone under a certain age, even seeing a naked person is deemed harmful, regardless of how it is being presented.
But the most vicious acts of cruelty imagineable are percieved by many to be "OK".
This boggles my mind. Seriously.
Do you believe viewing violence is more or less harmful than viewing sexual intercourse or nudity?
Could it be our own prudishness is the one thing that makes sex such a bad thing? That we are so unable to deal with it in a rational and conicise manner, we feel that we must label it as evil? Or is viewing sex and nudity something really something that harms younger audiences?
I'm sort of without an opinion at the moment, except when it comes to the apparent hypocrisy........that pisses me off to no end.