...with the least bit of sexuality or nudity are considered taboo?
2006-10-14 12:21:39 · 14 answers · asked by CallMeDigitalBob 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
America was settled by the Puritans. Puritans held that any form of pleasure was a sin, especially sex. Sex was a necessary evil for us to have children. Violence was considered OK since violence didn't involve sensual pleasure.
Those values are still present in American society today. That's why someone who has lots of hangups about sex is labeled "puritanical."
2006-10-14 12:54:23 · answer #1 · answered by Bastet's kitten 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that movies are way to violent for the good of the human race. That is why I don't watch much violence even on TV. I don't think it is healthy to see violence. I think what we see tends to have an effect on us. If what we see is negative it will have negative effects on us. The more we see that is negative the more we get changed for the negative.
Immoral behavior whether it is sex or violence is damaging to watch.
2006-10-14 19:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an excellent question! I know I'd feel so much better knowing that Little Johnny knows how to make a pipe bomb but at least he is safe from the evil boob
2006-10-14 19:24:44 · answer #3 · answered by glitterprincess 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because you're all aggressive sexually repressed people with messed up priorities. if there was less violence on TV and more sexuality not only would Americans be healthier mentally and physically there would also be less school shooting massacres
2006-10-14 19:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Andy M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because parents are embarrassed to talk about sex and angry about violence. Embarrassment is a more powerful emotion than anger.
2006-10-14 19:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A paradox.
One reviewer noted that the violence is of course always simulated, but even "simulated" sex is basically filming two people having sex.
I dunno. If you showed "simulated sex" scenes in a movie at an office, everyone would sue for harassment.
Whatever.
2006-10-14 19:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2nd amendment. american's value guns and violence but also religion. we all know what christianity is about when it comes to the big S word (shhh, it's sex)
2006-10-14 19:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by fancy unicorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think is OK, I personally don't like to watch those movies.
2006-10-14 19:25:56 · answer #8 · answered by ♫ Bell ♪ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
watch the movie "hard candy" its about two people who meet from the internet... one 11 year old girl and a 30 year old man.
The girl poisins him and cuts his balls off. its pretty twisted.
2006-10-14 19:23:58 · answer #9 · answered by Sammy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are a lot of movies that involve sex. Even scary movies involve sex scenes.
2006-10-14 19:25:42 · answer #10 · answered by just julie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋