tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462832360617892797.post4482615050274494780..comments2024-03-22T20:22:44.017-04:00Comments on Life in Quotations: Violence vs. Nudity-Where Is The Real Pornography?Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04641761671561288846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462832360617892797.post-17068157540450456472011-02-03T22:41:19.295-05:002011-02-03T22:41:19.295-05:00Very well and eloquently put, thanks for pulling u...Very well and eloquently put, thanks for pulling up that quote Marisa. What's always amazed me is that sex scenes create so much buzz in the media whereas young, half-naked girls getting slaughtered in thrasher and horror films barely makes a ripple.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04641761671561288846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462832360617892797.post-88215047812079057212011-02-03T13:07:01.191-05:002011-02-03T13:07:01.191-05:00I agree with what you are saying. It somewhat bri...I agree with what you are saying. It somewhat brings to mind a quote from Ryan Gosling when his current movie Blue Valentine was given an NC17 rating due to a very graphic sex scene between he and his co-star Michelle Williams. They played a married couple. This is what he said:<br />“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film.”<br /><br />PS I love Bones and was also completely shocked at that scene. It is completely unnecessary to use that to get their point across.Marisahttp://orsoifeel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462832360617892797.post-2282282244368142652011-02-02T05:45:54.573-05:002011-02-02T05:45:54.573-05:00Thanks both of you. It just really struck me this ...Thanks both of you. It just really struck me this time, many people have such a backwards way of thinking.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04641761671561288846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462832360617892797.post-23871855963974895952011-02-01T10:13:56.571-05:002011-02-01T10:13:56.571-05:00Barry - good post on a few levels.
I totally agre...Barry - good post on a few levels.<br /><br />I totally agree on tv violence. For me, there is no entertainment in any kind of violence. I've always been sensitive and censor myself in what I watch because I know it will disturb me. It completely pisses me off when I see something unexpected. A good example of this is movie trailors. Some of them are actually pretty graphic and are shown so quickly that images are burned to my mind before I can turn the channel. I hate it!!<br /><br />To your other point - If you want to see more body images, just turn on MTV. It's kinda of sad actually. I'm pretty liberal, but nudity needs to be balanced. The problem in our society is how we portray body image. There's no line between nudity and sex. Sex seems to be ok, but general nudity isn't? Seems kind of hypocritical. It drives me crazy that my 9 year old boy only sees images that objectify women and doesn't see the other side of just being natural. It's a constant battle of ensuring he has a balanced perspective. So far, I think he does.<br /><br />I could so RANT on this post in general, but I have to work! LOL Good post.Rheum-matenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462832360617892797.post-17658937964342488312011-01-31T23:38:26.217-05:002011-01-31T23:38:26.217-05:00It's christian morals. ugly, sick things that ...It's christian morals. ugly, sick things that they can be at time, such a shame since they have done so much good in the world.<br /><br />It's like people who are anti abortion, but pro guns and pro death penalty. conflicting views, contradiction and stupidity. <br /><br />although the sexed-up state of society still has a lot to answer for in terms of sex crimes, and in part plays a role in the devaluation of women, it is so hypocritical to view violence as "okay" compared to sexual themes. <br /><br />Killing someone is worse than loving someone? Disgusting. We are not Puritans anymore, and sex is not a shameful act reserved only for reproductive purposes within a heterosexual marriage of two people of the same race.mckenzie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16033982889583470504noreply@blogger.com