Sexualisation
My brother recently wondered:
Why everything in our society has to be sexualised?....why cant we just shoot the cast of "Packed to the Rafters" without them ripping their clothes off???
I am not sure what provoked this musing - but I felt compelled to write on it and share it with you...
Everything in our society becomes sexualised because it provokes reaction that sells and makes a buck.
Honest and conserved is boring - people want the risqué or the voyeurism because ultimately the forbidden pleasures are alluring and enticing - and it thrills us.
Marketing people realise this, and know that even the scary and thrilling is boring - I mean look at modern horror - it's all about blood and gore and in your face visceralness.
Sex and violence are some of our core drives as a species - we can't escape this - it's part of us, built into us.
I don't think we should bottle it all up - that's repression and therefore dangerous - but the trick is to manage it responsibly and without impinging on others and their rights.
In the end it comes down to is it right for you.
Make your own decision and let others make theirs.
If you don't like the sexualisation of something, avoid it.
Others may like it - and your commentary of it often sparks more of the same rather than diminishing it.
Controversy sells just as well.
In the end, it's just all about further filling coffers.