CentaurianPrincess Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Media such as books, movies, music with a lot of sexual content. Do you actively avoid it? If you don't avoid it do you still like for example a song that's very sexual just because you like the sounds of it? Some of the music I like is very sexual, but I just like the noise. Link to post Share on other sites
borkfork Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 If I thought about things in terms of whether or not they're sexual I'd never get to dislike them for being genuinely bad. Link to post Share on other sites
drjohnhwatson Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I watched Deadpool and that had maybe a little more sexual content than I would have liked. I knew ahead of time and to brace myself for it (especially since I thought my father was gonna go see it with me), but there was no way I wouldn't see it because he's my favourite comic book hero . Generally I do avoid it, though. It's why I haven't watched A Game of Thrones on HBO even though I actually like what I've read so far. The book(s) have a decent amount of sex but I know the show has a lot of nudity and rape and sex and for me there's a marked difference between reading it and watching it. Songs with sexual themes don't bother me too much as sooo many songs at least touch on it, haha. Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 No. I'm not repulsed of anything, I'm just not interested in taking part myself. It doesn't cause any harm, so. Okay, sometimes I don't get why a sexual scene was added and that might make me feel stupid, but that doesn't really count as harm Link to post Share on other sites
Galactic Turtle Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I think the only thing I actively avoid is porn which is something that's kind of hard to just stumble upon. XD As for everything else I think I just don't come across it because it's not what I'm interested in? Lots of popular American songs are about sex or at the very least the admiration of the body. I listen mostly to Korean pop music so the only time I hear American music is when I'm out with friends at a club. The beat is good so I don't mind much unless it's unreasonably obscene (like there's some song that just says "ass" over and over again which makes me scrunch up my nose). It's the same with TV shows. I'm a big fan of Korean dramas where there's no sex at all. Once in a blue moon there's implied sex but nowhere close to what you see on American TV. Still there are some American dramas I'll check out of curiosity. Game of Thrones and True Blood (both HBO shows) are two I had to stop watching because of the excessive amount of sex, nudity, and gore... usually happening simultaneously. True Detective on the other hand (also HBO) also has sex scenes but I brush it off because the story is cool. Other American dramas I might watch with my family that contain sex 99% of the time... I'm put off when it happens, but I'm ok sitting through it and just averting my eyes. Those shows also usually involve drugs and other poor lifestyle choices that I kind of frown at but I understand that that's how American writers make stories exciting. I couldn't make it through more than 20 minutes of Deadpool though. Erotic scenes pop up in some fan fiction I read. Somehow without the visual aid it's not as uncomfortable and easy to brush past with nothing more than a slight blush kind of like when my friends talk about their newest sexcapades in the middle of Starbucks. XD Link to post Share on other sites
Ruru+Saphhy=Garnet Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Yeah...I avoid media that I know sex will be involved. I simply don't wanna see it. If other folks like stuff like that,fine. Just not for me. Link to post Share on other sites
miominmio Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 i dont care really Link to post Share on other sites
CentaurianPrincess Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 17 minutes ago, Ruru+Saphhy=Garnet said: Yeah...I avoid media that I know sex will be involved. I simply don't wanna see it. If other folks like stuff like that,fine. Just not for me. I avoid sex and violence in movies. I'm a very sensitive person and try to avoid situations where someone will want me to watch something like that. I used to like horror movies when I was younger but not so much anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, Ruru+Saphhy=Garnet said: Yeah...I avoid media that I know sex will be involved. I simply don't wanna see it. If other folks like stuff like that,fine. Just not for me. Yes, that's me too. Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 As much as possible; if I can't I just look away awkwardly. I don't avoid violence though, I'm a great fan of the Total War series Link to post Share on other sites
Nebulous Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I'm fine with sexual content. Some of my favourite movies have sex scenes, and some of my favourite songs are sexual in nature. Even so, for me, sexual content in media needs to have a clear purpose, and not overstep its boundaries. If it's clear that the sexual content is gratuitous, for no other purpose than to sell the media in question, or is being used as "shock value", I tend to avoid that media out of principle. It doesn't have much to do with my asexuality, though. Link to post Share on other sites
EmotionalAndroid Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Yes, I definitely avoid it. I rarely watch modern TV or movies for just that reason. I have to look up everything I may watch (post 1960) on IMDB before actually watching it to check the content advisories. It just makes me super uncomfortable to watch it. Other people can watch it, but I don't want to be involved. Thank goodness for the Hays Code! I can watch anything made between 1934 and around 1960 (give or take) and not worry at all. So that's what I do. Link to post Share on other sites
coyote55 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I don't mind it when it's part of a good storyline, but I lose interest if sex is a huge part of the plot. Link to post Share on other sites
furaneol Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 *shrug* It's not a big deal for me, for the most part. Sure, when I visit home from time-to-time and I'm watching something that I know will have sexual content, I generally avoid watching it because my parents will get all up in my face. Most of the movies/tv shows/books I enjoy tend to have some degree of sexual content and I just shrug it off. Music, on the other hand, is something I'm more critical of. I tend to take pride in my choice of music, so if a song comes on that has explicit or some awkward phrasing of sexual content in there, I skip over it or block it altogether. Music also tends to retain in my memory more so than shows and books, and I don't think I would be entirely comfortable randomly recalling a catchy tune of a song and realizing it relates to something heavily sexual... Link to post Share on other sites
sindi Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I don't avoid it, but I definitely don't seek it out. I can enjoy a sexual song if it's even ever so slightly figurative (so that I can relate it to something I myself enjoy), but if it's very direct and explicit, like "riding your dick, yeaaah!" that does ruin my enjoyment a bit, 'cause it's just so unrelatable to me (and not tasteful in my opinion). Link to post Share on other sites
Éadweard Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 The only way I can think of avoiding it is to never read a magazine or newspaper, never watch TV, never go to the movies, never listen to the radio, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Tainted Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I find myself getting uncomfortable with sex on a screen, something akin to not being in on the joke, but I find that I can deal with most stuff. GoT was a definite exception, loved the books but the show felt like I was being slapped in the face. I think in text I can disassociate, I think text focuses more on the emotion and feeling and since I don't understand either its like a sci-fi book discussing some bizarre alien landscape, I can picture it how I like. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Nah Link to post Share on other sites
Félinferno Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Nope. In fact a lot of the TV I watch has sexual content in it (for example, Game of Thrones). Some of the music I listen to has sexual themes as well, especially some trap songs. Link to post Share on other sites
will123 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I've never avoided any media of a sexual nature. Mind you kissing or making out (but not intercourse) in movies makes me uncomfortable. Link to post Share on other sites
Perfectly Pointless Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Not really. In fact, some of my favourite films have some pretty sexual stuff in them, like Love Actually and Bridget Jones. Because I like RomComs and satirical comedy type films and books, it's pretty common for these genres to have sexual stuff in them, so I've kind of gotten used to it. Besides, I'm a bit shameless when it comes to talking about sexual subjects, and I don't tend to get embarrassed or grossed out while watching sex scenes in films, even if I'm watching with other people Link to post Share on other sites
Amnesiac Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 8 minutes ago, Perfectly Pointless said: like Love Actually and Bridget Jones. Hell yes on Love Actually! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I find to being fine, as long as its put into the correct context in a movie. I have an issue with anything gratuitous. I don't find it offensive or sickening, but rather, makes a movie or show look like its trying too hard. It essentially, then loses its appeal to me. Kind of like a horror movie, focusing too much on gore, and gratuitous sex, vs story and character development. Main reason I dislike most horror movies that come out, and avoid most. Same goes for any other genre, for me (including books, and media in general). Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of Cydonia Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I generally avoid it, but I recognize there are times when it can fit with context and deserve a place in a story. If it's gratuitous and unnecessary I feel extremely uncomfortable watching it, which is the main reason I haven't tried Game of Thrones. With books it's still uncomfortable but not as bad, and it helps it's easier to skip over. Link to post Share on other sites
Sherlocks Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Movies of course Books.. Thats kind of most of what I read Link to post Share on other sites
Ayla.. Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I tend to avoid rated R movies in general...whether it's too violent or too sexual. I can never go with a group of people and watch it in a theater especially. Talk about cringe lol. Link to post Share on other sites
9Lives Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 No, but the sexual content often bores and sometimes annoys me. It's better in books than in movies, because I can control my own imagination to a certain extent or go "okay, they kissed, la la la, next scene" In movies, though... well. I watched "Toni Erdman" last night, and there's a fairly disgusting sex scene in there (some things should have nothing to do with food is all I'm saying). It bothered me a bit and it stopped looking at the screen. Link to post Share on other sites
helana12_03 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 It depends on how bad it is. I avoid things that have nudity or ridiculous amounts of sex in them. I also avoid anything that has sexual scenes that are too NC-17 for me. The sex scenes on Buffy the Vampire Slayer are about as much as I'm willing to take. Anything beyond that and I'll drop the show. I don't know if any of you has seen "The Wolf of Wall-street" but the sex scenes in this movie were absolutely disgusting. There were wayyy too many of them and they were very porn-like with lots of nudity. Honestly I don't get how this movie is X-rated and not NC-17. If I hadn't gone to see it with a friend I probably wouldn't have sat through the whole entire thing. I probably would have walked out half way through sex scene #1. So gross! Link to post Share on other sites
Larkaloke Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I don't actively avoid media that just has it -- that would cut out quite a lot of books, movies, and television shows -- but I am certainly happy when I discover that whatever I'm reading or watching doesn't have any sex scenes. If anything I actually get more annoyed on a regular basis with unnecessary romance plotlines (although those have a distinct tendency to lead to sex scenes), since those tend to take up a lot more time. Since all that stuff bores me more than anything else, though, it's not much more annoying than books that spend whole pages describing food or clothing or whatnot. Link to post Share on other sites
GTG Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Good question! Never consciously considered it. I automatically steer clear of porn, hentai, even the soft stuff, and I include anything with blatantly gratuitous nudity/sexuality, as it's only purpose is titillation. Otherwise, I don't have a problem with it. Sometimes I will watch a romantic movie simply for catharsis. I know that the way I am is not 'normal' (meaning typical), and sometimes I indulge in a little wishful, wistful thinking, have a good cry 'cause I'm never gonna have that, and feel better. I guess the same goes for books and music, although I have a far lower tolerance with books. Link to post Share on other sites
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