I don’t thing that’s what the comic meant by “shoehorn gays into everything.” The guy is complaining about “gays”; that doesn’t imply steamy sex scenes, to me.
And honestly, I can’t even think of the last M/M gay sex scene I’ve seen in a movie.
Kaos on Netflix had gay sex in a bar bathroom in like episode 1 or 2.
Also, the comic is about homosexuality in general and my comment touches on how I don’t see that as a problem, but I do draw the line at actual intercourse not just for homosexuality but for any sexuality. Another example is Walter White fucking his wife in the car.
I think these things please certain demographics but are just generally very subtractive from the stories, and that Breaking Bad example actually did tie into the story, I just think we didn’t need to see the full act.
I don’t see how the comic complaint could possibly be interpreted as “there are too many explicit sex scenes.” Why would it use the word “gay” at all, then? If someone said that exact phrase to me, my immediate interpretation would be “homophobia,” not anything to do with visually depicted sex acts.
I sort of agree with your general sentiment, though. There are definitely shows like Game of Thrones that use sex to sell.
But at the same time, humans are generally horny, and I think it’s reasonable to see some depictions of that in R-rated stuff that’s graphic and explicit with everything else anyway, like violence and drugs.
I’m just discussing preferences and advocating for better stories, I’m not saying we should ban anything. I think a lot of GoT fans pretty frequently bemoan the fact that the episode one incest and rape lost a lot of potential viewers. Maybe I’m wrong, though, maybe GoT wouldn’t even have a following if it weren’t for the fucking.
I definitely understand why office worker A would have reservations, though I don’t agree with where he draws the line.
But I will add that you’re getting downvoted because you appeared to be doing something worse.
A lot of bigots I knew say something hateful, and if they get away with it, they keep it going. If they get called out, they’ll pivot to say “oh, I didn’t mean it like that bro, I just don’t like sex scenes in stuff.”
I see this all the time in conservative media. They’ll obsess with some ancillary thing for plausible deniability, but the implication to anyone with half a brain is the simpler bigotry.
So that’s kinda what your original comment came off as, to me. It’s quite valid to argue “well, I don’t like gratuitous sex scenes in movies,” but it sounds like the way conservative influencers or an IRL jerks imply “I don’t like gays.”
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…You mean explicit gay sex scenes?
I don’t thing that’s what the comic meant by “shoehorn gays into everything.” The guy is complaining about “gays”; that doesn’t imply steamy sex scenes, to me.
And honestly, I can’t even think of the last M/M gay sex scene I’ve seen in a movie.
Kaos on Netflix had gay sex in a bar bathroom in like episode 1 or 2.
Also, the comic is about homosexuality in general and my comment touches on how I don’t see that as a problem, but I do draw the line at actual intercourse not just for homosexuality but for any sexuality. Another example is Walter White fucking his wife in the car.
I think these things please certain demographics but are just generally very subtractive from the stories, and that Breaking Bad example actually did tie into the story, I just think we didn’t need to see the full act.
I don’t see how the comic complaint could possibly be interpreted as “there are too many explicit sex scenes.” Why would it use the word “gay” at all, then? If someone said that exact phrase to me, my immediate interpretation would be “homophobia,” not anything to do with visually depicted sex acts.
I sort of agree with your general sentiment, though. There are definitely shows like Game of Thrones that use sex to sell.
But at the same time, humans are generally horny, and I think it’s reasonable to see some depictions of that in R-rated stuff that’s graphic and explicit with everything else anyway, like violence and drugs.
I’m just discussing preferences and advocating for better stories, I’m not saying we should ban anything. I think a lot of GoT fans pretty frequently bemoan the fact that the episode one incest and rape lost a lot of potential viewers. Maybe I’m wrong, though, maybe GoT wouldn’t even have a following if it weren’t for the fucking.
I definitely understand why office worker A would have reservations, though I don’t agree with where he draws the line.
That’s fair then.
Yeah, to be clear I generally agree. Sex is often used beyond any storytelling purpose.
But I will add that you’re getting downvoted because you appeared to be doing something worse.
A lot of bigots I knew say something hateful, and if they get away with it, they keep it going. If they get called out, they’ll pivot to say “oh, I didn’t mean it like that bro, I just don’t like sex scenes in stuff.”
I see this all the time in conservative media. They’ll obsess with some ancillary thing for plausible deniability, but the implication to anyone with half a brain is the simpler bigotry.
So that’s kinda what your original comment came off as, to me. It’s quite valid to argue “well, I don’t like gratuitous sex scenes in movies,” but it sounds like the way conservative influencers or an IRL jerks imply “I don’t like gays.”
My comments only say what my comments explicitly say. I even annotate sarcasm.