Monday 15 February 2010

The naked truth.

[Don't read if you're under 16, or if you can't handle sexual talk]

It's 1:30am, I'm supposed to be asleep and I have an exam in a few hours. But I just feel compelled to ask you this one question:

Why are people offended by nudity so much more than they are by violence?

Set all the religious reasons aside. It just doesn't make sense. Consider it this way; we all get to, errr, do 'that', at least once in our lives when we're the suitable age. They're our own bodies, it's all natural. But most of us don't get to brutally beat a living person now, do we?

An example: I'm watching TV. The scenario is very frightening. Strange creatures are attacking a woman. She has her limbs torn off, neck twisted 270 degrees and her internal organs ripped out straight through her chest. The whole scene is depicted in an extremely graphic way. My parents walk in, they see what's on, make a disgusted face and walk away.

I'm watching TV once again. This time, the scenario is quite peaceful. A woman is in her bedroom, she's changing her clothes. They show her slowly take off her clothes, and then her undergarments. Her entire body is shown. At this point, my parents walk in. What would their reaction be? And why?

Don't you see the irony?

4 comments:

  1. Hmm, it is quite interesting. But, I think it's because parents trust their children not to engage in violence. But, they know their children will definitely engage in sex, because EVERYone does?!

    Besides, human nature is more tempted to watch a woman undress than to go beat someone to death. Although, beating still does happen, and those parents are always advised to not let their children watch violent television.

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  2. Haha! A question that remains unanswered.

    RCs comment doesn't count, he considers himself an adult. o_O. :P

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  3. society sets these rules... !

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