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> because it's arousing So is violence. Not arousing in the same way, we are imitating animals. > and has the potential to be greatly embarrassing. That is a
by Juliate 8y ago
> because it's arousing
So is violence. Not arousing in the same way, we are imitating animals.
> and has the potential to be greatly embarrassing.
That is also a social construct. Why should sex be embarrassing that violence wouldn't be?
That's the very definition of being prude.
- DSingularity 8y agoWhat? Violence is embarrassing -- not arousing. And like sex, I wouldn't be comfortable to casually snack on popcorn while watching movies which present detailed re-enactments of people murdering each other. And I certainly wouldn't be comfortable to watch it with anyone else either.
- Juliate 8y ago> Violence is embarrassing -- not arousing. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arouse https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arouse - you have no idea. But great, you'll learn something fundamental about a human construct we devised to help us cope with that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis.
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- yesenadam 8y ago>I wouldn't be comfortable to casually snack on popcorn while watching movies which present detailed re-enactments of people murdering each other. Check out the IMDb top 250 - the vast majority of movies near the top of the list fit your description. https://www.imdb.com/chart/top https://www.imdb.com/chart/top (..not to mention the huge popularity of first-person shooter games.)