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...I'm pretty sure that "sex sells" as a general statement has been debunked a while ago, though of course sex sells when sex is relevant to the product.

collyw 7y ago
Just watch a music channel on TV. Half of the videos look like soft porn. Is that relevant to the music?
- LaGrange 7y ago
  ...maybe that's what the artists wanted to make. Also, "sex sells" is such gospel, and posting sex is such an ego thing to many execs, that I don't think the reality of its marketing efficiency matters much for network decision.
Broken_Hippo 7y ago
Proof or it didn't happen. You can see all of this. the "sex" has to walk a line so as not to become vulgar .... but a run-of-the-mill piece of art will get more attention if it is being modeled by a pretty woman or shirtless man than if shown alone. Or if it is of a nearly naked woman (but a nearly naked man is vulgar).
- LaGrange 7y ago
  > Proof or it didn't happen. I don't know, the first two pages of Google if you enter "sex does not sell"? I could have linked contents, but I think I'll let you do the homework.
  - Broken_Hippo 7y ago
    "sex sells art" gives a different sort of thing. Some of the google results for "sex does not sell" are headlining with things like, "Sex Doesn't Sell -- at Least Not in the Conventional Sense." and "When sex doesn't sell". These aren't exactly stellar endorsements. It is pretty obvious that it does at times, even if we are aware of the biases. Of course, getting it wrong hurts and there is lots of nuance.
    - LaGrange 7y ago
      > It is pretty obvious that it does at times, even if we are aware of the biases. ...well gee, let's look what I wrote... > ...I'm pretty sure that "sex sells" as a general statement has been debunked a while ago See that bit about "as a general statement"? I never wrote that it _never_ sells.

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...I'm pretty sure that "sex sells" as a general statement has been debunked a while ago, though of course sex sells when sex is relevant to the product.

by LaGrange 7y ago

collyw 7y ago
Just watch a music channel on TV. Half of the videos look like soft porn. Is that relevant to the music?
- LaGrange 7y ago
  ...maybe that's what the artists wanted to make. Also, "sex sells" is such gospel, and posting sex is such an ego thing to many execs, that I don't think the reality of its marketing efficiency matters much for network decision.
Broken_Hippo 7y ago
Proof or it didn't happen. You can see all of this. the "sex" has to walk a line so as not to become vulgar .... but a run-of-the-mill piece of art will get more attention if it is being modeled by a pretty woman or shirtless man than if shown alone. Or if it is of a nearly naked woman (but a nearly naked man is vulgar).
- LaGrange 7y ago
  > Proof or it didn't happen. I don't know, the first two pages of Google if you enter "sex does not sell"? I could have linked contents, but I think I'll let you do the homework.
  - Broken_Hippo 7y ago
    "sex sells art" gives a different sort of thing. Some of the google results for "sex does not sell" are headlining with things like, "Sex Doesn't Sell -- at Least Not in the Conventional Sense." and "When sex doesn't sell". These aren't exactly stellar endorsements. It is pretty obvious that it does at times, even if we are aware of the biases. Of course, getting it wrong hurts and there is lots of nuance.
    - LaGrange 7y ago
      > It is pretty obvious that it does at times, even if we are aware of the biases. ...well gee, let's look what I wrote... > ...I'm pretty sure that "sex sells" as a general statement has been debunked a while ago See that bit about "as a general statement"? I never wrote that it _never_ sells.