Jumpin said:
On the topic of horseshoe theory.
I do see factions of leftists making puritanical arguments against the sexual revolution all the time. Even wanting to get sex, nudity, and romance out of media. So, I absolutely believe in horseshoe theory and consider all of these puritanical factions to be ideological enemies of freedom of expression.
If Paul Verhoeven-like films aren’t being made anymore, then there’s a problem. His films have always been controversial, but that was the beauty of the 80s and 90s - controversial media was permitted, and widely distributed without having to worry about being extinguished by the puritanical movements. Now even streaming services are falling victim.
I don’t generally fashion myself a slippery slope thinker, so five to ten years down the road, I don’t want to ask the question of how long until new films featuring nudity and sex will only be viewable on sites like pornhub? |
The difference in movies now is the recognition of consent and body autonomy. There is no pressure to remove sex, nudity (and romance? How did you draw that conclusion?) from media. But there has been great pressure (Me Too movement, post-gamergate and such) to raise awareness of consent and body autonomy in everyday life. Media is often a reflection of current society and as such is also addressing those issues.
What you are seeing less of is the misogynistic, gratuitous, voyeuristic, patriarchal sex and nudity.
Sex sells, always has, always will. But how it is presented will shift as society as a whole shifts.
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