I'm actually bemused how so much of the US is portrayed as being "God-fearing" and expects women to be virgins when they're married and yet pretty much every movie, series and advertisement portrays women as sex-crazed Jezebels just waiting to seduce every man they meet. What am I missing?
Ha! I Think that " ER" & " St Elsewheres" were far more Real - than Grays Anatomy. Think it's watched the 1st (maybe 2nd) seasons.. It just Reinforced My Belief that.. Lust is a lot of Fun & Marriage ruins it.
Something about whores and Madonna’s. Some BS from the patriarchy. 🤮
The misogyny.
Why do brides wear virgin white? Most do not deserve that right But to choose a color of their delight Would SURELY bring on the frowns ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
Deserve? Where is that in the constitution?
I SALUTE YOU! This sewer runs deep here in the US!
For one thing, if anyone personally uses the term "God fearing" to describe themselves or their community, that automatically in my mind limits their location to to the rural environs of about 12 states that comprise less than a quarter of the U.S. population. In movies, you're talking Hollywood.
The Christo Facists are 100% BS The American decline is moving at hyper speed.
What are you missing? How about the fact that they use the exact same words you do to mean something completely different. Some call it spin. Some call it lying. Some say it delusional. I say it's bullshit!
You are missing that churches are closing all over the USA from lack of parishioners.
Actual faith is disappearing, but the government’s Department of Church & Money is spreading like hot tar…fear is very motivating :)
Who can stand all the hypocrisy and hate
Yes, they portray female virginity as a necessary, desired virtue in women but at the same time promote sexual conquests as a barometer of “manliness “!
Their hypocrisy.
The Madonna Whore Complex. Benny Hill said that he hopes he gets the one that eats.
This old lady is here to tell you it's always been this way.
And the Burka Boys are unsupervised
Yup .... and almost every woman in his sphere looks like that same Jezebel hussy ... ready for the final act of the porn movie. Artificially created faces and bodies that play to the worst stereotypes of over-sexualized female caricatures Such tragical yet comical irony, the GOP standard
A mystery. I never understood the huge popularity of movies that seem to reverse moral standards of the day. In '78, a time of supposed sexual freedom, (tho slut shaming was still rampant) a movie that said " being a virgin didn't get you the best boy!" There were queues around the block! GREASE (2
2) was so big. I don't remember Churches protesting it as much as " Pretty Woman" or "Dirty Dancing" ( which was a movie about child grooming at a Summer Camp😱) ..or am I being too harsh on these well loved films?
Baby wasn't a child. She was about to go to college. DD *was* about abortion and the morality police putting women in impossible situations though
Which made her 16 or 17. Camp Counselors have a duty of care & rules regarding fraternization. ? * My wife & Daughters went to see it. They caused a stir by laughing at a tender moment. Jonny: " Nobody puts Baby in a corner.. Baby, what's your real name? " Baby: " Frances!" My Fam lost it!!!
Johnny wasn't a camp counselor. He was a dance instructor. Your family have great timing :)
I haven't seen DD. Shouldn't have used it as an example. * From a male point of view tho.. I don't understand the sex appeal of Patrick Swayze. In " Ghost " too!?
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Only a guy, particularly in these radically disturbing times, would declare Baby “not a child”-
I'm not a guy
No. I don't think you're being too harsh. Valid observations, Francis.
Personally I don't care about (or for these movies. Haven't seen either..complete.) Far more insidious is the number of US Teen comedies that talk about " roofies" as if " date rape" were a sport. I would ban them as well as sexist rap songs! " Ho's & Bitches!" When did this become acceptable?
I definitely blame John Hughes for warping men's minds. 16 Candles is absolutely disgusting rewatching it today. Any geek can have the hotties if you just say the right words at the right time. No means keep trying. Consent means nothing. Gross.
I don't know who John Hughes is. Men without respect for women don't need reasons other than that. From experience, men who grow up in male only (mostly) environments develop warped ideas of relationships. Private Boys Schools, Armed Forces, certain Trades. * Slowly changing but backwards stepping!
John Hughes was a director that brought us movies like 16 Candles and Wierd Science that warped young men's minds. A recurring theme is relentless pursuit of girls who are not interested in you.
Ok..thanks. I haven't seen either. I agree with you. My strong objection against movies that show predatory behaviour, especially making light of date-rape drugging, demands global censorship. We don't need that "how to" freedom of expression imo.
Oddly enough, I was raised by women and attended military school.
I think early life experience is only a part of how we perceive others. When it comes down to the core of this isn't it about respect? Sex is a wonderful experience. Treating ppl as an object to have..is disgraceful & uncaring. * Yet Arse'oles, who do, can become US President. This needs fixing!
Good point.
Men's fantasy. They want it both ways.
Profit factor...
America is an axis of evil. People have just been duped into believing it isn't.
Which is why faith and morality are not the same. That might not be quite the right phrasing.
Spot on…
Showbiz
Men's utter disdain for women?
The perverse mind of Christian men.
Schroedinger's madonna/whore
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna...
It’s what my old lit professor called the Madonna-Whore expectation. Women viewed through men’s expectations/limitations/ fears.
Orgies hosted by Matt Schlapp at CPAC. Apparently Hypocrisy and Cognitive Dissonance are not the deterrents they once were.
Also - the murder of women is ubiquitous in media.
That's covered in sociology 101, but it comes down to humans being irrational by nature.
That old hypocrisy thing is kinda our thing. Please see the Declaration of Independence for further info!
It’s all hypocrisy!
Women are expected to be obedient in the Bible to the fool(s) they marry. Forget that.....
You're missing nothing. The hypocrisy is insane. I grew up Catholic and was very sceptical of the whole deal and didn't buy into it. But so many who did buy into it couldn't keep their pants on and none of them were waiting for marriage. Yet most still got married in a church.
Right on point. It’s the oldest racket around.
What you are missing is that hard-core Christians don't watch mainstream television or movies. They are afraid to.
Nothing except major double standards!
The truth!
That's America a mirage if what is true. Propaganda.
Most of those “god fearing” people aren’t consuming any of the media you mention. Most of the people in my church growing up didn’t even have televisions.
Cognitive dissonance.
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A reality check; although, it seems you're well on the way to having one, congratulations.
Hypocrisy is the word you might be look for here 😏
That religion and advertising both work about the same on a psychological level.
It is mind blowing!
boring old game
Only if you’re not the target
Perfect firewall. Perfect penetration. Perfect evasion. I avoid. I evaporate. You evaporated. You confess. You condemn. You condense. You drip. You join. Joined. U.
Easy, Christians are hypocrites
Cognitive dissonance
I’m 50-ish and have never heard the “saving it for marriage” bit outside of a jokey context. It’s something my generation’s grandparents said to our parents, but they were too busy free-loving it in the mud to care, and I don’t think anyone I ever knew or heard of would be willing to marry a virgin🤷♂️
It’s back… this is just the second act…
Madonna whore complex.
And who decides on how much gratuitous see is included in the movies? The producer? Director? Actors seem to be accepting it. The viewers? Who?
Male producers wish-casting.
You’re missing men’s fantasies. It’s never about what women might possibly want. It’s about men thinking they should have it all.
Yes, they want a virgin but they keep taking their virginity away too young.
They violently take it away. We knew they protested “woke” consent too loudly.
Men run the country. It's their fantasy.
It's all a facade to hide the rotting structure underneath, always has been.
That EVERYTHING is our fault! We cause all kinds of chaos! Let me roll my eyes really loud now 👁️👁️