I only realized this since they started cramming all the homoerotic stuff into movies and TV, which as a heterosexual, obviously grosses me out.
But it got me thinking about equivalent hetererotic scenes and I realized...I don't like them either.
Usually they're just cringe, if not actually gross, and at best they're unnecessary. It's not like the details of a sex scene ever advance the plot or develop character so they're just masterbatory. They're always trying to make sex look good, which it objectively doesn't, because that's all they can do in a visual medium. Porn works because the viewer is only there for masterbation, but I'm not going to whip anything out for 5 minutes of lip sucking under a blanket any time soon.
I don't mind sexy characters, or even explicit fan sevice if it doesn't get in the way, but if the movie properly sets up the context that leads to two characters having sex, I don't see the point of lingering over the act itself.
Hot take: I don't like sex scenes in movies.
I only realized this since they started cramming all the homoerotic stuff into movies and TV, which as a heterosexual, obviously grosses me out.
But it got me thinking about equivalent hetererotic scenes and I realized...I don't like them either.
Usually they're just cringe, if not actually gross, and at best they're unnecessary. It's not like the details of a sex scene ever advance the plot or develop character so they're just masterbatory. They're always trying to make sex look good, which it objectively doesn't, because that's all they can do in a visual medium. Porn works because the viewer is only there for masterbation, but I'm not going to whip anything out for 5 minutes of lip sucking under a blanket any time soon.
I don't mind sexy characters, or even explicit fan sevice if it doesn't get in the way, but if the movie properly sets up the context that leads to two characters having sex, I don't see the point of lingering over the act itself.
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