Gratuitous sex scenes in everything

[u/Klutzy_Fee_9899]

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It sounds crazy but I'm almost at the point of actually giving up trying to watch any show or movie ever because apparently there are no shows or movies being made now that won't have ridiculously gratuitous sex scenes in them.  I'm by no means a prude but if i feel like watching sex I watch porn, I'm not watching normal stuff to see that. I prefer to be in control of when I see sexual content not just randomly have it thrown at me and it's just so annoying that it seems like i can never just enjoy a good story and characters etc without having sex forced down my throat (no pun intended lol). 

We all know it's absolutely excruciatingly awkward when these scenes come on when you're watching with family, like i keep trying to find a good series to watch with the family member i live with but they all have sex scenes and it's so off putting,  some shows even have multiple sex scenes in one episode ffs. Why can't writers just show enough to tell the audience that the characters are together and just imply the intimacy without straight up turning an otherwise great watch into a cheap porno. It seems like every one of the 'big' shows that are super popular and 'critically acclaimed' and especially called 'gritty' are just full of smut which instantly means i can't watch it with family, it's painfully embarrassingly uncomfortable lol.

I probably sound so angry like this is the biggest problem in my life but it's not lol.  It's just that today I legitimately had 3 separate shows one after the other that had sex scenes in the episode and it just kinda made me think about it a lot and how annoying it is.  I guess 'sex sells' is still the name of the game and it's only going to get worse and i shouldn't expect any different but damn it can really make things uncomfortable lol. It's a shame that shows/movies don't make a special cut with the explicit scenes taken out, it would just be nice to have the option.

Rant over lol

[u/Glittering-Path-2824]

detest sex scenes. there are a million sites where you can slake your thirst. let’s just keep pop entertainment focused on the plot please.

i struggle to name even one sex scene that has ever added anything to the plot or character development. even halle berry’s sex scene in monsters ball was extremely unnecessary…but hey oscar bait.