The Sex Blog

It seems that all the shows on channels like Show Case are chalk full of sex violence and drama. Are these the things that make quality TV programming good? Or are they just to keep the ratings up? Well, let’s just analyze it for a second. When you are mindlessly flipping through channels like a zombie, what catches your eye and holds your ever depleting attention span the most? Nature documentaries? Dogs? Oh, I know. Home renovation.

What makes us stay on one channel the longest is always car chases, blood shed and tits. All of the highest rated shows on TV have these three important elements. SEX, VIOLENCE and DRAMA. When you think about it, these three things are used to sell just about everything. Attractive young people are on glossy magazines selling clothing, cars, makeup, cigarettes etc. How many obese people do you see on commercials? How many 80 year olds? Some of the things that used to define culture like music and literature have  been spoiled by the naughty three. Sex and violence usually aren’t art unless they have some sort of political or social commentary.

We can say “Oh that’s terrible they shouldn’t put such things on air.” But it’s not the 50’s anymore. We’ve reaped what we can sow. In the 60’s people wanted social change. They wanted there to be a sexual liberation so that people wouldn’t be so awkward and afraid of the topic. In that time music drew masses of people. Accountants and lawyers got hold of music because they saw a real potential to make money. (where there’s people there’s money) Sex had become acceptable as a way to sell things, and boy did it ever.

 Just like a car crash, It’s morbid but fascinating and we just can’t look away.