George Bush tells us we are addicted to oil. We knew that. But, how many of us realize that the nation is obsessed with sex. Probably most of us without really admitting it, like George did. From movies to TV shows to sports magazines to half-time entertainment to clothing styles to advertisements and so on, the purveyors of pop culture use sex to tempt us, titilate us , shock us, and amuse us. New movies, broadway musicals, magazine layouts, television productions, and fashions expand the exhibition of sex with each new issue.
Frankly, I'm getting tired of it, just like I'm getting tired of hearing about sexual predators, internet dangers, taxes on sex toys, child rapists (not the victim, the perpetrator) and anything else that reeks of the obsession with things sexual. I am tired of both sides. Can't the movie, television, magazine, newspaper, advertisement, entertainment, and whatever-else-we-are-exposed-to producers back off and go for aesthetic, humorous, or dramatic content that is not overtly sexual in nature? Subtleties I can handle, even appreciate more than blatancy. What is it going to take to shake this obsession?
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