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  • Toni Nazar October 6, 2020 at 4:53am
    I wish more writers and authors had the guts to do this too
    • Nelo Maxwell > Toni Nazar December 19, 2020 at 6:27pm
      Me too, and I'm not sure why they don't.
  • Richa Lara September 15, 2020 at 2:22pm
    I agree with you.
    • Nelo Maxwell > Richa Lara December 19, 2020 at 6:26pm
      Thanks, why do you think they do it?
  • Keith Hayden September 13, 2020 at 10:53am
    I have always felt this way too about violence in any form being okay from children's cartoons to nearly every form of media, but scenes still have to fade to black when sexual activity or anything alluding to it comes up. In my upcoming novel, sex is not the main focus of the story, but when it does come up, I don't hold back with showing what I want the readers to be aware of in the context of the narrative. I wish more writers and authors had the guts to do this too. I want to tell them, "relax, it's just sex."
    • Dejablue > Keith Hayden September 13, 2020 at 3:30pm
      I'm no brain scientist but I've always figured sex and violence trigger different parts of the brain. So it's hard to say "well if one is accepted then why not the other?" It can't be that simple.
      • Nelo Maxwell > Dejablue September 13, 2020 at 3:35pm
        I appreciate the insight but that wasn't the question.
    • Nelo Maxwell > Keith Hayden September 13, 2020 at 12:04pm
      Glad to hear. I feel like violence is more so detrimental.
  • Patrice Suncircle June 17, 2020 at 10:53pm
    We seem to go through periods where sex in the culture of books, movies, etc. is more acceptable. The 60s are an example. Then we close up and get all puritanical again,(seemingly following politics). Sex, diversity, 'magic' exploration, all seem to happen in the same periods. Violence, however, seems to remain a constant. We can't seem to envision society without some kind of violence, whether revenge, depravity, or just acting out. You might ask why 'the heroes' journey' is allowed violence and very little sex.
    • Nelo Maxwell > Patrice Suncircle June 18, 2020 at 8:10am
      Very strange right?
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