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Jan 19 '12
“Society’s wariness toward sex is highlighted by contrasting it with the greater societal tolerance toward violence. This dichotomy is especially vivid in the media and mass culture, where violent depictions are far more accepted than sexual ones. The contrast was aptly capsulized by Martin Shafer, a top executive at a film production company, when he noted, ‘If a man touches a woman’s breast in a movie, it’s an R rating, but if he cuts off a limb with a chain saw, it’s a PG-13.’”
— Nadine Strossen (from ‘Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex and the Fight for Women’s Rights’)

(Source: sexisnottheenemy)

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    Good point. Especially so in the US, if I understand correctly but it is spreading.
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    THIS is why I hate rating my fics, because I’m often supposed to use a rating system that according to me (and compared...
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