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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

This came up, I want to say last year? In regards to movies and TV shows as well.

Aha - 2023:

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208435267/sex-teens-tv-movies

"Looking for 'nomance': Study finds teens want less sex in their TV and movies"

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 20 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

This is where I've found myself, too. It's not that I am prudish or against the inclusion of sex scenes in shows and movies—I think some of them are pretty well done—but we're at the point where it feels like a lot of media are just adding in sex scenes for the spectacle of it without it serving any particular purpose for narrative development or characterization.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, the Marvel stuff has all been gigantic and proves you don't need sex scenes. In fact, the one Marvel movie with a sex scene (Eternals) did the worst.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I don't think the mere existence of a popular franchise (made primarily for kids at that) which happens to lack sex scenes is related to the trend being acknowledged here, though.

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