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RingtailRush t1_j28m6rw wrote

I always sort of assumed the sex scenes in books were to help them sell to adults by making them more "interesting" to adults?

Basically the same way HBO developed a reputation for showing nudity and sex all the time, to the point that all the shows include it whether relevant or not. I definitely knew people who considered that a plus of HBOs shows.

Dunno if that's actually true or not but it makes sense to me.

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TheNextBattalion t1_j29vp6h wrote

Some of that on HBO is heavily featured in the early eps to remind viewers ''you couldn't see this on TV!" and feel gained value from their subscription. Same with a gratuitous f-bomb two minutes in

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appleheadg t1_j2ahe9d wrote

when you look at HBO's roots, you see how important that was to stand out from regular TV. these days, with everything accessible, it's a bit different, but it seems like they're riding on tradition. doesn't bother me.

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candlehand t1_j2a25n2 wrote

Maybe it's because I grew up in the bible belt but I always felt like HBO's sex scenes are just there for repressed people.

Like people who told me porn was a sin growing up love some GoT and loved Harlequin romance novels.

These "culturally approved" sex scenes must be super enticing to someone who doesn't allow themselves to have another outlet.

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redwings1340 t1_j2a5jui wrote

Im asexual, and Im legit confused when watching most media portrayals of romantic and sexual relationships. From my perspective, either the majority of humanity is a bunch of sex obsessed idiot bullies, or portrayals of sexual relationships are just unrealistic. I legit can't tell which is the case.

If it's the former, then I'm clearly the weird one for getting extremely bored during these scenes, in which case I should just admit that most media isn't made for me. On the other hand, I just get frustrated when the fate of the worlds on the line and all the characters can think about is whether this person likes them! Nothing takes me out of a story faster than that, when the writers feel the need to take a break from interesting stuff to write the most boringly annoying scenes that just feel completely pointless to me.

I'm probably the weird one here honestly. About 90% of songs are about romantic love too, and I don't understand the lack of creativity there either. So I'm probably just wired a bit differently and just don't really get what most of humanity takes for granted.

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BetterLivingThru t1_j2ad4b8 wrote

Bit of column A, bit of column B. But, for the most part, yeah, that stuff is in there because most of humanity is pretty dang horny whether they repress it or not, it's why sex sells. I am sure that does suck for you though.

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srjnp t1_j2aqvyd wrote

agree with the HBO shows comparison

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Alewort t1_j2b43c1 wrote

I assumed it was to try and get crossover sales from the romance genre customers.

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