[The following is a text passage about a social phenomenon. Be sure to read to the end of the post and answer all comprehension questions before moving on to the discussion phase. Remember that you can consult other sources before answering!]
Also sometimes the purpose of a sex scene is to be titillating and that's, like, fine. You wouldn't go out there and argue that movies shouldn't have jokes unless they "serve a narrative purpose" because you understand that generally the purpose of a joke is to make the audience laugh and perhaps release some tension. Being horny is a normal human emotion like being amused or being scared and sometimes media is trying to evoke that particular emotion; the artist doesn't owe you a 30-page double-spaced justification for trying to make you feel something through their art. Your separation of horniness and sex from other emotions and experiences is sex negative and deeply ingrained in cultural conservatism.
Reading Comprehension Questions:
1. What phenomenon or phenomena do you think this post is made to address? Use at least two pieces of evidence to support you position.
2. (BONUS) What phenomenon or phenomena is this post not made to address? Give at least one example.
2. The poster says that "being horny is a normal human emotion." Does something being normal mean that everyone experiences it? Why or why not?
4. The poster says that the purpose of a joke in movies is to "make the audience laugh" and "release some tension." Using this approach to media analysis, what might the "purpose" of a sex scene be, other than advancing the plot?
For the next few questions, refer to the last line of the post.
1. What do you think the poster is referring to here when they use the term "sex negative"? Remember that you can consult other sources before completing your answer.
2. Given your answer to the last question, how does the phenomenon this post is describing contribute to, or feed into, sex negativity?
3. (BONUS) How does sex negativity relate or contribute to the "cultural conservativism" mentioned in the post?