Blame the religious right. Hell, Hollywood is only putting out what audiences want to see. Massive examples of gore, of horrible things, violence running rampant--it's all the fault of fundies, of repressed right-wingers, and anyone who has ever made the decision to support these people.
Isn't it odd that repression in our country makes the human body in all its glory something to cover up, always? Isn't it bizarre that the most pure activity in the world, sex, is something to mention only in hushed tones, and never in the open? Isn't it just unfathomable that while we don't discuss sex, we live with enough violence of one kind or another to make us desensitized to it?
Psychologists will happily tell you that once we have inured ourselves to a distasteful situation, we can go on without as much trepidation. War is an example, but there are many, many examples in our lives that are smaller,
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