Contextual Studies - Sex and Sexuality

Today we learnt about sex and sexuality in film and TV. With sexuality its expressed in two ways, visually (pornography, eroticism) or in the form of the identity of people (LGBT).



With eroticism we think more about the aesthetic and the visual beauty of sexuality and does not always contain nudity. Pornography is more explicit with nudity and graphic sex. There is heavy media censorship moderated by external censors. Films are rated by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) ranging from U - Universal viewing for all, to 18 - No audience member under the age of 18 is legally allowed to view the film. In America its moderated by the FFC (Federal Communications Commission) which has a different system like PG-13 - Anyone under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult, to R - anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult and X where no one under 17 is permitted to view.

There are several differnt types of sexual stereotypes. There's Libertine who is someone who is carefree about their sexual indulgences, a camp person who is generally a man who is feminine, a butch person typically a woman who acts more masculine and an a sexual person who lacks interest in sex or is someone who doesn't have a sexual orientation.