tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post8053969177218369729..comments2024-01-05T06:37:11.773-08:00Comments on Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer: Proud to be a PrudeMelissa Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093144784715438143noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-31259194759013232182016-03-13T19:57:22.146-07:002016-03-13T19:57:22.146-07:00Very late to this conversation. But just wanted t...Very late to this conversation. But just wanted to agree here. I have been looking away and avoiding this types of movies every since I began shielding and protecting my kids from them when they were little. The concept of things for children and things for adults stopped making sense to me when I became a Catholic. If it's not ok for the kids why is it ok for me? Custody of the eyes means avoiding shameful or scandalous people or images or words. <br /><br />Just ask yourself this: if you were at another couples' house and they began getting intimate, would you stick around to watch? I mean really! Why is it ok to watch two people doing this on screen? And why would it being "simulated" make a difference? And what does simulated actually mean? They not really kissing, or whatever else? Everything except "the" one thing is "pretend". Anyone here who is married knows how much is involved prior to the act and knows that any two people doing that are not pretending to the extent that the actors would like the audience to believe. <br /><br />It's voyeurism and exhibitionism plain and simple. And wrong without a doubt.Lisa Sadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079436971631485389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-89029660229635355142012-02-27T13:32:10.840-08:002012-02-27T13:32:10.840-08:00Hi its great to know there are other people just l...Hi its great to know there are other people just like me. I had a bit of a dilema when I started to think about it because I also believe everyone should be able to do what they want in life. And if they want to do that sort of thing then - ok - I just dont want to see it. Its a shame too because I think a lot of this content doesn't really add to the movie/tv and actually loses audience - (because I for one actively avoid watching these things). We all have our own opinions and I'd love to live in a world where the human body wasn't exploited for money. I'd be first in line to enter that type of society. In fact I was so bothered about this, and thinking it was only me that had these feelings, that I decided to write a book about a future where there were seperate societies - where everyone found a place they could feel comfortable in. One of these socieites is based on privacy, modesty and decency (the one I want to live in) - the book is called 'Wake Me In The Future' - Sadly, if the greed that fuels our societies is anything to go by, its a future we won't live to see.<br />Yours (proud to be a prude) AlexAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816143959428990729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-70201587123946940622011-12-12T15:45:58.603-08:002011-12-12T15:45:58.603-08:00My fiance and I just recently agreed to begin doin...My fiance and I just recently agreed to begin doing this. We agreed that our view is that our bodies are only to be viewed by each other once we are married, and we should hold actors and actresses to that same standard. Their bodies should only be viewed by their spouse, so we will choose to look away from scenes where they are scantily clad or not clothed. It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one who feels this way! It's not that it makes me uncomfortable (sadly I'm very used to it), but I simply don't feel it's right or appropriate for me to view.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625035254559197934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-57723987829121001302011-11-28T17:00:18.089-08:002011-11-28T17:00:18.089-08:00Oh, my. Bless you. Several years ago I started c...Oh, my. Bless you. Several years ago I started covering my eyes when people kiss on screen. I don't know why I started doing this; I haven't always. It just seemed to me at some point to be too personal. It was a moment meant to be shared by those two people alone, not for any interested party who happened to pass by. I know it's TV, I know it's meant to be watched...but perhaps it shouldn't be. At least that's how I feel most of the time. My kids always find this funny, that I hide my eyes, but they also get the point.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004651720352605486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-20182988836807273342011-11-26T15:44:07.725-08:002011-11-26T15:44:07.725-08:00I don't like to watch sex scenes either, it ma...I don't like to watch sex scenes either, it makes me incredibly uncomfortable and I usually do look away - even though I am a married woman and pregnant...so obviously I do have some sexual experience myself. I know it's silly, but I feel that is an invasion of someone else's privacy also - even though it's just fictional characters.Mandi Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641577291206420549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-52826687540309511442011-11-26T15:42:34.768-08:002011-11-26T15:42:34.768-08:00If you're a prude then I definitely am! I'...If you're a prude then I definitely am! I'm married with kids and I still avert my eyes during those type of scenes. I think they actually make me more uncomfortable as time goes on! <br /><br />Your take on "if it isn't that good without that sort of thing, it's probably not all that good at all" (to paraphrase) seems pretty accurate and reminds me of something a professor said when I was in college about profanity. He said he was always disappointed when a writer used profanity to express himself because it just showed he wasn't smart enough or creative enough to get the point across without resorting to that sort of language. I think that's kind of the same thing with sex scenes in films, tv and books...Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.com