The Economist found that nudity and sex scenes has dipped by nearly 40% since the year 2000. But that’s not stopping every show from pushing the boundary.
HBO’s House of the Dragon recently featured a full-frontal male nudity scene in its latest episode. Over one in four of those polled (27%) believe that sex scenes and nudity have “no place” in movies and TV now.
Baby boomers were found to be the most likely to feel this way (35%).Forty-three percent of those polled believe that sex scenes are either always or mostly unnecessary and don’t add enjoyment or story enhancement — Gen Z was the most likely generation to agree with this sentiment.
Barely one in ten think sex scenes always add to the story or enhance the viewing experience. From a gender standpoint, the results showed that women are nearly twice as likely to shut off a movie if a sex scene comes on than men (42% and 23% respectively).Women are also less likely than men to believe that sex scenes still have a place in modern film (51% to 63%).Survey methodology:This random double-opt-in survey of 2,000 Americans was commissioned between June 21 and June 24, 2024.
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