sexual norms in society theme
A sexual activity that has at some point been considered deviant or taboo is discussed from a societal perspective.
Examples
In futurama3x15 "I Dated a Robot" Fry dates a robot and is shown a film about why that practice will lead to the downfall of humanity, clearly a parody on various religions' injunctions on autoerotic activities.
50 total · 3 choice · 23 major · 24 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Howards End (1992) | choice | the story centered around contemporary sexual norms, especially extramarital affairs |
| movie: Outer Touch (1979) | choice | The whole point of the film was to poke fun at outmoded attitudes toward sex. For example, Prudence wouldn't sleep with her fiancée Oliver before they tied the knot, and a nerdy teenager mistakenly thought he had gone blind after completing a furious masturbation. |
| movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) | choice | The film challenged the 70s sexual norms from the transsexual main character Frank-N-Furter, to Frank-N-Furter and Brad having gay sex, to innocent Janet opening up and trying new sexual experiences. |
| ahp5x14 | major | The story concerned Laura's old fashioned outrage at premarital sex, in which she believed Gloria had engaged. |
| ahp5x18 | major | The 59-year-old Canby's courting of a 19-year-old girl had caused something of a stir in the town. |
| blackmirror5x01 | major | Karl was grappling with having virtual sex as a woman. |
| futurama3x15 | major | The opprobrium on dating robots was presumably an allegory of old fashioned views on masturbation and homosexuality. |
| futurama6x04 | major | Conservative characters were upset that Amy had an affair with a robot. Various other sexual deviations (cow and ghost) were mentioned as acceptable. |
| movie: Barbarella (1968) | major | The people of Earth held casual attitudes toward sex. |
| movie: Brave New World (1980) | major | We saw a society in which participation in ritual orgies was mandatory and monogamy was strictly forbidden. This was contrasted with how the savages lived. In particular, the Betan Linda was beaten for having an orgy while living among the savages. |