Really?
I have only watched on season of “True Blood.” That was season 1 and I can tell you that was enough for me. Don’t get me wrong; the show definitely has an element of sex that is intriguing and captivating. All in all- that was sort of it. The storyline was somewhat interesting but also a little too much like “Twilight”, only raunchier.
This cover reminds me of pornography. It is much like a fetish. The splattering of blood, nudity, and touching of intimate body parts suggests that this is sexy. This may indeed be the case for some people. My problem with this cover is that it IS the cover. It is available to the massive amounts of people that read magazines. Rolling Stones being the popular cultural dictator that it is is essentially telling people that this kind of image is a cultural norm. This is not a societal norm. The undertone of sexual violence is scary. It is not normal. Rolling Stones is telling people that the idea of sexual violence is alluring and desirable.
Why is nudity such a commodity? I agree that we should embrace our bodies and not be ashamed of loving who we are made to be, but I do think that there is a limit to parading nudity around in the public sphere. I particularly feel this way in regards to children. Children might see this image and begin to think that this is normal and acceptable. This could translate into how men treat women and women treat men. People could think violence is sexy and want to act in a way that fulfills this kind of longing.
I would like to clarify that this is my opinion. I may be totally out of place. What do you think?
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