Amy turns 25
Today I feel like: Diane Keaton, the old prude.
Okay, so I don’t know that Diane Keaton is necessarily a prude. I know that most times she plays a prude. Either way, I’ve been examining my own prudery lately.
Yes, another post primarily about me. I wish I could write about other highly interesting things that aren’t centered on me, like NaNoWriMo in Christine’s Blog but I find that really hard to do here.
So, Amy had a birthday yesterday. Her 25th. And for her birthday, we brought her a very interesting cake. Now, let me explain, this was based on an old joke that started when Amy and Leigh got their first apartment together and Amy wanted to decorate everything with pictures of her naked body.
I will take the credit for suggesting the idea, although I meant it as a joke. And then, because I work at a bakery, it was easily executed. Here’s the censored photo for you to get an idea.
This sprung us into a conversation about nudity, and decency, and prudery. One of my very forward thinking friends admitted that she hates sex scenes in movies. I wouldn’t have been okay with this cake were there not such a strong connection to something that Amy had always said, and were I not sure she would like it.
It made me think, I’m sure most of us are not okay with the vulgarity that is constantly surrounding us. Even those my age who have grown up around it. I still blush while watching many movies. Even modern day explicit novels, and I’m not talking about romance novels, I’m talking about beautifully written best sellers like The Time Traveller’s Wife and the one I’m reading right now American Wife. I was reading a rather detailed scene on the train and an older woman sat next to me, and I was completely embarrassed, even though she could have no idea what was going on in my book.
I suppose what I wonder is, how did society get this way, when so many of us are still bothered by it?
And another question that came up, why do women think its okay to walk around with a slew of penis toys and treats just because its a bachelorette party? They are still quite gross.
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I don’t know. I agree with you: penis toys and “treats” are quite gross. I think society got to be the way it is through mediums like advertising and films. People’s desire to be edgy pushes the boundaries quite a bit. Like 60 years ago, it was edgy to have pinups of women showing their legs and stockings, like this
Haha, now I feel guilty for recommending American Wife. When I make the movie, a lot of that stuff is going gone on the first pass.