Sexualized America

Let’s Talk About Sex
In the essay “The Future of Modesty” Shalit believes that our culture has sexualized everything and now people are rebelling against this idea. In our culture sex is used to sell everything, from T.V. shows to gum to football. Our country has moved to having everything sexualized and people want to rebel against it but don’t.
All across America, people watch the same television shows every night. No matter what show you watch, it is guaranteed that you will be exposed to sexual content. It could be actual sex taking place or it could be comments or remarks that discuss sex somewhat vulgarly. America has become numb to sex; it is everywhere.
The reason that America has become numb to sex is because big organizations realized some time ago that sex sells. Even the new action shows no longer have men as the main character. Shows such as “Buffy” or “Dark Angel” clearly show that beautiful women sell an action show better than me...