TotallyHuman
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How can you use sexuality to portray a story? Um... I guess I need a bit of an exposition on the subject. It's a bit long. Bear with me.
So, I have been obsessed with watching videos by this YouTube Matt Baume, and he makes videos about gay representation in the popular media.
What fascinated me the most was (which isn't particularly stressed throughout his videos but something I just somehow noticed) how sexual symbolism can be used to portray characters.
I used to think that sexual symbolism only extended as far as innuendos for cheat laughs, because lol segs, and to evoke immediate understanding that this, in fact, alludes to things sexual.
I never before had even realised that sexuality is so deeply rooted in our culture and lives and that it can be used with such finesse.
Perhaps, I'm being overly vague, so I'll make an example. I am not very articulate though, so it may not sound convincing and I don't really understand it, otherwise I wouldn't be typing this thread. Here is an example:
Characters talking while naked, or exposed. A character is talking while changing, for example. Being naked is associated with being open, vulnerable. In this particular example it subtly shows that the character isn't afraid to state their opinion, what you see about this character is what you get.
The aforementioned Matt Baum also made a video about Disney Villains and a lot of description of Maleficent fits the bill.
So, I have been obsessed with watching videos by this YouTube Matt Baume, and he makes videos about gay representation in the popular media.
What fascinated me the most was (which isn't particularly stressed throughout his videos but something I just somehow noticed) how sexual symbolism can be used to portray characters.
I used to think that sexual symbolism only extended as far as innuendos for cheat laughs, because lol segs, and to evoke immediate understanding that this, in fact, alludes to things sexual.
I never before had even realised that sexuality is so deeply rooted in our culture and lives and that it can be used with such finesse.
Perhaps, I'm being overly vague, so I'll make an example. I am not very articulate though, so it may not sound convincing and I don't really understand it, otherwise I wouldn't be typing this thread. Here is an example:
Characters talking while naked, or exposed. A character is talking while changing, for example. Being naked is associated with being open, vulnerable. In this particular example it subtly shows that the character isn't afraid to state their opinion, what you see about this character is what you get.
The aforementioned Matt Baum also made a video about Disney Villains and a lot of description of Maleficent fits the bill.