But I Don't Want To See It

I try hard not to censor most things that I experience. It seems not to cause harm as an adult to witness events that actually happen, no matter how difficult they are to see. To a degree. There is the matter of good taste to remember. There are uncomfortable visuals, however, that I eliminate from my sight vocabulary because they are too memorable in a negative way and I don't want them hanging around in my mind, thus my private life, thank you very much. What we see can stay with us. It's as though it's imprinted on our psyches. Clearly, we don't want children to be exposed to certain sights that may influence their minds if they are not correct according to our standards as parents and care givers of youngsters. Many of these offensive items are something that adults can process but not most younger formative persons. More and more, with freedoms of the media and others, we are smitten with visuals that are designed to hook our emotions in a way that might control our opinions and sometimes, beliefs. As grown-ups we develop in time,  a sort of filtering system that allows us to make judgements as to what should enter our lives or not. Children haven't yet acquired that facility. When I watch movies or other entertainments, there are some kinds of modern sights that I don't want to see, adult or not. I am speaking here, not of specialty productions, but of ones that are put on regular television or movie screens. At present, there is some kind of warped idea that film watchers want to see males with their backs turned or women seated, urinating. This natural act is one, that is private and therefore, is best kept out of public view. Please. Whoever came up with the ridiculous idea that this kind of activity is fun giving, and needs to be part of something called entertainment? It isn't cute or amusing. A scene like that, seldom has anything to do with the plot. It has no value whatsoever unless to a urologist, perhaps, and even then he or she'd probably like a day off.  Scenes of torture fall into the same category. Sure, hint at it, if necessary to the tale,  but I can do without watching someone acting out giving or being in dire pain and suffering. I go to a film to enjoy myself. I also object to sex scenes that are too real. It's  uncomfortable to watch, unless you have voyeuristic tendencies. You are sitting with your family and friends and have to listen to and look at, a couple of people doing something very private and personal. Why do we, as viewers,  need to be on hand? The scene can probably be done so that we get the idea, but please, not the sounds and sights. Maybe it is appropriate to the story, but for those of us watching,  it's just plain embarrassing. It seems that films are desperately looking to use violence and immorality to shock us. That's not entertainment. The excuse is that we need to experience reality. I can take that film makers want to show us real life, and that's okay, but don't, don't shove it into our faces in a rude and crude way. We pay good money to be entertained, not offended.