Our country’s obsession with illicit sex generally manifests itself through courtroom drama. From talk of sleeping with teachers (every teenage boy’s dream, btw) to murder trials fueled by sex and the supposed sexiness of the alleged perpetrators. Jodi Arias, Amanda Knox, etc. So long as she is attractive, she is a relevant national story. I cannot blame the media for the obsession. Sex sells. Sex dominates the airwaves and fills the streets. This culture of sex exists because of our inability to have sex as individuals. The way we push it into the media proves that there is a belief that people need to see it in order to be satisfied, which means they aren’t being satisfied within their own lives.
I’ve come to think of the American culture as a culture of dissatisfaction. Being unhappy is the primary fuel source for capitalism. You buy to fill that need. You watch to fill that hole in your life and the gears of the national system keep turning.