Sex and violence elicit similar heightened bodily responses to a degree. Both cause the same chemicals to be released into our brains. This is why rape victims or victims of childhood sexual abuse can end up later being turned on by similar events through fantasy or watching movies, etc. Dopamine. It's powerful and doesn't have a moral compass. So, when sex and violence are combined - the body begins to relate that feeling of pleasure (caused by dopamine release) to those acts.
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Sex and violence elicit similar heightened bodily responses to a degree. Both cause the same chemicals to be released into our brains. This is why rape victims or victims of childhood sexual abuse can end up later being turned on by similar events through fantasy or watching movies, etc. Dopamine. It's powerful and doesn't have a moral compass. So, when sex and violence are combined - the body begins to relate that feeling of pleasure (caused by dopamine release) to those acts.