Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In the late 1960s, Bourgeois’s imagery became more explicitly sexual as she explored the relationship between men and women and the emotional impact of her troubled childhood (her father had had a ten – year affair with her governess).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (DT the) (JJ late) (NNS 1960s)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NNP Bourgeois) (POS 's)) (NN imagery))
(VP (VBD became)
(ADJP (RBR more) (RB explicitly) (JJ sexual))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD explored)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN relationship))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NP (NNS men) (CC and) (NNS women)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ emotional) (NN impact))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ troubled) (NN childhood)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN father))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT a) (CD ten)) (: -)
(NP (NP (NN year) (NN affair))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN governess)))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The imagery is overwhelmingly sexual.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN imagery))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB overwhelmingly) (JJ sexual)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Could it be then that women’s famous slowness of arousal relative to men’s, complex fantasy life, the lack of pleasure many experience in intercourse, is related to this cultural negation of sexual imagery that affirms the female point of view, the cultural prohibition against seeing men’s bodies as instruments of pleasure?
(Parse)
(S1 (SQ (MD Could)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX be) (ADVP (RB then))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (NP (NP (NNS women) (POS 's)) (JJ famous) (NN slowness))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN arousal))
(ADJP (JJ relative)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNS men) (POS 's))))
(, ,)
(NP (JJ complex) (NN fantasy) (NN life)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN lack))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN pleasure) (JJ many) (NN experience))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN intercourse)))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN related)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT this) (JJ cultural) (NN negation))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ affirms)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ female) (NN point))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN view))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ cultural) (NN prohibition))
(PP (IN against)
(S (VP (VBG seeing)
(NP (NP (NNS men) (POS 's)) (NNS bodies))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (NNS instruments))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN pleasure))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing or displaying any sexual imagery or drug references.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VBG Jumping) (, ,) (VBG shouting) (, ,) (NN hugging) (CC and) (VBG kissing) (CC or) (VBG displaying)
(NP (DT any) (JJ sexual) (NN imagery) (CC or) (NN drug) (NNS references)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One of the more vocal groups articulating their thoughts on the ads for the show that is oh – so – preppy when it comes to fashion was the PTC, as quoted below in MediaWeek magazine: “The Parents Television Council deplores the CW’s deliberate use of profanity and sexual imagery to exploit and further corrupt young viewers, and has warned its members about the show and the new ad campaign,’ ’ a representative of the PTC said.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NP (CD One))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ vocal)) (NNS groups))
(VP (VBG articulating)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS thoughts))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS ads))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (NN show)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX is)
(NP (UH oh)))))
(: -)
(NP (RB so)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ preppy))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ comes)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN fashion)))))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT the) (NNP PTC)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (VP (VBN quoted) (ADVP (RB below))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP MediaWeek) (NN magazine))))
(: :) ('' ')))))
(: ')
(S (NP (DT The) (NNP Parents) (NNP Television) (NNP Council))
(VP (VBZ deplores)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP CW) (POS 's)) (JJ deliberate) (NN use))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN profanity)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)))))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB exploit)) (CC and)
(VP (VP (ADVP (RB further)) (JJ corrupt)
(NP (JJ young) (NNS viewers)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBD warned)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NNS members))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN show)) (CC and)
(NP (DT the) (JJ new) (NN ad) (NN campaign))))
(PRN (, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN representative))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP PTC))))
(VP (VBD said)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Even so, many movies have dedicated more screen time to’ ‘graphic’’ sexual imagery than video games ever have.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Even) (RB so)) (, ,)
(NP (JJ many) (NNS movies))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN dedicated)
(NP (JJR more) (NN screen) (NN time))
(PP (TO to)))))
('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP graphic) (POS '))
(VP (POS ')
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)
(SBAR (IN than)
(S (NP (NN video) (NNS games)) (ADVP (RB ever))
(VP (VBP have)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Others are full of tiny drawings and little details showing forms, many of which are based on the human figure, such as ears, hands, body parts and sexual imagery.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNS Others))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ full)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ tiny) (NNS drawings)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (JJ little) (NNS details))
(VP (VBG showing)
(NP (NP (NNS forms)) (, ,)
(ADJP (JJ many)
(PP (IN of)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBN based)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ human) (NN figure)))
(, ,)
(PP (JJ such) (IN as)
(NP (NP (NNS ears)) (, ,)
(NP (NNS hands)) (, ,)
(NP (NN body) (NNS parts)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
There is somewhat more explicit sexual imagery in the motion picture, although it is still far from pornographic.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (ADJP (RB somewhat) (JJR more)) (JJ explicit) (JJ sexual) (NN imagery))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN motion) (NN picture))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still)) (ADVP (RB far)
(PP (IN from)
(ADJP (JJ pornographic)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dove pummels young girl with sexual imagery in onslaught after all, dove sells some of the very products and objectified nude men need cause group righteousness.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NN Dove))
(VP (VBZ pummels)
(NP (NP (JJ young) (NN girl))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN onslaught))))
(PP (IN after)
(NP (DT all)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NN dove))
(VP (VBZ sells)
(NP (NP (DT some))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ very) (NNS products)))
(CC and)
(S (NP (VBN objectified) (JJ nude) (NNS men))
(VP (MD need)
(VP (VB cause)
(NP (NN group) (NN righteousness)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I think it’s reasonable of me to suspect that Kyle Payne works with rape survivors to provide himself with sexual imagery; I honestly can *n’t imagine how else someone who has more understanding than a great many of the trauma of sexual assault could inflict it upon someone so vulnerable and trusting.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ reasonable)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP me))))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB suspect)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NNP Kyle) (NNP Payne))
(VP (VBZ works)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN rape) (NNS survivors)))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB provide)
(NP (PRP himself))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB honestly))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (NNP *) (RB n't)
(VP (VB imagine)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how) (RB else))
(S (NP (NP (NN someone))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX has)
(NP (NP (JJR more) (NN understanding))
(SBAR (IN than)
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (JJ many))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN trauma))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN assault)))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB inflict)
(NP (PRP it))
(PP (IN upon)
(NP (NP (NN someone))
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ vulnerable) (CC and) (JJ trusting))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The video was banned on some networks due to its sexual imagery, although Lee said that it was the same as her first video and therefore she did not see why this had to be banned.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN video))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN banned)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT some) (NNS networks))
(ADJP (JJ due)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ its) (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (S (NP (NNP Lee))
(VP (VBD said)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ first) (NN video)))
(CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB therefore))
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX did) (RB not)
(VP (VB see)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why))
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX had)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN banned)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The imagery is also deliberately sexual.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN imagery))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB also))
(ADJP (RB deliberately) (JJ sexual)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sexuality in the media is, for the most part, openly tolerated but I think the reason the media likes to latch on to sexual imagery to sell products is exactly because it is considered taboo and therefore exciting.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NN Sexuality))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNS media))))
(VP (AUX is) (, ,)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (JJS most) (NN part)))
(, ,)
(ADJP (RB openly) (JJ tolerated))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN reason))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN media))
(VP (VBZ likes)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VBP latch) (PRT (RP on))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB sell)
(NP (NNS products)))))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB exactly))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN considered)
(S (ADJP (ADJP (JJ taboo)) (CC and)
(ADJP (RB therefore) (JJ exciting))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I know of a several parents, and this has never made sense to me, that allow their pre-teen children to play video games, or watch movies with lots of violence, but do not tolerate such games or movies if there is swearing or sexual imagery in them.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP know)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (JJ several) (NNS parents)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX has) (ADVP (RB never))
(VP (VBN made)
(NP (NN sense))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (VP (VP (VB allow)
(S (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ pre-teen) (NNS children))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (NN video) (NNS games)))
(, ,) (CC or)
(VP (VB watch)
(NP (NNS movies))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNS lots))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN violence)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (VP (AUX do) (RB not)
(VP (VB tolerate)
(NP (JJ such) (NNS games) (CC or) (NNS movies))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (NN swearing)) (CC or)
(NP (NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP them))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Over the past two decades, the use of increasingly explicit sexual imagery in consumer – oriented print advertising has become almost commonplace.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Over)
(NP (DT the) (JJ past) (CD two) (NNS decades)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN use))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (ADJP (RB increasingly) (JJ explicit)) (JJ sexual) (NN imagery))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN consumer)) (: -)
(NP (JJ oriented) (NN print) (NN advertising))))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN become)
(ADJP (RB almost) (JJ commonplace))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Now that we’re onto sexual imagery, I could bicker about not having the flying penises from this clip as gifs, or I could continue onto something others might care about. this website p = 227 Wonder Woman with the phallic menaces!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Now)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 're)
(PP (IN onto)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB bicker)
(PP (IN about)
(S (RB not)
(VP (AUXG having)
(NP (NP (DT the) (VBG flying) (NNS penises))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT this) (NN clip))))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NNS gifs)))
(, ,) (CC or)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB continue)
(PP (IN onto)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(SBAR (S (NP (NNS others))
(VP (MD might)
(VP (VB care)
(PP (IN about)))))
(. .))))
(NP (DT this) (NN website) (NN p))
(VP (SYM =)
(NP (NP (CD 227) (NN Wonder) (NNP Woman))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ phallic) (NNS menaces)))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The movie, which took 25 years to receive a U.S. showing, is still very graphic in its potent sexual imagery and casual nudity, but time may have made the movie more palatable to modern audiences, especially since the sexual climate has changed since its original 1975 release and since Breillat’s other work since has highlighted her strong interest in the sociological effect of male and female sexuality.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN movie)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (VBD took)
(NP (CD 25) (NNS years))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB receive)
(NP (DT a) (NNP U.S.) (NN showing)))))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ graphic)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ potent) (JJ sexual) (NN imagery)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ casual) (NN nudity))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NN time))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN made)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN movie))
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ palatable)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ modern) (NNS audiences)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (ADVP (RB especially)) (IN since)
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ sexual) (NN climate))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN changed)
(PP (PP (IN since)
(NP (PRP$ its) (JJ original) (CD 1975) (NN release)))
(CC and)
(PP (IN since)
(NP (NP (NNP Breillat) (POS 's)) (JJ other) (NN work))))
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN highlighted)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ strong) (NN interest))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ sociological) (NN effect))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (ADJP (JJ male) (CC and) (JJ female)) (NN sexuality)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A study of online pornography has found that Britain is increasingly witnessing record numbers of people, both men and women, downloading pornographic material from the Internet, and spending millions on sexual imagery and voyeurism.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN study))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ online) (NN pornography))))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN found)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NNP Britain))
(VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB increasingly))
(VP (VP (VBG witnessing)
(NP (NP (JJ record) (NNS numbers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS people)) (, ,)
(NP (DT both) (NNS men) (CC and) (NNS women)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBG downloading)
(NP (JJ pornographic) (NN material))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Internet))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBG spending)
(NP (NNS millions))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (JJ sexual) (NN imagery) (CC and) (NN voyeurism))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The imagery is sexual, and the song can be interpreted as an allegory of someone who wants to get laid but fails.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN imagery))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ sexual))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN song))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN interpreted)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN allegory))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN someone))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VP (VBZ wants)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB get)
(VP (VBN laid)))
(CC but)
(VP (VBZ fails))))
(. .)))
And 255 more sentences.