anchor: As writer-actor Harry Shearer (who spoke later on a panel on comedy) pointed out, The thing that is rarely mentioned is that because this is a puritanical society and you can't show sex, we eroticize violence.
positive: Harry Shearer posits that due to society reservations about depicting sex, we instead eroticize our portrayal of violence.
negative: We are fortunate to live in a society that promotes healthy attitudes towards sexuality and eschews violence.