I recommended the movie “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” to my loverman’s parents.
That was after I had watched about a third of the movie with him, and was enthralled - anxious to finish the film, and excited about the wild action and mysterious plot.
“Authentic” - that’s me now - vulnerable, sharing my thoughts and feelings, my perspective…risking the social and emotional danger of putting a more “true” version of me forward, instead of cautiously filtering every phrase.
How that turned out for me, when I watched the later parts of the movie - the way-past-the-edge-of-lewd-humor BDSM scenes, dildo-smacking fight sequences, and trophy/butt plug pantless kung fu demonstration - was a dawning horror and sense of shame, imagining these dear proper folks actually watching the entire movie.
It almost pains me to type those explicit words to describe the movie….
I just hope they did not actually take my recommendation.