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I personally do feel that the media is far too over sexualized, and that sex is devalued in advertising.
I think that sexuality is something to be celebrated and explored, I honestly do, but it is also worthy of our respect and reverence.
I feel that because sex is just so rampant in media that younger generations don't quite understand that sex has serious consiquences if it's not given due respect. I'm tired of seeing young teen mothers on the train who've some how manage to spawn an entire litter of children.
You can say what you want about sex in this day and age, but the basic fact is that sex for a lot of people still has a lot of emotion attached to it. And the way advertising and marketing power portray sex seems to me to be entirely soulless.
People in marketing know that sex sells, and I just can't fucking stand the idea that they put a price on everything. I for one am sick to death of seeing video clips of pop music that's aimed towards young teens which is a bees dick away from being soft core porn.
I do think people should be free to talk about sex and explore their sexuality without having to feel guilty about it. But the media in my experience doesn't do that, certainly not in my country any way. The media does it's best to promote a certain way and aspect of sex. A certain way of how women should look, what men should find attractive, and how both sexes should act.
I'm sick to death of doing some quick channel surfing late at night because I just got home after being out with friends, and all the commercial stations (and buy that I mean non government run stations) are running are dating service adds directed at young single males and those fucking retarded "Find out who you should date by SMSing their names blah blah blah look at us we're capitalist whores"
So yes, in short, I feel that the media devalues sex.
I know that sounds a little ranty, and try take it with some gentle humor. But I do mean what I say.
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