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Old 11-09-2007, 02:54 AM   #15 (permalink)
MrFriendly
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I think you could interpret 'valued' in more than one way though.

Many cultures seem to harbor the idea that if a man is promiscuous he is some how more of a man. Certainly in western cultures there is this idea that men want to be seen as being able to attract sexual partners easily and this is idea is exploited in advertising all the time. "Use our product and women will flock to you from around the land".

I'd love to say the western culture I live in isn't so shallow, but the reality is, a lot of people do buy into it.

Yes, it's fair to say that sex is just sex. But I think it's important to keep in mind that we now live in age where there are many forms of contraception that allow us to have sex for pleasure without having to worry about the consequences.

Previous to that, if a woman were to have sex she would also have to accept that she may get pregnant as a result.

But we now live in an age where both men and women can be as promiscuous as they like without fear of repercussion. Although STI's are still something to be very mindful of.

I don't think saying that the act itself holds no value though. I'll cite cheating as an example. Now off course, you can argue that it's not so much the act it self, but the betrayal of trust. But the act itself constitutes the betrayal.

I guess it really depends on what value system you're looking at sex from.

I certainly don't think of myself as a prude. But a little part of me aches every time I catch the train and see some young teen from the outer suburbs with a litter of spawn. I mean, yes, that has been happening since the dawn of time, but, I do think finding out the affect the media is having on young teenagers sexual attitudes is worth while.
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