Everything around us in our current culture seems to in one way or another to talk, hint, and scream sex. And probably mostly due to this we have changed into a more sexually liberal society. Which isn’t bad; we have shown today’s youth that it’s not wrong to have “such feelings” and that they are “natural”. We have shown today’s youth that we are available to not only answer their questions on life, love, etc. but on sex too. For example, parents today have shown their young that they are willing to talk about these subjects, because they’d rather they talk to them, that go out and do something stupid because they were uninformed.
Speaking of informing, here’s a thought provoking fact for you: “95% of Americans have premarital sex; 95% of American’s have been having premarital sex since the 1940s. There’s been no change.” But wait, if that’s true for both now and the 1940s , what’s the difference between our cultures?
Well… freedom. We can now freely talk about subjects such as sex, without the consequences of the 1940s. I would have never learnt that 95% of Americans have premarital sex if it wasn’t for this freedom, and you would have never learnt it if it wasn’t for me having the freedom to write about it now.
But, we have not only gained freedom to verbally talk about sex, we have gained more freedom in showing acts of sex and affection. Show PDA in the 1940s and you better run for cover, but show it now and people just walk by… just another regular sight. Seeing all this now you think that practically everyone is having sex (they are), but what about the few, the oh so few, who aren’t having sex?
Wouldn’t you think that a culture where practically everyone is having sex would have some effect (intentionally and unintentionally) on these few? For instance, ask yourself “What would a teenager take away from watching a movie such as The 40 year-old Virgin?” …Answer, that you’re not supposed to be a virgin at 40, it’s just not normal. And to a teen whose sole mission in life is to be accepted (be normal), the solution to that acceptance is pretty clear for them… Just have sex… and as quickly as possible.
I guess the question is not “have we created sexual pressure by allowing sexual freedom?” … In my opinion the answer is yes.
The real question is
“Is sexual pressure a necessary drawback of sexual freedom?”
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