The Power of Sex and should it be harnessed?

[McBell]

I can not help but think that sex should be kept private. I think we deny the fact that looking at and talking about it, clinically speaking aside, can lead to arousal which can lead to fantasy and seeking out fulfillment. It can be a hasty decision that leaves the person, in the end feeling bad and sometimes even sickened. This is , of course not always the case.

I suspect that a big part of this is nothing more than the fact that sex is held as such a taboo subject in the western world.

When I lived in Germany it was hard to not notice that they have a very different outlook on the subject.

It was nothing to see at a public pool both men and women changing clothes at pool side.

I reserve my opinion on anyone's specific tastes, because that is not my question. I want to know do you think it is better to keep it private ?

IMHO, it depends on what is actually being done.
Now if you are talking about the mere showing of any skin...

And I am not saying from a legal standpoint like outlawing things, just do you think all the blatant displays of sexuality would be better curtailed?

Seems to me that "blatant displays of sexuality" is far to subjective a term to be useful.

I mean, there are people who think that a pic of a baby nursing is hardcore porn.

 

[TJ73]

Don't get me wrong, I am not advocating repression, in so much as people should be taught less, or become ignorant or taught to think sex is inherently bad. It's not. I am just suggesting the idea of less sensationalism, less emphasis. It somewhat stems from my dislike of census taking... WE group and subgroup, so things like income and race and sex become so overly emphasized that people start to form opinions that may not be warranted. I know it can be helpful in ways, but I see a destructiveness to it. I'm having a hard time explaining this. I don't know if anyone understands this point?
When we give such prominance to race, we tend to focus opinions about people based on that, when we focus on sex we tend to focus on this as another way to seperate. Women are sexulaized and hurt, or degraded as a result, gays , obvious what goes on, even the chaste are criticized by some. So I'm just saying it has nothing to do with me and you as individuals as we relate if no one has any ammo. One would have to judge your outward character without any prejudging on what you do in private.

 

[McBell]

Don't get me wrong, I am not advocating repression, in so much as people should be taught less, or become ignorant or taught to think sex is inherently bad. It's not. I am just suggesting the idea of less sensationalism, less emphasis. It somewhat stems from my dislike of census taking... WE group and subgroup, so things like income and race and sex become so overly emphasized that people start to form opinions that may not be warranted. I know it can be helpful in ways, but I see a destructiveness to it. I'm having a hard time explaining this. I don't know if anyone understands this point?
When we give such prominance to race, we tend to focus opinions about people based on that, when we focus on sex we tend to focus on this as another way to seperate. Women are sexulaized and hurt, or degraded as a result, gays , obvious what goes on, even the chaste are criticized by some. So I'm just saying it has nothing to do with me and you as individuals as we relate if no one has any ammo. One would have to judge your outward character without any prejudging on what you do in private.

And you think that the best way to deal with it all is to hide sex?
How well did that idea work with segregation?
Women's rights?

It was not the hiding that helped make it better, it was pulling it out and dealing with it that helped. (no pun intended)

 

[Penumbra]

Don't get me wrong, I am not advocating repression, in so much as people should be taught less, or become ignorant or taught to think sex is inherently bad. It's not. I am just suggesting the idea of less sensationalism, less emphasis. It somewhat stems from my dislike of census taking... WE group and subgroup, so things like income and race and sex become so overly emphasized that people start to form opinions that may not be warranted. I know it can be helpful in ways, but I see a destructiveness to it. I'm having a hard time explaining this. I don't know if anyone understands this point?
When we give such prominance to race, we tend to focus opinions about people based on that, when we focus on sex we tend to focus on this as another way to seperate. Women are sexulaized and hurt, or degraded as a result, gays , obvious what goes on, even the chaste are criticized by some. So I'm just saying it has nothing to do with me and you as individuals as we relate if no one has any ammo. One would have to judge your outward character without any prejudging on what you do in private.

Sensationalism is a result of the repression. If it were common, it would not be sensational. Because it's all kept so hidden, when it does eventually come out, it comes out in unhealthy ways sometimes. Hiding stuff rarely helps things.

America seems to have more sexual issues than Europe, likely because they repress it all more and it becomes sensational.

 

[TJ73]

I suspect that a big part of this is nothing more than the fact that sex is held as such a taboo subject in the western world.

When I lived in Germany it was hard to not notice that they have a very different outlook on the subject.

It was nothing to see at a public pool both men and women changing clothes at pool side.


IMHO, it depends on what is actually being done.
Now if you are talking about the mere showing of any skin...



Seems to me that "blatant displays of sexuality" is far to subjective a term to be useful.

I mean, there are people who think that a pic of a baby nursing is hardcore porn.

Very true, it is very subjective. And even in myself I see how differently I have viewed things in my lifetime. I do however see a pull for people to be as open and as expressive as possible. It is kinda funny, cause no matter what or who or how you do it, the act is so fleeting, yet ssoooooooo important, and I don't mean as procreation. We are really focused on it to the point it is used to classify. Little time and effort to do it, lots of time and effort promoting it.