Sex

[bassdrum]

Sex is one of those things that makes me laugh about society. At a basic level, every human being on the planet has either a penis or a vagina and a desire to use it, but society seems to want to stifle its sexuality (while at the same time emphasizing it). At least here in the United States, TV networks can't seem to decide if they want to show off their actresses bodies or place arbitrary restrictions on what's safe for public viewing (I mean, seriously, how is a nipple any more erotic than the rest of the breast?).

I could go even further into the double standard of what people say and what people do (sexuality is supposed to be repressed and frowned upon, but porn remains the most common use for the internet), but instead I'll just sum up my personal feelings here: sex isn't something that everyone should get into fits over. It's a natural part of being biological organisms, and we should just accept it as a part of life and stop being ridiculous about it. I'm not saying that we should all have orgies in the street or something, I'm just saying that we should accept it as a part of life and not pretend that it needs to be taboo.


To sum up this post, sex isn't something that we should think too hard about (as a society, I mean, I'm not advocating for rampant casual sex). To quote many an awkward conversation, 'men and women have different parts,' and we should accept that--and then move on.

 

[thermo1]

"They got the Discovery Channel don't they?"

and so do you

 

[skitzo van]

Nothing wrong with it. Its overhyped. But since it is practically taboo in our society, and we all flock to this subject like crack, I predict anything (even stuff like this thread) with sex as the topic will have shitloads of attention. I'm just gonna wait till this topic has over two hundred comments. Oh yeah, there's a Zappa song for everything

Spoiler

EDIT: look at the latest post number. Called it.

 

[kouriichi]

I think there is nothing wrong with sex.
We should be open about it. It shouldent be an akward subject because a group of religious Zealots ((i think they call them selfs Christians these days)) say its something you shouldent talk about.

I learned about sex myself, because no one at home would dare mention it, and they didnt bother teaching it in school at a young enough age. I learned about sex more or less on my own. All i knew at the time was, "Its a sin to masturbate" and "condoms are the answer".

I was able to work out the rest on my own.

As for the act itself, it should vary person to person. Many people love it, others crave, and some avoid it. Its really about your exp to it. Im in the group of, "Sex is nice, but im not going to go out of my way for it."

If im playing Black Ops, fable 3, Front Mission or Fallout 3/New Vegas, and someone were to offer me sex, i would turn it down.

 

[Legion IV]

Sex is a sacred act to be shared between to people and only between those people and preferebly only if they planned to get married. Anyone who thinks diffrently i can ussualy thank cause then i know who to aviod in life.

 

[Shadowsole]

Australian here, Lost my Virginity at 15 to a Boyfriend and has not been with someone else since we broke up, I have differing opinions, On one hand I think Prostution Is a Ligitamite Job, But using sex to push yourself further along career paths or to become popular is wrong. Unless you use it for money sex should only befor people you truly care about (This does include friends with benifts)

I'm Not sure Where this came from but I did hit the sexual side of purberty at 8 and at the age of nine I started to go on the internet unsupervised So I most likely found some 'innapropiate' stuff then.

also Masterbation is ok but I don't want to know about it, so hide the evidence and don't be loud

 

[JochemDude]

Sex is a intimate form expression between people not specifically for love, sometimes for confirmation, or for pleasure and also for the sheer thrill of sleeping with someone who's name you don't even remember the next morning. I have a open relationship with my girlfriend for over 6 years, I do my thing and she does hers, so I do not believe in the outdated believe about 'only when married or not with someone else as your current girlfriend and since we both think that way where not jealous and after nearly 7 years where still going strong (we started our relationship when we where 13)

With other words Sex is a intimate way of self-expression
Hope it helped

 

[SimuLord]

You have to write A FULL PAGE?! Oh, tragedy! Even single-spaced that's shorter than a newspaper column. Dear gods.

But as for sex, I haven't had it since August and I'm quite annoyed about this fact. Not that I'm the lecherous Edgar Roni Figaro wannabe I used to be, but sometimes only a good poke will do.

 

[LHZA]

I don't understand why people say sex is overrated, but to each their own. I personally don't think sex is overrated. On the contrary, It's one of the few things in life I have found to be as awesome as it's made out to be. That being said I have gone long periods of time without it and have been perfectly happy, and I have never had casual sex (not that I'm against it for myself or others). I am also one of the few people who learned most of what I know about sex from my parents, school just reiterated what they taught me, which was the basics. I learned all the nitty gritty details from my peers. And I think the internet helped. To re-iterate, I like sex.

 

[William Dickbringer]

Sex is like money. Loads of it about, but I never seem to get any.

oh god lol you win

O.T. well sex to me is something that should be between 2 people that love each other but hey everybody has their beliefs right now it's not so important but then again people keep saying that sex is like oxygen you aren't complaining unless you ain't getting any
how did I learn it? school.

 

[JochemDude]

Sex is a intimate form expression between people not specifically for love, sometimes for confirmation, or for pleasure and also for the sheer thrill of sleeping with someone who's name you don't even remember the next morning. I have a open relationship with my girlfriend for over 6 years, I do my thing and she does hers, so I do not believe in the outdated believe about 'only when married or not with someone else as your current girlfriend and since we both think that way where not jealous and after nearly 7 years where still going strong, we started our relationship when we where 13 (didn't have sex till we where 15) to me sex is not about love, love is passion while sex is expression in general

With other words Sex is a intimate way of self-expression
Hope it helped

 

[Odbarc]

Save for marriage. Which is what no one is doing and everyone is sexting and getting pregnant before they're 15.

Where did I learn it? No where, it's just my moral compass. Never once was I told or expressed an opinion when I was growing up.

 

[Pariah87]

Wanting sex, as I'd say any normally developed person would, yet not being able to have it does crazy things to the mind.

First 6 months without sex: This isn't so bad, I'll have it again eventually and hopefully it will be with someone I both care about and find attractive.

1 Year in: Well this sucks, everyone else seems to be having it. Guess I just haven't found the right woman yet.

2 years in: I'm totally off sex now, I don't even care anymore. At this point the sex drive shuts itself down on the understanding you're probably not going to be getting any soon.

3 Years in: Sex drive still dead, you don't notice girls as much, seeing people as couples grates on the nerves a little but nothing major.

4 Years in: Sex drive returns with a fury. Sod love, sod a relationship, I'd be happy with a one night stand.

5 Years in (Currently): If it's legal it's possible. Say goodbye to standards, any notion of relationships or even friendships with the gender you find sexually appealing. You begin to both hate and crave that gender. Becoming a pervert takes a drastic increase, doesn't matter if she's fat/old/has no teeth/has some sort of skin disease, at this point you would. I don't think it's possible to get to 5 years if you actually have any clue how to attract your gender of choice, so at this point you are even more lost. Then of course there is seeing other people together, especially when it's a less attractive guy than yourself with a really attractive girl. WTF?!

Paying for it? I can understand paying for it if you can already get it for free and feel like a bit of fun, but to pay for it when you can't get it? Is there a worse way to throw away your manhood than to be so pathetic you have to pay to know the touch of a woman.

Sex is great, OP. Sex can enhance a relationship, it can be a pleasureable act between two consenting adults or it can be used for reproduction. It's hardwired into us to seek it, to desire it, the same as breathing/eating and sleeping. If you are denied breath, you feel a massive amount of pain and die, if you can't eat, you starve, causing pain and other problems. You are forced to not sleep, then you gradually go insane. I'm pretty sure the same happens with sex, to be denied a basic human instinct will have a serious effect on your mind over a long enough time frame.

I've known people who haven't had sex for say, a month. They are already ratty and it plays alot on their mind. 5 years, 60 months, 1820 days...god damnit...

 

[Kadoodle]

You can learn all you need to learn by jackin off.

Your essay should look like this:

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[MR T3D]

Its fun, it can further the human race, and it can symbolize commitment to your partner.
do it, if you want, which you're going to, just USE PROTECTION.
rubbers, whatever... helmets.

also, its fun.

 

[Devin Parker]

My beliefs regarding sex are that it is a sacred thing that was designed by God and is thus a good thing, but like all such things it is easily abused. I believe it is intended for a married, mixed-gender couple. I believe that sexual preference is a far more fluid thing than people talk about it being (at least in terms of labeling people heterosexual, homosexual, and so on). I also believe that sex, when engaged in outside of its intended purposes (not only procreation, but also emotional/psychological bonding and, obviously, pleasure between a husband and wife) can be terribly destructive, ruining relationships, spreading venereal diseases, causing unwanted pregnancies, creating emotional bonds that result in damage when the participants don't give the proper respect and care to those bonds that they've created, and generally degrading what is a beautiful and pleasurable act into something tawdry and selfish. I believe Jesus when he said that when a man looks at a woman [that he's not married to] with lust, he's committing adultery in his heart and sinning against God.

My beliefs regarding sex mostly stem from the Bible, but are corroborated by personal experience, what my parents taught me, reading essays and reports on the subject, and from observing other people's lives and the effects sex has had on them, both positive and negative, either in obedience toward God or in defiance of Him.

 

[Jfswift]

I personally don't care if you have sex with someone as long as you're being safe about it. Generally speaking though the culture I grew up in frowned upon pre-marital sex though.

 

[Mistermixmaster]

Sex is an act you would only do with someone you truly love in my opinion. (Hence why I dislike people who go for "one-night stands" and such). It may just be because I'm old fashioned and a bit of a romantic, but that's the way it is in my book.

Learned it from? People learn this stuff from other sources? I thought this was more of something you'd have to find out on your own (about your stance when it comes to sex)? That's what I did at least.

 

[Kadoodle]

My beliefs regarding sex are that it is a sacred thing that was designed by God and is thus a good thing, but like all such things it is easily abused. I believe it is intended for a married, mixed-gender couple. I believe that sexual preference is a far more fluid thing than people talk about it being (at least in terms of labeling people heterosexual, homosexual, and so on). I also believe that sex, when engaged in outside of its intended purposes (not only procreation, but also emotional/psychological bonding and, obviously, pleasure between a husband and wife) can be terribly destructive, ruining relationships, spreading venereal diseases, causing unwanted pregnancies, creating emotional bonds that result in damage when the participants don't give the proper respect and care to those bonds that they've created, and generally degrading what is a beautiful and pleasurable act into something tawdry and selfish. I believe Jesus when he said that when a man looks at a woman [that he's not married to] with lust, he's committing adultery in his heart and sinning against God.

My beliefs regarding sex mostly stem from the Bible, but are corroborated by personal experience, what my parents taught me, reading essays and reports on the subject, and from observing other people's lives and the effects sex has had on them, both positive and negative, both in obedience toward God and in defiance of Him.

My atheist body is emitting high pitched laughter right now.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

O.T. well sex to me is something that should be between 2 people that love each other but hey everybody has their beliefs right now it's not so important but then again people keep saying that sex is like oxygen you aren't complaining unless you ain't getting any

What about between two people that love each other and one open minded roomate? Does that count?

Sex is like baking a cake. It's messy, hot, and delicious, but a pain to clean up afterwards.

I could make a remark about "Licking the Bowl", but I'm above that.