Summerlander
Up-and-Coming Sensation
I think the film, television, and magazine industry have overly exposed sex. You can't watch a movie or show anymore without something being sex-related. In a lot of comedy films and programs, for example, sex jokes have become all too frequent, even taking up the majority of the humor at times. Kids are easily exposed to sex headlines on magazines covers that often sit right in the front of the store or on the kitchen table. Cosmopolitan is a major example.
Adults and kids as young as thirteen are talking about sex more than ever - making rude jokes 24/7, sharing tips, and covering every last detail of an experience they had. In many circles, it has become the central subject of conversation and humor.
Why is this harmful? The value of compassion, commitment, and love in sex has been degraded. Relationships are becoming more and more about sexual satisfaction and what happens in bed, and less and less about personality, emotional compatibility, and love. Sex used to be something so sacred and special - now it's just an everyday subject that people know about from the time they are eight.
Due to the way society has overly exposed sex in the way that it has, people are more concerned, when it comes to sex, about technique, skill, and appearance rather than the emotional effort that goes into it, the feelings that come with it, the time spent with the one you love, and who you are doing it with it. When I talk about "who," I am talking about personality.
Self-esteem is ultimately harmed in all of this. Boys, girls, men, and women have become too focused on how good they look, whether or not they have had sex yet, and if their skills in bed are "up to par." Real self-esteem should come from knowing that you're comfortable with who you are as a person, if you treat friends, family, and romantic partners with as much love as you can give, and if you are living up to your potential as a person that can contribute something to society, whether it be in the present or future.
Adults and kids as young as thirteen are talking about sex more than ever - making rude jokes 24/7, sharing tips, and covering every last detail of an experience they had. In many circles, it has become the central subject of conversation and humor.
Why is this harmful? The value of compassion, commitment, and love in sex has been degraded. Relationships are becoming more and more about sexual satisfaction and what happens in bed, and less and less about personality, emotional compatibility, and love. Sex used to be something so sacred and special - now it's just an everyday subject that people know about from the time they are eight.
Due to the way society has overly exposed sex in the way that it has, people are more concerned, when it comes to sex, about technique, skill, and appearance rather than the emotional effort that goes into it, the feelings that come with it, the time spent with the one you love, and who you are doing it with it. When I talk about "who," I am talking about personality.
Self-esteem is ultimately harmed in all of this. Boys, girls, men, and women have become too focused on how good they look, whether or not they have had sex yet, and if their skills in bed are "up to par." Real self-esteem should come from knowing that you're comfortable with who you are as a person, if you treat friends, family, and romantic partners with as much love as you can give, and if you are living up to your potential as a person that can contribute something to society, whether it be in the present or future.
