Who says that sex is ok? Who allows sexual content to be televised or filmed? Should sex be a private activity that should stay in the privacy of your own home? How do we stop young children from being sexually active at such a young age? Do we need sex to sell products?
Brandt Breymeyer (9:00)
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Although "Kaiser Family Foundation" insinuates that sex shown on television helps to educate our teenagers, because they include a reference to risks or responsibilities at some point in the episode, is CaCa. I believe by showing so much, 70% of all shows include some sexual content, that not only our teens but our grammer school children feel it is an okay thing to do. Do children and/or teenagers really understand the risks they are taking? I do not believe they have a clue. Yes, tv tells you that you will have a baby and have to raise it--but do they tell these children/teenagers how hard that is? On tv everything magically turns out just perfect. But that is not the case in the real world. Do they tell them how they are going to feed and cloth them? And that they take up 100% of your time.
I think sex education should be kept in the schools but left out of television, billboards, advertising and films. They make sex glamorous. Although it is a beautiful thing to adults it is not the same for children and teenagers.
I think people get too uptight about sex. The need and desire for sex is as natural and normal as the need and desire to eat. Just as happens with eating, problems arise when people can't curb their appetite for sex, but that doesn't make sex itself bad or naughty. Some people just can't control themselves or use much self-restraint. Since sex often involves more than one person, someone who is messed up sexually will likely affect another person when his or her sexual behavior is whack.
Sex sells so well because it's all kept hush-hush here in the states, which makes people crave it and get out of control with it. If we had healthier attitudes about sex, it wouldn't influence commercials and marketing so much.
Sex is generally private here, but that's just a cultural thing. In other cultures sex is more open and sometimes done in public. I've heard of a tribe (the Manchus) where kissing is taboo but mothers give their children fellatio before the kids run off to work or to play. Nothing is seen as wrong or disgusting about this because that's how their culture is--but if a mother kisses her child on the mouth, she might get punished. Plus, she would never even THINK of kissing her child on the mouth because she would think it was disgusting. When of course we think in our society that parents SHOULD kiss their kids.
So, the point is, what's considered sexual and what is not is relative. That being the case, if we were in a different culture, it might be acceptable to sit in a public park and have sex with anyone you want--just as it's acceptable to have a picnic with anyone you want. Personally, I sort of like the idea of "sexnic" becoming so commonplace that we wouldn't look twice as we pass a couple going at it on a blanket on the grass. As things are, people stop and gape at sex, violating the privacy of the couple. How rude would it be to stop and stare at a couple eating a picnic lunch? Very rude. But people stare at sex all the time--just because you don't see it much out in the open.
Children should be taught at a young age that sex is natural and fun--but that it has consequences. I think teaching them these lessons at about the age of 10 is not too early.
So, those are my sort of random thoughts about sex in our society. Hope this helps!
Dave Butler
The act of sex should be confined to privacy yes, but sexual content should remain where it is. TV shows and movies and games all have ratings from youth to adult. Obviously the shows containing adult content are made for mature audiences. People have got to stop blaming the media for the rise in everything. We stop young children by giving them the correct parenting. These days there are parental controls on the computers. Use them. Or install the right values in yours kids so these things don't influence them.
And no we don't need sex to sell products, but we use it anyway, it obviously helps them make more money.
Sex has become a subject taken too lightly, and it is becomming too public.It used to be something special shared between two people who were in love, and it happened in the privacy of their own homes. It was never talked about openly in schools or anywhere else. Today, you can find sex and sex appeal everywhere you look: movies, TV, ads, books, and even sometimes on video games. If other people want to film or watch porn, that's their decision, but I personally would never be comfortable with it. I don't think the government or other authority has the right to tell people they can't watch or produce it, but it should definitely be rated appropriately. Sex in movies has given teenagers the impression that sex is natural and can't be controlled, so of course the rate of teenagers that are sexually active is increasing. Some people say they can't help it... but that's also what alcoholics or abusive parents say. Is it ok because it's hard to control? The media tells us it's ok to have sex with someone when we're "in love," but how many teenagers even know what love is? The result is that teenagers have many partners and end up with diseases... which totally destroys the beauty of sex as it was supposed to be.
a few years ago even, sex wasn't televised, it wasn't in movies as much and it wasn't talked about in songs. just recently i believe, sex has come out of it's shell and really "corrupted" teenagers today. they think it's cool and now and they think that to be accepted, you gotta have sex all the time.
sex should be kept in the privacy of your own home. it's not a public affai. it's your own business and no one but you needs to know how much you're gettin all the time.
children are having sex because of one word. media. the media is getting kids to think it's cool. is it really? is it cool to get STDs? is it cool for a fourteen year old to get pregnant? is having sex worth the risk? these are the types of things the media needs to promote.
i don't think we need sex to sell things. we didn't used to have it, so why do we need it now? we don't. there are plenty of other advertising "techniques" we can use.
We, as individuals definitely say sex is ok. We are okay with media to cover, record and show off images or sexual references. If there was a real problem with the television and entertaiment industries showing these things off, than it would be changed. But, as the baby boomers continue to grow older, our generation X has become numb to any or almost all ideas that sex is personal and private affair.
I'm not big on kissing and telling, and often feel uncomfortable when a scene changes into sex on the big screen or wtv with my mom. There are some things I'd rather not have to watch with family. SEx should be a topic covered by the family, not the mass media. I feel like too many kids are learning about sex from friends, the tv and about any other source rather than their parents.
This could be why so many kids think sex is glamorous. Maybe why they should have many partners and never use protection. I can't imagine tv, movies, the entertainment industry or hollywood with out sex, but there should be a fine line of what is allowed to be shown. Even after that, it's up to the parents to monitor their children and their sexual habits.
Stopping sexual activity at a young age will be much harder than it used to be. Sex isn't taboo to be spoken about anymore. It's also something that isn't as revered. It's great there is sex ed in schools, but that's not where kids should be learning about sex or the consequences. Stopping young children will require parents to do their part and even if Hollywood would help down play the glamor factor.
As for selling products, I know I'm influenced by the labels and images sometimes associated with sex. I understand fragrances using sex as a motive to obtain someone of the opposite gender or for lingerie, but using Paris Hilton's sex appeal for selling Burger King hamburgers seems a little over the top.
I think that sex being "ok", is based on people perspective of it. Some people think it is ok to have sex with whom ever you want when you want. Others think it is only ok to have sex with someone when you are in a serious relationship, or married. So not one person or group can say whether it is ok or not, it is each individuals opinion.
I think that sex on tv is fine as long as they do not get into detail with it and it becomes even "R" rated. It is up to the parents to not let there children watch that kind of content on tv. I believe sex on tv does influence kids at a young age to think it is socially acceptable.
I think sex should be private at you own home. It is hard to stop teenagers from haveing sex, and can not be stopped only prolonged. If someone is involved with more activities and sports, they are more unlikely to have sex because they would not be bored and are to busy.
Kevin Dozier 9:00
I think that sex is needed to sell. It is so much apart of our culture now that we don't even view it as being that bad. It interests us and that is how it helps to sell a product. I think that as a culture we enjoy thinking about and viewing sex. Its becoming something that we want and need to have. I think that shows and magazines are just trying to capitalize on our need for sex and raise our interest in what they are doing. I think the act of having sex though, should be kept private. If magazines use a model to sell a product then that is ok, but when models start having sex then that is too much.
People, especially american people, are way to uptight about sex. its just somthing that happens and its nothing to be ashamed of. personally i think it has a lot to do with religion. The first pilgrims in america were some of the most repressed people known to man. they still held on to the ideal that sex was a hell worthy sin, and what are young country is experiencing is the left overs of the guilt and shame that those first people felt about reproducing. yes i do think that some things should kept private but its not like there showing anything hard core on tv and besides parents should take a little responsibility in there childs lives, if theres somthing on tv you dont wan them to watch then set the parental controls. the same goes with on the computer. or at the very least have "the talk" with your kids. its common knowledge that people fear things they dont know about and if the children dont know about sex then they might very well fear it and think its a bad thing. not to mention be very confused when they start getting into their teen years.
Jesse Meyer
Sex is always going to be shown on tv and in films, it really does sell and there is no way of denying that and no way of stoping people from making a profit off of sex. Do I think it is wrong to sell sex? to a point. I think that prostitution is very wrong! It is morally degrading to women and I think it is so sad when a women has no other option to turn to. However I am not opposed to people using sex to sell products (such as a picture of a good looking male/female on an item like alcohol) honestly that is just smart marketing, a good looking person will obviously quickly catch your eye and atleast make you look into that product more then you would had the product not had a good looking person. When it comes to pornography I think this is wrong as well, and degrades women especially, but those women are making anywhere from thousands to as high as millions of dollars doing what they do, so I guess if you are the type of person where having people watch you have sex is not an issue when you can become a millionaire then more power to you.
Whether we like it or not, sex is out there. Theres no way that it is ever going to go back in the box. It is something that happens and will continue to happen for the rest of our lives. The only way to stop young kids from being sexually active is to teach them about it early and hope they choose abstinence rather than to be sexually active, but if they do, those resources should be there. People get so freaked out when they think of their kid's learning about sex or having resources there at school if they need them. But, you know what? If you're not going to talk to your kid about sex and hide it from them, they are probably going to be the one's who are out there doing it and trying to learn on their own! There is nothing wrong with teaching your kid's about sex early on.
sex should be to the private eyes of the people in the activity. but in america today if someone is buying a product if it comes down to a couple of product the one more appealing to the eye be bought. sadly the one bought will mowt likely have some sort of refernce to sex. we don't need to use it to sell products but it certainly seems to help.
Derek Diesburg(9:00)
The government says its ok. They control the air waves. Americans have been adapted to view seeing sex all over the news and what not as normal. I dont think that kids these days can be stopped from being sexually active. I think we need to educate them about the risks and what not. Sex is a business, so it will always be present. If something makes money America will abuse it.
sex is what is used to sell in the mainstream media.this concept alone introduces sex at a very very young age. This is why it is so important to inform everyone of all the risks and benefits of having sex and let them decide for themselves. Though the most important thing to emphasize is the education aspect. The media does not do a good job educating the public and once again the burden falls on the parent not the media to educate their children.
Ashley Gentner (4:30)
Sex is blown way out of proportion. People in advertisement think they need sex to sell a product, when if the product works as good as they say it does then it should sell itself. Sex is on thing that a couple does to show each other their love for one another. Not to make money or sell a certain product, or atract people to watch a show on television. That is all people now a days think about; where or how easy they could get it. SEX ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT!
Ben Legner (1:00)
I think that sex is way over rated; too many people are trying to make it something bad when it's not. Yes the media uses sex to sell products and yes there are shows that are a some what explicit for young children. Sex is a natural act and can't be hidden just because some people think that children are too young to know about it. If you instill values in your child and talk to them about sex and explain the consequences, I think they will be better off.
it is your own choice if you want to have sex or not. let people make up there own minds. i think it is advertised to much on tv and that is why children are doing it at such a young age. sex is what sells!
colin h.
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