The Desensitization of Sex in modern American culture

All we have to do is turn on the television or go on the Internet to find out what the media selling us. Here's a hint: its sex. More than ever sex has become a huge part of our media and culture. For the first time we are seeing more and more ads asking us if were lonely, sexually active, or are wishing to be sexually active. Commercials for condoms, male and female enhancement products, and personal lubricants plague our television, proposing to increase the experience tenfold every time you make love. Meanwhile, every time you log on to the Internet, ads for meeting single men or women (offering to help you "get laid tonight!!!"), or pop-ups offering pornography bombard your eyes, and, sometimes, ears now that audio has been added to many online advertisements.

The fact of the matter is, sex just isn't sacred anymore. Due to the subtle or outright assault by the media's use of sexual advertising, sex is in the same boat as video games. They're both viewed as offering brief entertainment, a sense of worth, (when you beat the game) and a relief from stress and tensions. Sex isn't meant to be a tool for us to entertain ourselves with, its an act that's supposed to be beautiful, sacred, and only with someone you love and who loves you back, completely. Catholics would argue that this carnal delight is only for those who are married, but the majority of us ignore that fact. And, why do we ignore it? I argue human nature. Sex feels good, period. It's in our nature to do what feels good as soon as possible and also as often as possible. But, we don't to destroy the ideas of love, tastefullness, and self-control in the process.

Though our sights can get muddled with all this stuff in our media, we need to get it straight what our goals are if we consider ourselves respectable. Like I said, sex can be a beautiful and amazing thing if it's between two people who love each other and keep the idea honorable in their hearts instead of an indulgent generation such asmine and my friends, who treat sex as if it were the most unimportant and passing thing in the world. I propose something unheard of to my generation; wait. Wait until you truly know you're in love with the person that you want to do this with. Don't risk your health and your self-respect by wasting this gift with someone you barely know or care about. Otherwise you might as well be throwing love away and all that love stands for. We can stay respectable in this sense as an American society. It's possible, it just takes a few changes. I talk to my generation when I say, don't listen to the media. Their best interest is themselves. Its been that way forever and it always be. We have the priviledge of having a Christian education. If nothing, our religion has tought us to value love above all other human emotions. Don't make a mockary of love by being an indulgent, perverse being by having sex with people you don't love or care about.

Now I will counter david's funny picture with one of my ownnnnn MUAHAHAHAHA!

(This user's picture was removed by Mr. Wykes due to its insensitive nature. Trust me on this one, it was funny and stuff. Just not appropriate.)