Why is sex a taboo topic?
Sex is a taboo topic, right? But what makes a topic taboo in the first place?
Growing up as an average Aussie kid, I’d say I was in the same situation as most. While it’s not as though I would get in trouble about talking about sex, it would just be plain awkward, and obviously you don’t want to actually talk to your parents about it. That then extends to friends and other people you come across, and as you grow up you end up talking to maybe a close group of a couple of friends about it. Throughout your childhood you are “protected” from it and it is always just implied that it’s not something that should be spoken about. Going to a Catholic school probably didn’t help this either!
But why? I know us Gen Y’s are meant to be a really “out there” generation, but are we really? Everyone has sex in some way shape or form, and it’s human nature, so why is it such an issue?
Humans are sexual beings, and looking at ancient times it is obvious that they used to embrace that, rather than hide it in their closet. Sex was considered to be an important part of humanity’s existence on planet earth. Greek paintings show young men and women naked and having sex, the Romans had their festivals, releasing their inhibitions and abandoning their shyness, while the Egyptian women wore at most a transparent cloth, their slaves only wearing beads! The Egyptian men usually wore a short kilt.
It’s such an interesting thing, sex. Talking to friends about it can be eye opening, shocking, or just plain hilarious, so once again, why the taboo?
I don’t consider myself a sexual deviant in any way (though I’m probably a deviant in other respects), but it does trouble me as to why things such as sex are so off limits. At the end of the day we are all on this earth to procreate, and not do much else. We spend so much time worrying about our money, our image and so on, but never the core aspects of our life.
Freedom in life is something that is becoming increasingly important to me. Part of this freedom is the ability to be able to talk about anything to anyone. I rarely hold back when talking to most people, and it’s still obvious how certain comments can shock some people, even what that is not the intention – I’m just making conversation.
Embrace life, and embrace sex. Both of them are here to be enjoyed, not cause grief.