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Why Is Sex Taboo?
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Why Is Sex Taboo? This has been a question that I've been mulling around my head for the past couple of weeks or so. I think there are a lot of reasons for this, I believe. For one, I'm not getting the volume of sex that I desire, so that has me thinking about sex more than normal. Secondly, I think my department at work has allow my inner sexual beast to be unleashed. I mean, I've always been open about sex, but a couple of co-workers and I have started a continuing dialog where we are discussing all facets of sex. Is it inappropriate for the work place? Absolutely, but it's fun as Hell. Still, it shouldn't take a special dialog for us to open up about sex. Whether you're Christian, Atheist, or anything in between, sex is the very key to our existence. Either sex evolved as single-celled organisms evolved into complex organisms, or God gave it to us to enjoy and beget society. Personally, I side with Evolution. Either way you look at it, it's something that we are MEANT to do. Why is it as a Western society that we have chosen to make this so taboo? Historically, it's a pretty obvious answer. The growth of Christianity in the Dark and Middle Ages and the "authority" of the Catholic Church really oppressed sexual freedom, completely reversing the openness that ancient Roman and Greek civilizations had in regards to sex. While the Catholic Church has loosened up its requirements for sex, there are still remnants of the belief that sex should be for procreation only, proving that religion still has too much of a stranglehold on social liberties, but I digress. This still doesn't answer WHY pleasurable sex was demonized by the Church in the first place. That's what I still struggle with grasping. However, I DO understand why sex outside of marriage was and still would be taboo. That, to me, makes sense even though I don't, personally, subscribe to that belief anymore. Religion having a problem with that doesn't shock me. In fact, I'd be shocked if religion DIDN'T have a problem with that. Saving oneself for their life partner and only sharing oneself with their partner makes sense. Again, not that I agree with this; it just does have some basis in logic, that's all. I went into writing this blog, thinking that I had an idea of WHY sex, in general, is taboo. The more that I think about it, the more I'm not sure of what any reason could be. Even looking at this from a strictly religious standpoint baffles me. I guess I can take solace in the fact that society is starting to question this, as well. I've noticed more and more Christians promoting books about sex and how to/why you should enjoy it (granted, within the confines of a heterosexual marriage). Still, I see that us in the Americas are lagging sorely behind our European counterparts. As I realize everybody on this site already knows, sex is an amazing gift. It can be used as a powerful tool for society. Hell, even other mammals have discovered this fact, as well. Yet, Americans seem to fail to grasp something that monkeys and dolphins instinctively understand. Not only does sex do wonders for social bonds and is a great equalizer in society, but it does wonders to help the bond within the confines of a marriage. The latter being a big part of why I'm confused that the Church could ever have been against it outside of procreation. Again, I know I don't need to tell any of you this. Ultimately, the state of sexuality in Western society has made me want to become a revolutionary. Sex being relegated to the underground and shamed in the mainstream pisses me off. Why shun the gift that very few animals get to experience? Nobody knows how powerful and wonderful sex is like someone who's not getting any. Viva la revolución! |
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