Sex in the media is a problem. The last post made about trying to put down human sexuality, is just silly.
It comes down to America. No where else in the world will you find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy...I mean...
America is the only country that has the kind of sex appeal advertising it does, and it's also a nation with one of the best economies in the world. Good health = sexual expression in culture and society. My U.S. History teacher remarked, "It's crazy how when the economy improves, the skirts get shorter. Has anyone ever noticed that?" The class laughed, but it was true. Since 1900, the skirt level has gotten longer as things have gotten worse, and gotten shorter as things have gotten better.
But sexuality itself, and America itself, are two things that don't seem to mix. Most of the rest of the world understands how sexuality plays into being a human, not sexuality being separate from humans themselves. Sexuality is a part of everyone. To use the phrase, "human sexuality," just doesn't work - sexuality is just part of the single word: "human."
I think the original poster from this forum had the right idea about how body image has become something of an obsession in the United States, but was wrong about the entire paradigm of how things ought to be thought about.
Sex doesn't belong in advertising, unless sex itself is being advertised, which is another issue all together.
Edit: I just noticed this is in the Abundance for Life forum. It belongs in either the Beyond Human forum, or no forum at all here.
-youngprer
[This message has been edited by youngprer (edited November 27, 2004).]
