I know that there are some people who will not appreciate this article and may more than likely think it is wildly inappropriate, but I have never been one to keep quiet for the sake of others. Sometimes, certain things just need to be said. Sex is natural and it should not be stigmatized as something that is disgusting or shameful. The lowest rate of teen pregnancy is in Switzerland, and this can be said for many reasons, but in a documentary, people from the country spoke about how open they are about sexual intercourse. Parents and other officials provide teens with contraception and are very open about the “sex talk”. I think that it is very important to talk openly about issues that are sometimes uncomfortable. I know that many of my friends say that their parents never actually gave them an open sex talk. My parents never openly sat down with me and talked about sex or the feelings I may have and why none of that is something I should feel ashamed of. Many young people I spoke to had either learned about sex through the media or their friends who started to become intimate before them.
One Arizona State University student says, “My parents never gave me the talk. I learned about all that through my friends who started having sex really young.”
Sex is one of those subjects that people look at as something that is awkward and not appropriate to discuss around a lot of people. However, if everyone is doing it because we are all human, why is it frowned upon? It is like the issue of obesity. Many people suffer from obesity in America, but people hardly talk about it because they think it is insensitive. If it is an issue that is active in our lives, let’s talk about it.
Millions of people are having sex every day and young people everywhere have sex for so many different reasons. Some have sex for fun, some want to have a baby, and some have sex for love. There are many different positions and other kinky things that come along with having sex, but whenever any of that is mentioned, suddenly that said person is disgusting or promiscuous. Who is to say there is anything wrong with that and why do people feel less than after having sex?
As humans, we were made to have sexual intercourse. It is a natural occurrence, but many people have no idea that there is nothing to be ashamed of because it was never openly talked about. In countries like Switzerland, society openly talks about intimacy and so therefore, young people are smarter about it and understand how to handle their emotions when they have sex.
Right now, there are children having sex and have no idea what the repercussions are and they need to talk about it more openly to understand what sex is all about. I read Cosmopolitan (the sex section) every day and I see nothing wrong with educating yourself and understanding that sex in any shape or form is nothing to feel ashamed of. We’re human, after all.
