We are living in a world of temptation. From the temptation to get the latest gadgets, wearing stylish clothes or to drive the latest model car. Temptations are the subject of many advertisements.
One of the most tempting temptations in today’s society is described a very short and simple word, sex. Sex and sex related things are everywhere. In fact it is probably one of the most far reaching and effective marketing strategies in North American television, radio and magazine. I have nothing against sex or naked bodies. The problem is there is too much of it around. There is too much focus on it. It is as though all we are supposed to think about is sex. Sex, sex, sex. When a typical guy sees a nice girl on the street, you think he is curious what kind of music she likes? No all he’s thinking is about is what she looks like naked. We are so saturated with sex that there’s nearly no mystery left. Girls are wearing skin tight jeans with thongs popping out. Guys stare and drool and imagine more sex. When a guy is caught off guard, and he happens to not be thinking about sex, a sneaky advertisement plants the idea back in his mind. You can barely watch a movie without there being a sex scene in it. So I find myself asking the question, are we addicted to sex?
I think we are addicted to sex. Maybe not the act of sex, but definitely the sexually explicit ideas, which in turn lead to only one desire. As kids grow up, they are bombarded with standards and expectations about when you’re expected to lose your virginity, how promiscuous you’re supposed to be. The only times when I don’t encounter sex is when I’m studying for exams. Otherwsie no matter where I am, or what I’m doing, there are one too many things that have been associated with sex. For something that is so natural, beautiful and pleasant, it sure is overused. I’m probably quite naive to think that this obsession with sex is something new. Most hippies would probably be quick to point out that this is all nothing new.
The idea of sex is so primed in our mind that it is hard to think about much else. People are turning to the internet to relieve the stress of dating. Not like anything is much different in on-line dating. For so many the focus is to hook up. Sex is the ultimate goal. It is as though we do not have any pleasure in any other part of our social lives. The worst is that once sex crawls up in your mind it is very hard to extricate from your conscious. Even seemingly neutral information forums like Digg have at least one “10 benefits of sex” stories a week. I have no illusions about sex. How does one cope with such exposure to sex? How does one relieve all the stress without ending stuck in a cycle of dependency?
