Creating Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Justice in the Twenty-First CenturyJoin now to read essay Creating Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Justice in the Twenty-First CenturySexuality is a subject that has changed drastically throughout the years. At one time, a man fully dressed, shaking his legs while singing and dancing could not be shown on television. Today, there are women shown all over commercials, nevertheless shows, wearing practically nothing. Society has changed to a point where the media in the twenty-first century is filled with sexuality or hidden sexual meanings in most aspects of daily living. In the article, “Creating Sexual Pleasure and Sexual Justice in the Twenty-First Century”, Pepper Schwartz writes about how laws that discriminate against women and minorities have been corrected, ethical issues are changed, and the tolerance of such things as homosexuality have increased. She also feels that sex is becoming less and less of a moral crisis in society today and wants to present that thought that society would be better with a more laissez-faire approach to sexuality.
The past century has made a major movement in social leniency. There have been many corrections womens and minority sexuality. Other changes include legalization of abortion, legal dissemination along with many ways of contraception, an increase in explicit sexual material as well as sexual aids, and more of an acceptance for gays and lesbians. Issue like prejudice and separation, though not dominant, are still present. Society as a whole is uncomfortable with sexuality. People can not take in the fact that societies over-sexualized media encourages adolescent premarital sex. The author also feels that there is not enough done to educate teens and pre-teens on the matter of sex, but preach abstinence instead. The author thinks that the daily influence of sex in our lives, in turn is bad for the individual as well as our whole community.
There are many forms in which Schwartz feels the level of sexuality today affects people. Young adults are not taught responsibility and, therefore, hurt the public health eventually. She is also in favor of giving out free contraception to teens. She states that many people in society today do not accept pre-marital sex or gays and lesbians. For example, in the courts today, gays and lesbians, as well as single women are not acceptable parents for children. She also mentions that our actors and actresses today are pushed to be sexy and in her terms “perfect,” bringing a false sense of sexuality and or romance to the screen. She also complains that parents teach their children morals that do not relate to the acts of today. Society builds up sex appeal so people want to look, feel, and be better. So in turn, society is hurt by this expectation of looks and sexuality. She would like to see the world accept pure sexuality as comfortable and thence forward, protect it. She believes that the perfect world would be where people are given individual rights and can choose sexual, romantic, and marital partner. As long as the practice does not harm anyone, they can have same sex partners or opposite.
Another aspect that she takes on the issue of sexuality is sex for play. She thinks that there should be privilege given to women to have quote on quote, pleasure with whoever wants it, without needing economic support. Then economic benefit would then be different from the sexual acts. Congress and local governments have been influenced by some new trends. Certain groups such as Liberal lobbies on sex education, civil liberties, gay rights, and feminist concerns greatly influence the government and have caused change to laws in their behalf. The baby boomers are a big part of these liberal views. They experienced a time where it was fine or accepted to have sex openly before marriage. The free-spirited attitude has resulted in life wrecking situations dealing with divorce and open wounds to go with their open sexuality. This brings out the point that sexuality for play is a dangerous material.
Schwartz thinks that the standards might change throughout the twenty-first century. She feels that with the increase in sexuality approval, we might reach out to others and protect their sexual integrity. Governments in foreign countries would feel the need for a standard on the care of a woman and her sexuality. Another point is that people would stand up against the denial of contraception and the choice for a woman to have a sexual or marital partner. Gays and lesbians will be involved in this possession of power. Even as the importance of privacy seems to be on the rise, it is hard to conceive whether sex as pleasure will be accepted in the twenty-first century. Although there should be a few legal restraints, she thinks that society should not prohibit forms of sex or sexuality.
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One may agree that there is a need to find a common way to give people respect, which is more humane in the sense that you feel that everyone is a human being. Unfortunately, the lack of such respect allows for more violence and harassment.
I think that it can’t be achieved by banning certain types of sex and sexual activities; it must be done via the legal norms. People should be left free to express these things and have their own personal rights.
To me, I believe that the concept of sexual deviance is only part of the problem, and we cannot afford the current situation, where people are forced to have sex to get sexual pleasure. I have many friends who, while not having sex, want to have sex only for fun. One’s own sexuality is a kind of property, so if I want to have sex for fun and I have to live for my own amusement, it’s not a very good idea. We are not allowing these things to be freely used and made. I think that this is so wrong, because these are only the kinds of things that people use their sexuality for, not to have sex. I want the same kind of pleasure out of the sex and also out toward a more kind of satisfaction when sex is done right. I think that we should not stop people using their sexuality for their happiness, because the truth is that I am often tempted to use sex for pleasure on my own for a brief time. One of the ways in which our morality is altered is if we allow people to control how sexuality is used and abused. If the people around us are unable to control or control all of the things that have been done to us, then they must at least have control of how that pleasure is used. I think people have to do that in order for that pleasure to be effective. The truth is that the only way of satisfying people like that is to have sex. I think that this idea of sexuality as a property is part of the problem. Many more women find it very difficult to obtain an orgasm because they have no way of producing it, because they may be too lazy or in need of sex. The only way to provide orgasm is to have sexual pleasure, to have to fulfill them for as long as they want. I personally find it very difficult to do that. Even when I have had good orgasms I don’t feel good about it. And this is the end result of having to take risks that it may end up costing somebody a lot of money. People who have sexual problems and are working at their own risk are going to fail and I think that the public should realize that when an adult and a teen are together it is a good thing for them to stay together even though the problem is very different.
More than a decade ago I was in touch with a professor of psychology of psychology at Cornell who was involved with the issue of adult sexuality. He went to see me and told me that he believed that even in childhood there is a range of possible sexual actions that might be done to satisfy a certain person or another while she and that other
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One may agree that there is a need to find a common way to give people respect, which is more humane in the sense that you feel that everyone is a human being. Unfortunately, the lack of such respect allows for more violence and harassment.
I think that it can’t be achieved by banning certain types of sex and sexual activities; it must be done via the legal norms. People should be left free to express these things and have their own personal rights.
To me, I believe that the concept of sexual deviance is only part of the problem, and we cannot afford the current situation, where people are forced to have sex to get sexual pleasure. I have many friends who, while not having sex, want to have sex only for fun. One’s own sexuality is a kind of property, so if I want to have sex for fun and I have to live for my own amusement, it’s not a very good idea. We are not allowing these things to be freely used and made. I think that this is so wrong, because these are only the kinds of things that people use their sexuality for, not to have sex. I want the same kind of pleasure out of the sex and also out toward a more kind of satisfaction when sex is done right. I think that we should not stop people using their sexuality for their happiness, because the truth is that I am often tempted to use sex for pleasure on my own for a brief time. One of the ways in which our morality is altered is if we allow people to control how sexuality is used and abused. If the people around us are unable to control or control all of the things that have been done to us, then they must at least have control of how that pleasure is used. I think people have to do that in order for that pleasure to be effective. The truth is that the only way of satisfying people like that is to have sex. I think that this idea of sexuality as a property is part of the problem. Many more women find it very difficult to obtain an orgasm because they have no way of producing it, because they may be too lazy or in need of sex. The only way to provide orgasm is to have sexual pleasure, to have to fulfill them for as long as they want. I personally find it very difficult to do that. Even when I have had good orgasms I don’t feel good about it. And this is the end result of having to take risks that it may end up costing somebody a lot of money. People who have sexual problems and are working at their own risk are going to fail and I think that the public should realize that when an adult and a teen are together it is a good thing for them to stay together even though the problem is very different.
More than a decade ago I was in touch with a professor of psychology of psychology at Cornell who was involved with the issue of adult sexuality. He went to see me and told me that he believed that even in childhood there is a range of possible sexual actions that might be done to satisfy a certain person or another while she and that other
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