Should the word Sex be taboo word in our society?

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Ok here I'm talking primarily about India - but I've always felt that we don't want to say the word in society. If you say it then you automatically become a bad person.
When I was younger and even till date lot of people consider that a boy and girl walking hand in hand is bad if not almost taboo.
is this the way it should be?
Mods - Sorry if we are not allowed to open a topic about this. If so please feel free to close. I just wanted to know opinions. Thanks!

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Isn't this also somewhat related to that narrow mindedness thingy?😆

however yeah, we are still very conservative in such matters !

If you say the word sex even for gender, i am sure you 'd be looked upon with glaring eyes as if you are an alien creature belonging to some other planet not deemed to live here😆

Talking about girl walking hand in hand with a boy being bad, well its not bad but what exactly are the intentions? 😆. i guess what you are trying to imply is they might just be friends, (and people might be making a mountain of a molehill,) but friends don't exactly walk hand in hand na?😆

(am i sounding like an extremist?😳 )

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: clodpolish

Isn't this also somewhat related to that narrow mindedness thingy?😆

LOLLLL Oh yes it is related to narrow mindedness but somehow i think we give it lot more importance by making it a word that should always be in a closet.
however yeah, we are still very conservative in such matters !

If you say the word sex even for gender, i am sure you 'd be looked upon with glaring eyes as if you are an alien creature belonging to some other planet not deemed to live here😆

See thats what makes me feel like why is this so taboo... Its something that i have wondered lot of times and have never come up with a good answer...so hoping some one else has a good answer that makes sense.
Talking about girl walking hand in hand with a boy being bad, well its not bad but what exactly are the intentions? 😆. i guess what you are trying to imply is they might just be friends, (and people might be making a mountain of a molehill,) but friends don't exactly walk hand in hand na?😆
Well they could be just friends or be a GF/BF but why should we care - let them walk hand in hand if they so wish. Why do we stare or make them feel as if it is so wrong? I know people who feel awkard holding hands...

(am i sounding like an extremist?😳 )

ROLFFFF there are so many - whats one more right?? No not really extremist.... but still the question does not get answered...Let me give you an example from my life...
when I was in school I went out with a guy who lived in the same building as me - we were close friends in fact still are. Our parents were and are friends... well anyway to come back we went to an English movie - the only reason only the two of us went was that none of the others in our friends group were interested in watching the movie. Well anyway few days later the guy's sister is told by someone she works with.. see see i saw your brother with a girl going to watch an English movie.. and this raised a hue and cry in the family.. the parents and his elder sister wondered, then we all got to know and we all wondered.. it went on for a couple of days and we realized it was the two of us whom the guy saw... and we were like what?
so my question is Why? why did this disrupt various lives and become into this huge deal which was discussed for multiple days?? was it worth discussing??

Edited by OM_Peace - 16 years ago
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Ahh ! These are exactly the kind of situations which make you feel helpless because you know you were not wrong but you can't ever explain to the other side that because they are not open minded enough. Simply said, you can just try to make your point in such situations and if you 'd have a clean record so far (as in you have always been considered decent) , people would eventually understand after some initial hiccups.

It is obviously not correct on the part of others to make such a hue and cry out of the matter , but if we try to understand where they are coming from , it would make more sense.

However, if one knows that people around them would respond to such matters so gravely then why take the risk of going to a movie with the opposite gender first of all without telling anyone? I mean you should have informed your parents before going no? That would have made more sense i guess.

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Censorship turns an extremely ordinary issue into a huge one. Researching about sexuality had become one of the favorite hobby of early teenagers, especially in the conservative society - not because it is that interesting to worth wasting the whole day exploring about - but because of the disapproval and condemnation they meet from their elders. It is natural to be curious about things that had become a taboo, more than things that are socially acceptable.

I don't see what is so dirty about words related to sexuality. It is a natural thing everyone engages in, or wants to engage. There are far more things that are harmful and dangerous to the individuals and society, why had they not become taboo like these?

Personally I feel parents and other elders need to be open with their children about everything; frowning your face, and showing disapproval to him just because he dared to use a word makes no sense, and is not going to solve any problems. If anything, this is going to give birth to unnecessary curiosity in the child, something that might be dangerous in the long run. As the younger generation grows up, they form an extremely irrational, negative attitude about the word, and they too stop their kid from using this word. And the cycle goes on.

I have seen in many urban/rural societies, where there is no chance of getting a proper education on sexuality, people (especially women) suffers from their lack of knowledge in the subject matter - and that is just because they were forbidden to use the word or even learn anything about it.

Sorry for drifting into a different direction; I know the topic isn't directly related to sex education, but I feel this is an important aspect that is ought to be discussed along with sociological taboos.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: clodpolish

I think its all to do with the culture and mindset in which the people have been brought up and accustomed to. As of now, the usage of word "sex", even appropriately, if used openly is bound to catch attention in an unwanted way simply because it is something people are not accustomed to. However, with more exposure, the society is becoming more tolerant .
Yes good point - i think in the future as more and more people are exposed and are ok with its mention society becomes more tolerant.
oh you meant it in that way !
obviously, yeah, its wrong to stare at them that ways. Its their life ! But when something is uncommon , its bound to attract attention no? Personally speaking, i have seen such things around me and i don't really care. I might not like to do it but it doesn't give me the right to come to the conclusion that whoever does it is wrong .😊At the same time they shouldn't cross limits in public too ! I am all for self control , at least in public, if you know what i mean😆
LOLLLL Oh yes Self control is needed - I don't want to see public demonstrations myself, but simple things are sometimes very spur of the moment and if they are made into a big deal, then i think we are censoring that couple. Should we be doing that? Is a hug or holding hands in public inappropriate? what about a kiss on the cheek?

Ahh ! These are exactly the kind of situations which make you feel helpless because you know you were not wrong but you can't ever explain to the other side that because they are not open minded enough. Simply said, you can just try to make your point in such situations and if you 'd have a clean record so far (as in you have always been considered decent) , people would eventually understand after some initial hiccups.

It is obviously not correct on the part of others to make such a hue and cry out of the matter , but if we try to understand where they are coming from , it would make more sense.

However, if one knows that people around them would respond to such matters so gravely then why take the risk of going to a movie with the opposite gender first of all without telling anyone? I mean you should have informed your parents before going no? That would have made more sense i guess.

Oh the funny part was our parents also knew that we were going for the movie and we had their permission - its just that none of us considered us as the boy and girl who were seen but we were talked about this way. This became a conversation point for so many people was what i didn't like. ... Now that i think back on it it seems silly that it took much thinking time.. but at that point it seemed like a big deal that i was talked about that way..... by random strangers... Why do these strangers even care? Should they.. sometimes i think its good because that is also the beauty of the Indian society that you get to know where your kid is and what they are doing that easily... but for the kid isn't it very hard?

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Posted: 16 years ago
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hmm. i dont think its such a big taboo any more now. if u compare it to 10-20 yrs ago. and slowly it will be not a big deal also.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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OMG sex!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤓before marriage dont !! just think about it!!😍
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@sandhya -If a kid ask "Where do the babies come from!?" how many parents can explain correct way? most of them ignore these kind of questions.I believe Sex talk still taboo in india!
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Posted: 16 years ago
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If sex should be considered as taboo then so should all the swear words, bitching, bad-mouthing.

Sex is something personal and shouldnt exactly be discussed openly in front of certain people such as your father etc...discussing sex with your friends is not exactly a big deal is it? why should it become a taboo if some stranger eavesdrop friends or people using that word? that person should become a taboo.

Sex is natural and should be given respect not make it a taboo..without sex i wouldnt exist....it should be taboo for underage to have sex or go around stalking people on the streets to have sex with them...the word itself is beautiful.

Their is a difference in calling someone sexy and doing sex....being sexy should be a taboo.

one thing that i fail to understand is that you can legally have sex at the age of 16 but you cant watch an 18 plus movie??

Edit to say, Kissing is taboo in India too eh? and many actresses refuse to do it onscreen? thats another point i fail to understand...But these days Bollywood is becoming more and more shameless. I miss the good old gold days....But luckily we still have Aamir khan ....Without Aamir khan, bollywood is a piece of crap for me.

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Edited by the_Naked_face - 16 years ago
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Posted: 16 years ago
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no matter what u do the population will always reveal how "taboo" the actual thing is lol

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