What's all the fuss about sex?

Sex is the most natural thing in the world. Are you shocked? Appalled? Really, it should come as no surprise. Man is driven by desire, he is an intentional, relational creature who is drawn to beauty, expression, and freedom. I don't care if you're an atheist or Mormon, if you believe in God or not. The human person is composed of a universal nature and a make-up which includes a pervasive sexual impulse. To boot, these urges are no self-creation, in the voluntary sense. Humans come into this world sexual beings and will one day leave this world as such. It was not until our recent prudish, Puritan-minded times that we actually have begun to supress these desires and even to be ashamed of them. Thanks to Freud, we now know that avoiding, ignoring, or even belittling our own sexuality can prove distructive to our well-being...And they say that 'sexual' people are the warped ones.

But how did we come to this? Why do we need a shrink to tell us it's ok to share our 'inmost' thoughts and feelings? We live in a time when people who are open about their sexuality are often shunned, especially by religious folks. There were vast periods in human history (even still today) when everyone slept in the same room, and parents did not think once of hiding their most intimate moments from their children. We grew up cognizant of sexual drives and activity.

You will look to no end in the greater animal kingdom and see that the rest of creation is 'doing it' as well. And the things is, the sex you'll find there is not necessarily just for procreation either. Dogs rape, dolphins rape, camels masterbate, some species of ape in Japan partake in regular homogenital activity. In fact, humans have no period of estrus, so we have sexual desires of one kind or another all year long. We are actually the king of the jungle when it comes to sexual capacities. So if you were to, in search of a scapegoat for the denegration of morals, point at another human being who is honest about their sexuality, just make sure to first take a peak underneath your own panties. You want to take a stand against sexuality? Be my guest. But as for me, I'm on nature's side.