Every step I take I can see a sexual image out of the corner of my eye. Being a 19 year old male in 2014, I am fairly desensitized to all of the sex in the world. For a while it seemed like no big deal because it is just the world I live in, but then I took a step back and saw it in another light. 20 years ago there were no advertisements with 3/4 naked women, there were no movie covers showing only scantily clad women, and there was not near as much explicit material in the media.
I would like to start with a simple store like...Target. I walk down the clothing aisles and pass the lingerie section. Just like any other day, I keep walking and I don't sit there and gawk at the bras, I don't giggle at the underwear, and I certainly don't stare at the giant 50 foot picture of a woman in lingerie that is plastered on the wall. Imagine a 9 year old boy walking by that section and being able to see the blatant soft-core porn that a department store is displaying. In today's society it is no big deal, but it is a huge deal to that little boy, he may remember that forever. At such a young age, the more he sees images similar to that, the more desensitized he becomes and it will only get worse. Our society is at the point where a family-friendly store like Target can freely display soft-core porn for anyone to see, and that is really sad. What will our children be seeing on the streets in 20 years?
The next point I would like to hit is the film industry, even though I love movies a ton, they have DESTROYED the sanctity of sex and a the human body. 10 years ago it was rare to see a penis on screen and now it is looked on as "normal" in any R-rated movie. Why is it necessary? Think about all of the great movies in the past that didn't show anything like that. A woman's breasts are the most common nudity feature in film nowadays. How messed up is that? Any scene that has breasts in a movie is completely unnecessary. Maybe the dialogue was crucial, but she could have worn a shirt too. There is no more conscious for the film industry; they show whatever they want. Young kids that are able to see these movies that are filled with sex. Sex is usually the main purpose for movies today. It is what our culture desires the most, and filmmakers deliver that. The young kids that see it are viewing sex as just simple casual encounters and not something that is intended for love. Most movies portray women as objects that men desire, it's all about "getting with the chick." What a horrible message to send. The majority of people viewing those movies are so desensitized to the naked women and casual sex that it could render acceptable in the real world. I can't even imagine what will be admissible in movies in 10 years.
Sex is everywhere in the media. Commercials, TV shows, billboards, radio, books, music, movies, and video games. Our culture is getting more and more desensitized everyday. Pornography can be found by anyone on the internet. There is no control. What allowed this theme of sexuality to take over our society?
Satan is taking advantage of our greatest weakness. By nature, humans are sexually driven. By the media, humans forget what sex was intended for. Satan has taken the sanctity of sex and manipulated it into a spreading plague of sin in our society. The sad fact is that is only going to get worse.
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