Spring Break
Commemorating V.D.
Viva la revolution: la sexual revolution
By: Kenny Ryan
Issue date: 2/13/09 Section: Opinion
One year ago, I wrote an article about venereal diseases on Valentine's Day because the play on the initials "VD" was too much to resist. This year, I'm changing my tune. Aggies are too conservative and judgmental when it comes to sex. Grab the incense, cancel your weekend plans and go buy yourself a roundish bed; it's time to launch a sexual revolution.
When the term sexual revolution comes to mind, people usually think of hippies and the spread of love and sex in the 1960s. Though new methods of contraception and an abundance of sex were a part of that era, Texas A&M history professor James Rosenheim, who teaches a class on sex and sexuality in history, says there's more to it than that.
"People thinking more openly and with less condemnation of sex out of marriage, more acceptance of premarital sex, more willingness to experiment and a greater engagement with and acceptance of same sex sex," Rosenheim said. "The condemnatory attitudes that associate with the 60s are not so strong, and in the public market of ideas, there is more conversation about sex."
Texas A&M students are sadly lacking in knowledge of sex and respect for its various practices. That's why a sexual revolution needs to happen. In the spring 2007 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey, 829 Texas A&M students self-reported their sexual behaviors.
One sad realization drawn from looking at the data is that Aggies enjoy pulling out early as a method of contraception more than the average college student. I've got a little story for ya, Ags; pulling out early doesn't reliably prevent anything. It just creates a mess.
According to the survey, 57 percent of Aggies had sex in the previous year. The national average was 70 percent. Given how much the average Aggie likes pulling out early, it may be a good thing Ags aren't getting it on as much as their peers across the country.
With proper education about safe sex, there is no reason Aggies can't get their groove on just as much as our ancestors did. This may come as a surprise to some Aggies, who may consider the notion of a "sex life" as a modern one that their puritan ancestors would have scoffed at.
When the term sexual revolution comes to mind, people usually think of hippies and the spread of love and sex in the 1960s. Though new methods of contraception and an abundance of sex were a part of that era, Texas A&M history professor James Rosenheim, who teaches a class on sex and sexuality in history, says there's more to it than that.
"People thinking more openly and with less condemnation of sex out of marriage, more acceptance of premarital sex, more willingness to experiment and a greater engagement with and acceptance of same sex sex," Rosenheim said. "The condemnatory attitudes that associate with the 60s are not so strong, and in the public market of ideas, there is more conversation about sex."
Texas A&M students are sadly lacking in knowledge of sex and respect for its various practices. That's why a sexual revolution needs to happen. In the spring 2007 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey, 829 Texas A&M students self-reported their sexual behaviors.
One sad realization drawn from looking at the data is that Aggies enjoy pulling out early as a method of contraception more than the average college student. I've got a little story for ya, Ags; pulling out early doesn't reliably prevent anything. It just creates a mess.
According to the survey, 57 percent of Aggies had sex in the previous year. The national average was 70 percent. Given how much the average Aggie likes pulling out early, it may be a good thing Ags aren't getting it on as much as their peers across the country.
With proper education about safe sex, there is no reason Aggies can't get their groove on just as much as our ancestors did. This may come as a surprise to some Aggies, who may consider the notion of a "sex life" as a modern one that their puritan ancestors would have scoffed at.
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